Some quick notes about "Morawa" and "MO-outings" pictures

I just thought I would put in some short useful (I think they are) notes about the pictures used in most of the posts tagged as “Morawa” or “MO-outings”.

Slide scans

Unless otherwise indicated, all of the pictures used in these posts are digital scans of 35mm slides. The digitising was done using an Epson Perfection V600 Flatbed Photo Scanner. For anyone interested in my procedure for doing these scans there are posts on this site providing that information.

The scans have been post-processed to try and get the optimum result, however in some cases there might be scratches or dust specks that have not been removed.

Some pictures may still have a slight colour case, usually a magenta cast. While I have removed the magenta cast in most pictures there are still hints of it remaining in some cases.

It seems that as 35mm slides get old, like 40+ years old, they tend to get a magenta cast.

Size of pictures

Unless the picture quality would not allow it, all pictures used in these posts have a y-axis of 1,400 pixels. Hence, when viewed at full size, they will almost completely fill the height of a 2.560 x 1,440 resolution screen.

To view an image at full size on a PC or McIntosh:

• Ensure your browser is set at full screen (this can be done using the F11 key on a PC).

• Click on the picture so that SquareSpace opens it in full size in a lightbox.

Detail/Sharpness

With some pictures the sharpness might appear to be less than it should be. This is because if you sharpen digital scans of slides then that brings out the film grain and the digital noise. So, the trade off becomes to sharpen slightly but not so much that the film grain or the digital noise becomes an issue.

Saving a picture

If you should want to save a full resolution picture from one these posts then refer to these notes here (opens in a new tab) for instruction on how to do this on a PC.