> That's exactly why I'm posting them here. I need help!! She looked in
> focus to me, at least as much as a Noctilux wide open can look. My eyes
> are getting as old as I am. When I ran across this one scanning, I was
> struck by her expression and her wrinkles, showing her life in her face. I
> need you to tell me that it doesn't work.
Well, this is where the Moose and I part ways. Technically, it is
flawed. Artistically, it is over-the-top great. I'm reminded of a
little trick to save such a photo. If the plane of focus is off, then
apply a blur across the image to level to the point where the in-focus
is "detuned" to match the eyes. Once you've done that, then you can
reprocess the image to imply sharpness through other means.
This is a case where the photo might end up working better as a
smaller image. Through a detuning process, you apply what is in
essence a broad anti-aliasing filter. Once you apply that, downsize
the image and then resharpen.
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Ken Norton
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