On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:53:17 +0800, karl shah-jenner <shahjen@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote/replied to: >> What do you guys all do with your images? Do you print them, hang them >> on the wall and check them with the loupe every day? > >no, but it is nice to be able to look carefully at a 40x 60cm print and see >the tiny guy in the background is reading a newspaper, and when you walk >right up to the print and look veerrry closely you can make out the >headlines on the newpaper :-) :-) But what has that to do with the 'emotional appeal' of an image? I actually like a more 'artsy' look myself. >>Personally, I >> enjoy looking at my 10" by 15" prints from a distance of at least a >> few feet. And the one image I mentioned that's only 1000 pixels on the >> long side looks every bit as good as it would if it were 10,000 >> pixels. > >it's actually 4500 pixels on the long side Jim, the additional 3500 pixels >were added in for you at the lab ;-) Yes of course, but the amazing thing is the effect overall when you see the image on the wall. This is like a full frame 6 megapixel image blown up to over 30" by 45". That's a damned big print. I just wish there was a lab close by that could do a Lambda print for me of an image just to check it out! One day I'll send a CD into a big lab in Tokyo that does just that. Costs a bit though and then you have to have it mounted and framed. Maybe if I had a big living room it would be worth it as a centrepiece. -- Jim Davis, Nature Photography http://jimdavis.oberro.com/ Standard Poodles for fun BMW motorcycle for pleasure
