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 >> [email protected] >> 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
