"pittendrigh" wrote

Better ones with the big rig.


I admire your dedication to excellence ....

for use at screen resolution, in a 'lossy' format, and at a file size
suitable for 'Net use .... I can't work up the energy to make an effort past
'decent' for the original, but I admire the mind-set that can.


For Jixter,
For use on a computer and especially the 'Net you can get 'good' results by
setting your digital ( I use a Pentax Optio I bought to carry around while
fishing ) to maximum resolution. Now using a tripod ( of course ) and
making an attempt at lighting your subject well, take shots at the closest
range your camera will focus.

Now in Photo Shop or similar crop away the excess and you are likely to find
that you STILL have a photo too big ( file size/ resolution ) to use on the
web. As Adams, Weston, or Stieglitz accomplished much of their art in the
darkroom, the digital photog can use 'puter tools to great advantage ...
avoid saving to a 'lossy' format until you are pleased with the product.

I make ZERO claim that you can produce 'great' fly ultra closeups this way,
only that you can make 'good' ones and I remind you that for 'Net use, the
final output media is the weak link, not the camera.