This Bushchat can make a 24"x36" print

[Romy Ocon]

It's not too often that I can get this close to a small bird and do a full frame capture with not-so-bad technicals. ;D


Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata, male)
BNPP, BATAAN PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES, 40D + 500 f4 IS + Canon 1.4x TC, bean bag, EXIF intact:


Resized Full Frame





Processed 100% crop:





Actual pixel view of a crop from a 10800 x 7200 pixel upres (enlargement to 278%), ready for a 24" x 36" print.




It doesn't look very impressive as it appears in the monitor, but remember that we are viewing it at roughly 3x magnification (300 ppi print vs 96 ppi monitor). If you're curious how the detail will look, you can simulate this by resizing the last crop to 33% (PS bicubic sharper) and that will be the real-life detail that can be seen in the final print from about 10" - 12" away. The 24" x 36 " print should be a bit more detailed on photo paper when seen up close than the posted 100% crop.


Romy

[Neon Rosell II]

Wow!! Thanks again for the tips Master Romy!! Printing my captures is the thing I haven't done yet.

[Mark Itol]

Thanks for this info, Sir Romy. I am always worried seeing my captures appear to lose sharpness and detail when I zoom in past 100%. Now I understand it's different when printed.

[Martin Alvendia]

Thanks for sharing Romy. Very informative. I ought to print my captures some day.

[Bob Kaufman]

Thanks for sharing, Master Romy. I have been home printing ( 8 1/2 X 11) some of my shots using a cheapo Canon printer (Pixma 1500 about $50) . Some of them turned out OK. Haven't tried poster prints yet - will have to go to an outside source for that and they are quite pricey.

[Chris Lavina]

Nice one Romy.

I am heartened to know you do crop. Producing images of 'printable' quality is certainly almost a lost art. Most images are posted online and not many know about resolution much less colour balance when transfered to a tangible medium. I hate to say it but it is much simpler posting an 800pixel wide/high image that looks great online/on-screen but may not print well beyond 4x6. An antique dilemma for those of us wanting to liberate images onto paper.