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WoodButcher said:
well, my take is this might be one of those pictures where you let the color show for the piano and leave the rest b&w. Unless this was film then never mind.:doh:
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Film? :shrug: :scratch:

<hijack>On a serious note, I miss film. I screwed up more shots than ever came out good but each roll was kinda like Christmas when I got it back from the developer. "Ohhhh, what came out on this one?"</hijack>
 
WoodButcher said:
well, my take is this might be one of those pictures where you let the color show for the piano and leave the rest b&w. Unless this was film then never mind.:doh:
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No, it was digital and a LR conversion. I just think it's soft on focus and for sure, muted in B&W effect. But that's what you get when you shoot on the fly at 2:30 in the afternoon.



BexarWolf said:
Film? :shrug: :scratch:
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Yea, that funny plastic stuff with the little holes top and bottom.... You'd load it in the dark, shoot it, take it out in the dark and send it to someone who'd do much the same to it. :mrgreen:
 
M38A1 said:
Does anyone else think the shot is 'soft'? Using f/9.5 I'm just not feeling the love...
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yes. when I blow up what's posted, it looks a little soft, especially for 9.5 and bright sun.
 
Tracker said:
yes. when I blow up what's posted, it looks a little soft, especially for 9.5 and bright sun.
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Give me a minute and I'll convert the original to full-size and provide a link to it as well.....
 
Here's the original for review. I'm thinking something in smugmug's compression is doing funny things or I don't have a setting correct...

Upon export from LR, I've got Sharpen For: set to "Screen" and "Standard". Upon export, I've got it set at 240dpi, full-size. I'm also viewing it on a 17" four year old Dell LCD flatscreen.

And on the smugmug side, it's the default settings for Sharpening to include:
Amount: Default: 0.200 (20%)
Radius: Default: 1.000
Threshold: Default: 0.0500
Sigma: Default: 1.000



When you hit the link, you may have to click on the picture with the little magnifying glass + to make it larger.....
http://m38a1.smugmug.com/photos/i-G4qDkRM/0/X3/i-G4qDkRM-O.jpg



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The only thing I see as "soft" is the background buildings. If it were soft (in my humble opinion) the streamers on the pipe railing and blowing from the piano would be much less defined. I'm by no means a critic but me likey much. And I'm looking on a little 14" laptop screen with bug guts and spit-take residue.

:thumb:
 
M38A1 said:
Here's the original for review. I'm thinking something in smugmug's compression is doing funny things or I don't have a setting correct...

Upon export from LR, I've got Sharpen For: set to "Screen" and "Standard". Upon export, I've got it set at 240dpi, full-size. I'm also viewing it on a 17" four year old Dell LCD flatscreen.

And on the smugmug side, it's the default settings for Sharpening to include:
Amount: Default: 0.200 (20%)
Radius: Default: 1.000
Threshold: Default: 0.0500
Sigma: Default: 1.000



When you hit the link, you may have to click on the picture with the little magnifying glass + to make it larger.....
http://m38a1.smugmug.com/photos/i-G4qDkRM/0/X3/i-G4qDkRM-O.jpg



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The original post image and the linked image look different when both are adjusted to the same size and put side by side in 2 different browser windows. The second one looks sharper to me.
 
Tracker said:
The original post image and the linked image look different when both are adjusted to the same size and put side by side in 2 different browser windows. The second one looks sharper to me.
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So would that point to smugmug compression routines as a possible culprit?
 
Great shot.

OT: I guess they don't give a crap about the instrument itself. These are very sensitive to moisture and temperature. I'll give them a month before they turn into glorified firewood.
 
Just a quick look.. I think it's smugmug.
We'll do some tests when I get back.
TexTom
 
VRoss said:
Great shot.

OT: I guess they don't give a crap about the instrument itself. These are very sensitive to moisture and temperature. I'll give them a month before they turn into glorified firewood.
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Thanks-

I read somewhere they 'weatherproof' them to withstand the elements and when the project is over, they'll be donated to local schools and programs. And we haven't had rain all month so they'll probably be fine....
 
No I believe I'll be skipping any visits to correctional facilities this weekend. Linear alg/diff eq exam in two hours. Packing, and then hitting the road :)
 
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