Digital BW, The Print

I noticed a significant increase in high frequency, fine detail  
resolution in landscape images after the AA/IR filter package was  
removed from my 350 XT and replaced with an IR pass filter for  
dedicated IR work.

On May 1, 2006, at 10:39 PM, John Vitollo wrote:

> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler Boley"  
> <tyler@...> wrote:
> ............
>> If the discussion were severely limited to say, 8x10 prints, or maybe
>> portraiture only, or both, things get more straightforward very  
>> quickly.
>> I made a print here for an excellent photographer, very graphic and
>> abstract, motion blur, nighttime, shot from a train window with a  
>> very
>> small digital point a shoot... she had me make a 30x40.
>> It's beautiful.
>
> For what it's worth West Coast Imaging has a print size chart in  
> relation to megapixels of
> cameras.
>
> http://westcoastimaging.com/wci/page/info/FAQ/uploadfaq/printsize.html
>
> From my own experience, I have the Canon 350 XT 8MP, print size  
> depends on subject
> matter and the paper it's printed on – matte or photo.
>
> For me portraits seem to print larger than say a landscape as  
> portraits have much
> smoother areas and are not under constant scrutiny for fine  
> detail...while landscapes print
> smaller as there is more finer detail and many viewers will walk up  
> to a landscape and
> check for nose sharpness of the image. Both subjects seem to print  
> bigger with matte
> paper than photo paper.
>
> Also I've done some image stitching and print quality increases  
> incredibly well!