I needed to get some photos blown up. I when to our local camera store (2 hr
drive), and they didn't do Cibachrome. But they did a Fuji process using
digital scanning. Better than Cibrachrome I was told.
I when in for a look. They showed me some samples. One was a photo of a kid.
I asked "Why isn't his hand in focus?" - the answer was camera shake. I
should have gone with my instincts at this point.
So I was going to get two copies of two slides. I came back. These turned
out great I was told. I had a look. The original slide of penguins was razor
sharp. The quills of their feathers stood out against the out of focus
background. In the digital picture it was all blurry, so the drama of the
shot was greatly reduced. They said the printer printed at 400 dpi, but I
could see "grain" not on the K64 slide.
So the debate starts. They grab a lupe from the shelf to look at the slide.
It looks great. "I'll grab a bigger lupe" he says, and grabs a high mag low
quality thing. "No" I say. "I don't think so" So we put the slide on the
projector. "Not too sharp" says the shop guy, while the screen is moving.
"Try it on the pro lupe downstairs" I say.
Finally, they agree the sharpness is awful. So they reprint. It is better,
but not a direct print quality. So I take two copies of one photo
(acceptable, but not great) and leave the others. And pay accordingly.
The lesson? Stick with my instincts. Go with what I know is right.
Foxy
P.S. Robert, I don't think I'll get in the photo in in time. Doris, sorry
but I'll send you one of these. It'll be too long before another trip.
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