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31-DEC-2007 TomasCx

Blowin' in the wind

Pentax K10D ,Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 LD Macro
1/250s f/5.6 at 240.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time31-Dec-2007 12:20:51
MakePentax
ModelPENTAX K10D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length240 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge16-Jan-2008 09:45
Thanks John for explanation. There was indeed a great difference when resizing (to a smaller size) with 'bicubic sharper'. Tomas
ctfchallenge16-Jan-2008 00:44
Just so everybody knows ... it is too late for anyone to see this but

Bicubic Sharper preserves original sharpness but doesn't really sharpen the way a sharpener does.
However, the fact that you are going to a smaller size gives some gain if you can maintain the original sharpness in the first place. John
Guest 14-Jan-2008 00:52
This is just beautiful! The colors and DOF are just perfect. And I did not see what K2 wrote ;;-)

-Cat
ctfchallenge13-Jan-2008 20:26
Thanks Lydia and k2. I resubmitted the image with correct size. This time I used the resizing method suggested by k2 and I guess it really helped the result. I hope it was not a ticket to 'pending'. :) Tomas
ctfchallenge13-Jan-2008 14:58
Oh.. and it's a wee bit too SMALL.. 750 px horzontally.. the requirement for this particular challenge is 800 pixels along longest side.
-k2
ctfchallenge13-Jan-2008 14:55
I think there must be a secret rule of straws in photograpy.. "Straws are always nice". Pleasing colors, comp and DOF. I wouldn't mind the straws sharper, but this in "no-PP"..
There is, however, a possibility to cheat without cheating, so to speak: You can downsize with "bicubic sharper" in PS.. (Cat - you didn't see that. And no, I didn't do it. Almost.)
-k2
ctfchallenge13-Jan-2008 14:07
This is beautiful Tomas. Composition. Light. Subject. All of it. The bend of the plant leading the eye into the photo... Wonderful. ~Lydia