[LRflex] Re: IMG: Les Baux-de-Provence - Scan-Grain-Noise, etc
- From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 08:22:09 -0700
Stand outside and look at a billboard, then measure the angle of view the
billboard takes up by holding your arm out in front of you and using your
thumb and forefinger, "squeeze" the edges of the billboard so you get a
measurement of it's size. Now, go to your computer, and put an image on the
full screen, and step back until your thumb and forefinger are "squeezing"
the image so you get the same visual size as the billboard. How does it
look?
Aram
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From: "Richard Ward" <ilovaussiesheps@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 8:03 AM
To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [LRflex] Re: IMG: Les Baux-de-Provence - Scan-Grain-Noise, etc
> HI David,
> My understanding is that Billboards are printed with huge 'pixels' - I
> can't recall the technical term for the dots in their printing process
> :-)... Therefore it doesn't require a 5DmkII or an S2 to have a photograph
> look good up on a billboard. I'm not surprised they say 10mp will be fine
> in their eyes. As always, the quality of Who is making the print and the
> Quality of their workflow will determine how good any printed output looks
> be it at 8x10 inches or 16x20 feet.
>
> Richard
> _______________________________________________________
>
> A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.
>
> Henry Ford
> _______________________________________________________
>
> On Jun 14, 2012, at 9:22 AM, David Young wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>> Please sit back a yard or two from screen if you click on the
>>> double rectangle to view it large.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Doulce+France/Provence-
>>> 0876-43.jpg.html
>>
>> G'Mornin' Philippe!
>>
>> Very interesting use of your "pointilistic" technique. And I rather like
>> it.
>>
>> Your image looks even better, at about 5 yards (meters) distance.
>>
>> All of which makes me wonder... I was approached, yesterday, by our town.
>> They
>> want a photo to be used on a billboard. I deferred to someone with a
>> Leica S2
>> or anything in the MF realm, for the job. They called me back, saying
>> they'd
>> spoken with the billboard firm and were advised that a 10mp image would
>> be
>> sufficient!
>>
>> I know billboards are meant to be viewed from large distances, but I
>> never
>> dreamt that a 4/3 camera would be sufficient!
>>
>> Does anyone here have experience with doing billboards with a 35mm (or
>> equivalent) camera?
>>
>> Many thanks.
>> David.
>>
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