Thanks, Bruce. I'm curious, what type of monitor are you using? Jack
--- Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Jack, > > Perhaps you are looking too close. What I see in many of your images > is an overall grittiness or almost sparkly look that screams out at > me > of over sharpening. It is almost like thinking of Velvia as over the > top for saturation - some of your images just looked unnaturally > sharp. > > HTH > > Bruce > > > Friday, August 18, 2006, 8:01:35 AM, you wrote: > > JD> Thanks, Marnie, > JD> I look at this image and honestly try to find evidence of over > JD> sharpening. Maybe I just don't know what I'm looking for. > JD> The "horns" are lined with hair like fuzz and tiny water droplets > emit > JD> needle sharp 'stars', but I can't detect any grainy edges or > pixelation > JD> in finer threads such as that great spider web. > JD> It could easily be somewhat softened and will be when worked for > JD> printing, just to be safe. Step back a pace, and it no longer > matters. > JD> I admit an over zealous attitude when it comes to seeking > sharpness. > JD> It's a curse! :-[ > > JD> Jack > > JD> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> Ditto. I like it too. And ditto what Paul said, re sharpening. I > like > >> > >> backlight nature stuff, and I like the teeny weeny spider thread > on > >> this one too. > >> Adds something. > >> > >> Marnie aka Doe :-) > >> > >> ============== > >> > >> I like this. Nice composition, and the lighting works. It feels a > >> little > >> crispy. Perhaps it's a bit oversharpened? Or that could just be a > >> function of the > >> light and some fuzz on the edges of the flower parts. BTW, this > bloom > >> appears > >> to be slightly different in form than the native columbine here in > >> North > >> Central US. > >> Paul > >> -------------- Original message ---------------------- > >> From: Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > Set this up with the sun hitting the blossom and a black valuer > >> > background cloth draped over a chair back. The lens, of course, > >> > protected by being shaded from the sun. > >> > DOF vs image size always an issue on macros. > >> > OK, so I atomized it a squirt. ;-) > >> > MZ-S (manual), A*100 f/2.8 mac., Provia 100F, tripod, 2 sec > mirror > >> up > >> > delay, remote switch. > >> > > >> > All comments welcome! > >> > > >> > > >> > Jack > >> > > >> > > >> > http://photolightimages.com/aspupload/detail.asp?ID=170 > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > > > JD> __________________________________________________ > JD> Do You Yahoo!? > JD> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > JD> http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
