Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago (Best viewed large)

Does this look sharp enough? Oversharp? I'd appreciate any

suggestions. Thanks!

WOW!  This is so good.  Love it. 

When viewed large it starts looking like an illustration in my opinion. It's an excellent image, but I think I would prefer the post processing toned down a little.

Bill......glad you like this.  It's a lot harder than I realized to get the symmetry and perspective correct.  I set up the tripod in the balcony, then waited and waited for a prayer group to leave.  Good thing I have a patient husband!  :-)  But it was such a beautiful space and quiet respite from the hustle and bustle of Chicago.....a nice place to hang out for part of a morning.

Siegfried.....On my PC monitor this looks just fine, but after your comment I looked at it on my other MAC computer, and it certainly does have the look of being 'overcooked'.  I always wonder what other people are seeing on their end.  I guess calibrating the monitor would help with that.  At any rate, thanks for your input on this......greatly appreciated!

Excellent symmetry and exposure.  I do, however, agree that it's a tad crunchy.  I'd love to see it again with the sharpening values at 50% of what you used.

Looks like a fun trip to Chicago.  We met a couple from your town yesterday, but alas, they didn't know you.  I don't know why, it's just a big city ;-)...  Mike

Mike, yeah.....after looking at this on my MAC, I could tell it was way over-sharpened.  Weird though, it looks fine on the PC I usually use......which begs the question "How many of my other shots are looking weird to others?"   I figured out why this happens though.  I get lazy and use the quick fix sharpener, so it's guess work and I just use my eye.  If I go to another menu and use the sharpener where I can give it degrees, I'll have much better success I think.  At least that way I'll be able to adjust accordingly if it needs to be changed.  With the quick fix method I have no way of knowing how to cut back 50%.  So I just started again.  Please let me know how this looks on your computer.  I get so frustrated though.  I got it just where I thought it looked good, but when I put a border around it, the color and vibrancy changed to something really ugly.  Can you shed any light on why that would have happened?  Thanks!  And I'm looking forward to seeing your stuff from the Smokies.....hope it was a good trip.

Hmmm, I really can't imagine why putting a border around it would have affected it so much, although I don't know what process or program you use.  I don't use stock frames, just an increase in the canvas size and then a surrounding partial color of that space.  I've never had it affect the image itself.  Our trip was fun, there was widespread leaf color but the birds-eye views tended to be slightly muted and the skies were cloudless, which gave me fits with the harsh light.  All said I have a few presentable images to prepare, but it was mostly just a great time to be away from work ;-)...

Oh yes, I think your attachment is perfect!... Mike

Thanks, Mike.  I've changed this out.....if I did it right it will show the corrected version at the top within 24 hours. 

The less sharp version looks good, and there is superb detail in the shaded area's too. Pardon me if I'm stating the obvious but maybe a screen calibration on both screens would allow a more consistent view between them? Of course this is something that you may already have done.

Very well done Christal!

Best Regards

Alf

Yes, I know all about calibration.....I should absolutely do it, but I'm lazy or don't have time or blah, blah, blah......I know!  No excuses......just DO IT!!  :-)  I think I've heard of Sypder and Colormunki brands, but I don't know exactly what to get.  I can get someone in my local photo club to help me, I'm sure.  Thanks, Alf!

Calibration shouldn't have a major effect on your perception of how sharp an image is. In my experience it changes the colors and contrast more than anything, which do effect it a bit. My guess is that the Mac's screen has a higher resolution than yours does. If that's the case try making adjustments while viewing your image at 100%. I find that way you can see a lot of subtle differences that are difficult to see otherwise.

Actually, the colors also look different on the 2 monitors, so a calibration is probably in order.  But I will try your suggestion about sharpening.....thanks so much!