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[OM] Re: Hombroich, the pictures

Subject: [OM] Re: Hombroich, the pictures
From: "iwert" <iwert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 12:02:13 +0100
Thanks Moose,

How much and what kind of sharpening did you apply?
I just downsize the images to 800*600 as an action in graphic converter.
After that I don't do any sharpening anymore. I'ld like to make a photoshop
action for that.

Oh, and good criticisms like these are always welcome!

Iwert.

Moose wrote:
> Some very nice images there. When I first looked and clicked on the
> first image, I was sort of confused. What is this out of focus picture
> doing here, I asked myself. I sort of shrugged and went on. Then at
> Raketenstation-09, I was really frustrated. A wonderful still life of
> the sort hwere detail is an integral part, but nothing is sharp. Yet it
> is clear that the focal point is in about the right place. Boing, the
> light goes on, theses images haven't been sharpened - at all apparently.
> Pop it into PS, apply a little sharpening and suddenly there is the
> image I was hoping to see, one of the favorites of those I've seen
> posted recently. I'll bet the original is georgeous!
>
> So I go back to Hombroich-01, apply some sharpening and the central leaf
> detail is sharp. Some of the images, like the beautiful
> Raketenstation-02, don't need sharpening, but some others are vastly
> improved by it IMHO. It improves Raketenstation-07 quite a bit, but I
> find the OOF road in the foreground distracting. I know you like to keep
> the whole image, but I much prefer this as a horizontal composition
> losing some sky and a lot of the bottom. I really like the humourous
> juxtaposition in Raketenstation-04, but unfortunately, the pipe is
> simply out of focus when it feels to me like the 'techie' element should
> be in sharp focus.
>
> But enough of criticism. A few really striking images here, which is
> more than I can say of the results of too many of my outings.
>
> Moose


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