Re: Slugger pic

Hi Marge, and all,
Am thinking about getting a digital type camera mainly in order to share
with you guys some of my garden stuff, like the label holders, and actually
some pics of plants.  After reading your responses to Kitty's questions, it
seems as though you are some kind of authority, or at least have a more than
working knowledge of these things.  About the only thing I know for sure is
that you don't need film, and the pics are easier to put on the web.  Help
me if you have the time please.  Rich in Z-5 where  it is 72 today and just
beautiful.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Slugger pic


> You're welcome, Kitty.  Well 1600 x 1200 pixels will give you an
> 8x10.  The 72 pixels per inch probably won't  produce a really sharp
> image in print format.  You can convert the .jpg to .tif but it won't
> produce any added data in the file - it decompresses it, but doesn't
> add anything, if that makes any sense....the number of pixels per
> inch is what you've got to work with.  I find with my digi camera
> images that I can't improve them dramatically because they were
> originally compressed files at that low resolution and there simply
> isn't enough data there to work with.   Part of that is the ability
> of my older camera in the first place.  Newer cameras shoot at higher
> megapixels to start with.
>
> I take it you don't have a color printer to print out your own pix?
> You might want to talk to the photo lab and see what they think about
> the resolution of the original image re: the quality of final output.
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@hort.net
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> > From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> > Marge, Thanks for the info
> > I reduced the scale of the original photo so I could post a
> reasonably sized
> > file for viewing.
> > The original is a jpg - which is all my camera will do - but it is
> 1600 x
> > 1200 pixels, 24 bits per pixel, 387kb.  It took me awhile to find a
> program
> > on my computer that would tell me its resolution, but eventually
> found that
> > it is indeed 72 dpi.
> >
> > For file sharing I do use jpg or gif and for printing, usually tif
> images.
> > I had intended to convert the original jpg file to a tif as an
> additional
> > file so that the photolab would have a choice if they preferred
> certain
> > types of images for printing, though I don't know whether the
> conversion
> > would have any adverse affect.  Changing the 387kb jpg to a tif
> creates a
> > larger file:  5,635 kb, also 72 dpi.
> >
> > Kitty
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