what happens in some of your images is that the background starts to conflict with the subject - an example would be wood grain, or grass or something like that. Just like Velvia can give an unnatural color to an object, so can sharpening give an unnatural look to the object. In the earlier days of digital, this was a fairly common look with the digicams - things didn't look quite real.
Not sure I am making any sense but many times when I open one of your images I go "whoa!" just doesn't look quite right - sure looks like sharpness to me. Kind of like when you open an image that has been heavily saturated, you immediately react in your mind. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, August 18, 2006, 12:35:05 PM, you wrote: JD> H'lo, Bruce. JD> I can't get my mind around "unnaturally sharp". JD> My glasses see the world as even sharper. 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 >> >> [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 >> 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
