Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Scott, Yeah, it has to be the shrinking as the print is as smooth as the proverbial babies bottom. I also have the JPEG set to medium to keep the file small and that could be adding to the rings. Sigh, I might have to be brave and join the print exchange as 72dpi just doesn't do justice most of the time. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 2/22/06, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote: > > Don, > > If it helps, what I'm seeing is fairly distinct "rings" in the > bokeh toward the bottom half of the photo. Some is in > the darker parts of the photo, but the rings sort of radiate > from the brighter OOF portions of the pic. > > I use the term "rings" in contrast to a smooth transition > from one tonal range to another, if that's the right terminology. > > Yeah, auto JPEG reduction from a TIFF can mess up a > pic. I have set upon OK settings with JAlbum, but it still > isn't all that great, and mastering this black art - well, right > now life just seems too short! :-) > > Scott > > Don Dory wrote: > > >Thank you Scott. you should not be seeing too many digital artifacts as > it > >is a pretty straight scan, some levels work and only moderate sharpening. > >Possibly I was in a hurry to shrink if from the 90 MB original file to > the > >web sized file. In any case they are not in the smallish 8X10 print I > made > >for my wife. > > > >Don > >don.dory@gmail.com > > > > > >On 2/22/06, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote: > > > > > >>I'll vote a hearty "yay" ! > >> > >>Sad, quiet, solitary and painterly. > >> > >>Hey, maybe I should try getting a job writing those > >>shmaltzy blurbs they attach to photos at museum > >>exhibitions :-) > >> > >>Very nice pic, IMHO. > >> > >>Scott > >> > >>Don Dory wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>This is from a tree that was more in the shade so started blooming a > >>> > >>> > >>little > >> > >> > >>>later. The Nikon CRT lens at 1.2 on Velvia 100F. I was probably using > >>>somewhere in the neighborhood of 20mm of extension. > >>> > >>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/album362/1_2plumblossomv > >>> > >>>Don > >>>don.dory@gmail.com > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>Leica Users Group. > >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps > >>Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 > >>(Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act) > >> > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Leica Users Group. > >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps > Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 > (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >