Posted by Michael Turano on July 26, 1998 at 11:32:04 in ip168.an3-new-york4.ny.pub-ip.psi.net:
In Reply to: Titanic model photo quality posted by Loren Perry on July 26, 1998 at 02:12:51:
: I want to thank Sean for taking the time to scan my
: photos and place them up on his page. This is one way
: we can all share our built-up models with each other
: rapidly and economically.
: But please be advised that the scanning technology
: has caused all the photos to be degraded in brightness
: and clarity. I noticed that all the close-ups are
: darker than the original prints, and in most cases the
: backgrounds are too dark to see much of anything.
: Many of the extreme close-ups were shot with the
: use of a ring-flash - this device allows the lens to
: approach the subject as close as an inch or less and
: still illuminate the subject, but it also limits light
: allowed into the background. This cause the background
: to be a bit darker then normal, but not as dark as
: shown in the scanned images.
: In a couple of cases, I could only view partial
: images when I opened this page. And again, due to
: technological limitations with computers and scanners
: (certainly no fault of Sean - I'm very grateful for his
: contributions), all the images have been reproduced out
: of focus and with a lot of detail difficult or
: impossible to see.
: The photo packs mentioned elsewhere on this page
: are far brighter, more colorful, and razor-sharp in
: focus. Different lighting conditions were used for them
: - in this case, regular photofloods - so the images are
: vastly improved over what you see on the web.
: But at least you now can get an idea of how I built
: my model.
Loren,
Fantastic Model! I only hope I can do as well!
Mike Turano