Dan, The word I use is sterile or antiseptic. I have seen it quite often and don't particularly like it either. The pictures almost seem to lack substance. There should be more texture. Almost like watching a football game played on astro turf. At the end of the game, after all that rough and tumble, everyone's uniform is squeaky clean.
Bruce Sunday, October 27, 2002, 5:41:45 PM, you wrote: DS> On Sunday, October 27, 2002, at 06:15 PM, John Mustarde wrote: >> An additional benefit of DSLR files, whether full frame or a smaller >> sensor, is the lack of grain. Here's an example of a grainless 6mp >> DSLR file at various crop sizes. Shot with 300mm/f4 using a 6mp DSLR >> on a monopod at 1/180 and f5.6, ISO 200, exposure comp -.3 EV, fill >> flash -1.7 EV, color mode sRGB. >> >> http://www.photolin.com/hummer/aDSC_0019a.jpg >> http://www.photolin.com/hummer/aDSC_0019b.jpg >> http://www.photolin.com/hummer/aDSC_0019c.jpg >> and the full size scan highly compressed (457k) >> http://www.photolin.com/hummer/DSC_0019z.jpg >> DS> That is a nice shot, I like the color, sharpness, but I can't seem to DS> find a way to like that smoothness. I've seen a lot of people praise DS> that aspect of digital. But it bothers me and it frustrates me that I DS> can't articulate why. DS> Could this be one of those "vinyl vs. cd" issues? DS> Dan Scott
