 Posted 7/20/2007 10:24:20 AM
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Just posted a new How to: Size Your Image for Contest Success article.
It's a first draft. I am receptive to suggestions for improvement. I think this could help newer members who struggle with preparing images for competition.
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Posted 7/20/2007 11:26:25 AM
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| Richard, I havent quite finished it yet but so far so good, I already use much of this in my workflow.. Not to get off topic , but it is in the article...I hope I can ask,, What do you mean by USM filter sharpening?..  thanks.
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Posted 7/20/2007 11:36:35 AM
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| Oh okay lol it is the unsharp mask..lol..found later in the article.. So Sorry 
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Posted 7/20/2007 11:37:09 AM
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Tonka (7/20/2007)
...What do you mean by USM filter sharpening?...
Now we're making progress! That is the right question. This is really super important to image presentation. I'll write another article, but it might not get published until tomorrow, as I have good quality & colorful light in the mountains today.
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Posted 7/20/2007 11:38:46 AM
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Posted 7/20/2007 12:02:23 PM
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Excellent article Richard - very well done - sure to help many people that are not so used to the process.
With regards to Un Sharp Mask - I have to admit that I rarely use it because I find it difficult to determine the best settings: Sharpen Amount, Pixel Radius and Threshold. Can anyone relay an optimum setting?
Whenever I decide to sharpen I tend to use the default Sharpen though Unsharp Mask would provide me with more control.
Seriously, I've seen myself playing about with the Unsharp Mask for hours until I get "sharpen blind" and can't tell the difference between one setting and another. 
Oh, I don't use Photoshop - I use Macromedia Fireworks 8.
If you want the rainbow - you gotta put up with the rain.
A conscience is what hurts when all your other parts feel sooooo good! 
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Posted 7/20/2007 12:06:00 PM
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| lol it is still a good thing to learn,, many can benefit from learning about the usm...I should have known what it was though, I learned that from Richard a looooong time ago and have used it since..I believe Hahn had written about that in the old forum?.. I find though that there are many situations where I have to choose the best route though..sometimes it is the USM and sometimes it is just the Sharpen just depends on the situation,,but that is jmo..
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Posted 7/20/2007 1:29:49 PM
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