But mostly, I find that if the original photo is any good, you don't need it when downsizing a picture for the web--and it has a nasty side effect of making your file sizes quite a bit bigger than they otherwise would be.
After a while, I discovered that some things, like the subtle shadings of a clear sky, fall apart if the compression is too high. So if you are taking pictures for web use, you can shoot around these known problems.
100K is a VERY generous limit for a 600 px wide file. Pictures can be compressed to 18-25K and still look very good (with Photoshop). BTW, there is a cheap version of Photoshop called Elements that is perfect for web use (print, not so much--no CMYK settings). BTW, any Photoshop version past 5.5 will work VERY well for web applications so if you don't want to pay for new--and CS3 takes a FINE computer to run--and won't use bootleg, you CAN get by with an old version. If you like pictures, you will not regret one second you spend learning the joys of Photoshop. "Remember the I35W bridge--who needs terrorists when there are Republicans"
15k "Remember the I35W bridge--who needs terrorists when there are Republicans"
The sharpening suggestion was because of LEP's original resized version, which was very obviously softer and less detailed than the original.
And I wouldn't want to shoot around possible compression limitation. I'd rather take my chances and use less compression than miss a photo.
I'd agree that if a resized photo looks fine, then sharpening is very optional. It's more of an 'Okay - looks like lost something essential there...' option.
The most complicated picture I can imagine--leaves, bark, siding, grass, fading light, 63k
The point I was trying to make is that 100 k is VERY generous. "Remember the I35W bridge--who needs terrorists when there are Republicans"
What pickel-sniffing low life troglodyte would live in a dump like that?
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This is the boyhood home of Thorstein Veblen--it was built by his father using the hand tools he could haul to the middle of a continent in a wagon.
It is now owned by a charming couple. He is a retired oil refinery manager who has dark visions for the future because he acually understands the sheer volume of oil we consume every day. She is a good earth mother who can weave and grows a huge garden. They are not Veblen scholars but they live in significant ways and share similar philosophies as the Veblen family in the late 19th century. "Remember the I35W bridge--who needs terrorists when there are Republicans"
I was just jerking your chain.
