Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/23

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] Daily Dose of Spring XI
From: bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)
Date: Thu Feb 23 10:25:58 2006
References: <9b678e0602221659y6619bb2fp9176ecef4b4598ba@mail.gmail.com> <43FD1511.1060904@adrenaline.com> <9b678e0602221852u567a926x9a66976d75ee468e@mail.gmail.com> <43FD2791.9040206@adrenaline.com> <9b678e0602221916j5df65dd9t2b2a286b9f194341@mail.gmail.com>

Don't know if this is teaching grandma .................... , but, I  
heard a tip the other night ............. that each time one modifies  
and saves a JPEG, the image deteriorates (often producing artifacts).  
They, JPEGs, after modification, should be saved under another name  
etc. etc.

B.

On 23-feb-2006, at 4:16, Don Dory wrote:

> 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
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information


Replies: Reply from images at InfoAve.Net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Daily Dose of Spring XI)
In reply to: Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] Daily Dose of Spring XI)
Message from scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin) ([Leica] Daily Dose of Spring XI)
Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] Daily Dose of Spring XI)
Message from scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin) ([Leica] Daily Dose of Spring XI)
Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] Daily Dose of Spring XI)