I use both a Samsung flatscreen CRT and a high end Fujitsu Crystal View LCD. It looks pretty much the same on both.
-- Bruce Friday, August 18, 2006, 10:36:41 AM, you wrote: JD> Thanks, Bruce. I'm curious, what type of monitor are you using? JD> Jack JD> --- 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 >> 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
