[LRflex] Re: By the side of the road...
- From: David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:14:25 -0700
I'm afraid, Richard, that I've seen enough of my photos in print that they
don't excite me, any more. But, a first photo, a first cover and, now, a first
billboard are all exciting!
As for the sharpness... the Billboard is across a local access road, which runs
parallel to the highway. I was able to go on the access road, and view the
billboard from about 2 meters (6 feet) away. That's the equivalent of viewing
a 12x18" print, from about 3 inches. And it still looked sharp!
I don't know what kind of sharpening algorithms the billboard company use, but
they obviously know their stuff!
Now, I guess, the trick is to see if the billboard really does boost toursim in
our little town.
Thanks for looking. :-)
David.
> Kudos David!
> I still recall the day I first saw one of my images used in Print. I
> still have the clipping in my files (somewhere...under the rainbow). As
> for the how well it looked, don't forget to account for the fact you're
> seeing the billboard from a 'proper' viewing distance and not right on
> top of an image like it would be in a gallery or on a screen. :D
> Richard in Michigan
>
> ________________________________
>
> A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible
> labor and there is an invisible labor. - Victor Hugo
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> On Apr 29, 2013, at 9:53 AM, David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Good Morning, Flexers!
>
> Yesterday, I made the trek to western Canada's largest used camera swap
> meet. It's held every year, at this time, in Coquitlam, BC - so it's
> about a 3.5 hour drive, each way. Saw some old friends and purchased a
> couple of inexpensive items for use as examples, when I teach
> photography. But, no major acquisitions, this year!
>
> On the way home, I came to a grinding halt... for I saw my name in
> lights!
>
> OK ... not quite, but seeing one of your own images, on a roadside
> billboard is a close as most of us will ever get.
>
> http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/BB.html
>
> I was impressed how sharp it looked, for a 10mp image, cropped & then
> enlarged to 22 feet (6.7 meters) wide!
>
> It was not the image I would have chosen, to promote tourism, but
> obviously the town liked it, for they paid the bill!
>
> David.
>
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