In a message dated 00-06-23 08:46:53 EDT, you write:
> I will admit to a touch of cheating on some of the shots, applying an
> Unsharp mask (Why the heck is it unsharp, not sharp?). On the bench, I
> don't think I did. Gotta love the Zuiks.
The term originally came from using a low contrast negative black and white
image sandwiched with a slide when printing in a darkroom. The low contrast
negative was made by sandwiching the unexposed negative to a slide but not
emulsion to emulsion. Because of the emulsions not contacting, the negative
image was slightly out of focus (thus unsharp). This sandwich gives a
contrast increase just around the fine details of a picture and also lowers
general contrast. So, unsharp means sharper.
Warren
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