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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Sharpening an Image
From: lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (lluisripollphotography)
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2017 02:30:09 +0100
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Jim,

This is true, I was thinking on faces when I was talking about over 
processed images

Lluis



> El 25 gen 2017, a les 2:24, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va 
> escriure:
> 
> Thank you, Lluis.  Yes, the early Leicas were jewels.
> 
> I have taken to heart comments that I have received when I was guilty of 
> over-sharpening an image.  I try to hold it down and not produce halos.  
> But, I don't see anything wrong with showing objects in their true 
> appearance.
> 
> Now, I'm not talking about portraits.  Since most of your images contain 
> people, then I agree with your choices.
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> 
> On 1/24/2017 6:52 PM, lluisripollphotography wrote:
>> Jim,
>> 
>> Your camera is a beauty, it don?t need sharpening!
>> 
>> Concerning sharpening, I do a very slight use of it, I don?t like at all 
>> the over processed images, this is the reason because I disliked the last 
>> Salgado work.
>> 
>> LLuis
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> El 24 gen 2017, a les 22:10, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> va 
>>> escriure:
>>> 
>>> There have been several comments on sharpening with Lightroom tools, and 
>>> a fine group of comments from Moose, mostly on the OM list.  But, since 
>>> the subject of my image is a Leica, I am posting it to the LUG as well.
>>> 
>>> I find that, no matter how I use the sharpening tools provided in LRCC, 
>>> which Moose says are basically USM, I end up finishing the image with 
>>> Focus Magic.  This Olympus digital image from 2008, when I swapped from 
>>> film to digital, was dressed up using Nik tools and then subjected to 
>>> Level 2 sharpening with FM.  Again referring to Moose, I'm told this 
>>> process is done by deconvolution.  To  me, it is just magic.
>>> 
>>> While it would be nice to be able to use the Lightroom tools for 
>>> everything, for me, I'm not satisfied with the final result.
>>> 
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Leica+IIIf+with+Summitar.tif.html
>>> 
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> 
>>> 
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