Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam, I think I know what is happening. If you link to the image you hit a compressed image that does indeed look 'oversharpened', however, if you click on the image you get the 'full size' image and that looks great --- no hint of too much unsharp mask. Am using Netscape so this small and then large image size might be unique to them. Barry H At 07:54 AM 3/7/06 -0800, Adam wrote: >Hmmmm - there was a BIT of unsharp mask done when they were reduced >for the web but it hardly showed to my eye - which is about how I do >it. What are you seeing that leads you to think that? I know the >night-time image has virtually no sharpening at all except for the >last bit which would be about 78 and radius of .8 in Photoshop. > >Thanks for your input - I'll look at the workflow and see if I did >something odd. > >Adam > >On 3/7/06, bruce <bruce@ralgo.nl> wrote: >> To me, they all have excessive unsharp mask, Adam. Please comment. >> >> Otherwise a great series of well composed images. Thanks. >> >> B. >> >> On 7-mrt-2006, at 8:07, Adam Bridge wrote: >> >> > This is a very strange posting because the images aren't anything >> > special and yet I like different things about all three of them - all >> > related to the use of black and white film, in particular Tri X. >> > >> > This image was shot from our hotel home across the hotel parking >> > structure to this building across the street. The old-time fire escape >> > and the textures of the brick really spoke to me. Printed large >> > there's a huge amount of detail in this image that the small version >> > that you see only hints at. It was shot at 1/1000th of a second, I'm >> > sure. >> > >> > <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/02/23/TX400-002-R1.jpg> >> > >> > The inside of the Long Beach Convention Center spoke to me - the >> > receding arches of the ceiling, so bright, all these wonderful >> > gradations. This catches that ceiling. >> > >> > <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/02/23/TX400-004-R1.jpg> >> > >> > I've always wanted an evening shot. As we were crossing Ocean Ave to >> > the hotel from the convention center the sky was still luminous and >> > there was this illuminated bank building across the street so I >> > snapped a couple of images. This was probably about 1/30th of a >> > second. >> > >> > <http://www.adambridge.com/Photos/2006/02/23/TX400-030-R1.jpg> >> > >> > All the images are on Tri X at 400, processed in XTOL 1:3 at 68 >> > degrees with my own agitation scheme of 30 seconds continuous, 4 >> > minutes every 30 seconds, 4 minutes ever minute and 4 minutes every 2 >> > minutes. Maybe it makes a difference, maybe it doesn't, but I like the >> > look of the negative I get from it. >> > >> > Shot with M6TTL and either the 50mm f2 or the 35mm f2. >> > >> > Your comments are invited and welcome. Maybe these speak to you, maybe >> > they don't. I was uncertain about whether to post them but figured - >> > ah heck - what's a few snapshots amongst friends and I might learn >> > something. >> > >> > Adam Bridge >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >> > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >