Thanks. :) I used GIMP as I was too lazy to go to school to fiddle with it in photoshop. GIMP has only 8-bit support, which means adjusting the levels, etc. in 256 levels of gray - evil! I don't know how much alike is the unsharp mask of GIMP and Photoshop, but I always get better results in Photoshop, mostly due to its convenient preview window.
The technique was higher radius sharpening (~5.0, 50%) at full-res (2900dpi scan), then gradually resizing by 30-50% while sharpening with decreasing radius and strength (~0.3, 20% in the end) at each step. I was also playing with treshhold a bit, but cannot remember the exact values. I recall preblurring it a bit before the first sharpening, that might have caused the grain to effectively increase in size (while decreasing in strength). > > Great shot! Nicely captures the feeling and > mood of the moment. > > Use less sharpening for a smoother, less > grainy look. You're not seeing > grain so much as artifacts (imo). What was > your sharpening technique and > parameters? > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: michal mesko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > this is my first PESO, first take on concert > photography and first time > using Delta 3200 film. Too many firsts! :) > > > > http://skwid.wz.cz/photo.php?id=57 > > > > tech. data: Pentax ME Super, M50/2 @ f2.0, t > 1/60, Ilford Delta 3200 > developed for 1600. > > The grain got somewhat bigger by sharpening, > have to find a way around it. > > > > ________ Svetova kniznica SME - literarne klenoty 20. storocia - http://knihy.sme.sk
