Ah, yes. That does make a big difference. I think the lower contrast
on the under side of the petal makes it look naturally less sharp.
However, I still think an extra touch of localized sharpening there
makes a difference.
Chuck Norcutt
Jim Nichols wrote:
> Chuck,
>
> It just occurred to me that I might need to point out that, in the LUG
> Gallery which I use, the image can be maximized by clicking on the two
> overlapping squares in the center of the top or bottom border. I find that
> the larger image, which I select when I size the file, gives much sharper
> detail than the size selected by the gallery software.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 3:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Spring Rains Bring May Flowers
>
>
>> I also did a little experiment where I separately sharpened the
>> foreground petal under "mask" and, IMHO, I improved the image somewhat.
>> In PS I created a separate layer and sharpened the entire image until
>> the foreground petal was improved as much as possible. This made the
>> rest of the image looks gaudy so I added a mask and filled the mask with
>> black paint from the paint bucket. I then switched to a brush and white
>> paint and painted over the foreground petal revealing the extra
>> sharpening on only that part of the image.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> Chuck,
>>>
>>> Thanks for looking and for your constructive comments. As you are aware,
>>> focusing a manual lens using the E-510 viewfinder is difficult. IIRC, on
>>> these shots, I used Live View, but not magnified, because I wanted to see
>>> the full image. In each case, I tried to focus on the detailed patterns
>>> in
>>> the petals, and depended on f/5.6 to get the rest, leaving the background
>>> out of focus. While the foreground edges of the petals may not be razor
>>> sharp, I felt that the eye goes for the details first, and that is what I
>>> placed emphasis on.
>>>
>>> I feel that aperture selection must be a compromise in these sorts of
>>> photos. Stopping down more would assure that the front edges are
>>> defined,
>>> but that brings the twigs in the background into focus, and I try to
>>> avoid
>>> that.
>>>
>>> Again, thanks for your comments. I try to learn something from each
>>> image
>>> that I post.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 5:30 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Spring Rains Bring May Flowers
>>>
>>>
>>>> I like both the Iris and the Rhody but both strike me as slightly
>>>> backfocused, ie; foreground petals not quite as sharp as those further
>>>> back. But that may be deliberate on your part. We had some discussion
>>>> of this recently. I prefer the foreground elements to always be the
>>>> sharpest, others do not.
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>> We have had three days of rain since May 1st, totaling 7 inches at my
>>>>> house. Plants are coming to their prime in a hurry (and the grass is
>>>>> growing like mad), and the blooms have to be captured when they decide
>>>>> to
>>>>> show up. The rain stopped, and, with an overcast sky for lighting, I
>>>>> decided to capture a few in our yard.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bearded Iris
>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Bearded+Iris.tif.html
>>>>>
>>>>> White Rhododrendron
>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Rhododrendron.tif.html
>>>>>
>>>>> Our one and only rose
>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Rose.tif.html
>>>>>
>>>>> I know its not Friday, but wanted to show them anyway. Comments and
>>>>> critiques welcomed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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