Mavericks Invitational 2014

Derrel · Jan 29, 2014

tevo said:
How could I go about enlarging these to preserve enough detail for a large print?

A good printer in a commercial lab will have a RIP or Raster Image Processor that should easily be able to "up-rezz" these images, and maintain plenty of detail. I would talk to your lab about how you can best way to process the files.

Anyway, these are not really "high-detail" scenes...there is a lot of fairly broad, smooth, jade-green water, the boards and wetsuits are basically smooth, made of material that actually is rather-limited detail, smooth surfaces...seen at what is scientifically called appropriate viewing distance, large prints will "look plenty sharp", so, if you do a 3 x 4 foot print, and it is seen from 10 feet let's just say, it is going to look SHARP! to the eye....but if you lay a 10x Schneider loupe on a small section of the scene from 1/2 and inch away, you'll see, at 10x magny, that ,"Hey this is not critically sharp!"

Once again, some really NICE images tevo!

leeroix · Jan 29, 2014

Well, how big is the file size? Specifically the image size? Depending on how large you wish to print, there is a "viewing distance" Billboards are printed at extremely low res because you are hundreds of feet away and moving at 60mph. -Up close, they look like sheet. For a wall hanger, I would recommend 300 dpi at full size. We print on a large format Vutek all day long at 150 dpi and it looks fine. -300 will get you the detail your after.

gsgary · Jan 29, 2014

Very nice, but went to look at the others did you only get 6 shots ?

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ORourkeK · Jan 29, 2014

Wow amazing shots. I have never seen waves like these in person. We have small waves here on the East Coast.

tevo · Jan 29, 2014

leeroix said:
Well, how big is the file size? Specifically the image size? Depending on how large you wish to print, there is a "viewing distance" Billboards are printed at extremely low res because you are hundreds of feet away and moving at 60mph. -Up close, they look like sheet. For a wall hanger, I would recommend 300 dpi at full size. We print on a large format Vutek all day long at 150 dpi and it looks fine. -300 will get you the detail your after.

The current size of the .jpg is 1767x1176 for the one I want to have printed. As far as size, I have one person who wants a very large print made, several feet wide. I'd be happy if I could get a 24x36 made.

gsgary said:
Very nice, but went to look at the others did you only get 6 shots ?

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These were the 6 that came out best. I would have taken loads more photos as well as used my 2x tele more efficiently, but it was my first time out on the ocean and I neglected to take dramamine. I was trying very hard not to get seasick, while also trying to position myself among 30 other photographers to get a good angle. Not as plentiful of a return as I would have liked, but there's always next time.

tevo · Jan 29, 2014

ORourkeK said:
Wow amazing shots. I have never seen waves like these in person. We have small waves here on the East Coast.

Thanks! I had never seen these size of waves either, nor had I been on a boat on the ocean before. It was certainly an interesting first experience.

jfrabat · Jan 30, 2014

tevo said:
#1

Mavericks 2014 by theofficialtevo, on Flickr

Nominated for Photo of the Month...

gsgary · Jan 30, 2014

tevo said:
leeroix said:

Well, how big is the file size? Specifically the image size? Depending on how large you wish to print, there is a "viewing distance" Billboards are printed at extremely low res because you are hundreds of feet away and moving at 60mph. -Up close, they look like sheet. For a wall hanger, I would recommend 300 dpi at full size. We print on a large format Vutek all day long at 150 dpi and it looks fine. -300 will get you the detail your after.

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The current size of the .jpg is 1767x1176 for the one I want to have printed. As far as size, I have one person who wants a very large print made, several feet wide. I'd be happy if I could get a 24x36 made.

gsgary said:

Very nice, but went to look at the others did you only get 6 shots ?

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Click to expand...

These were the 6 that came out best. I would have taken loads more photos as well as used my 2x tele more efficiently, but it was my first time out on the ocean and I neglected to take dramamine. I was trying very hard not to get seasick, while also trying to position myself among 30 other photographers to get a good angle. Not as plentiful of a return as I would have liked, but there's always next time.

Go back to the others i sometimes dismiss shots and when i go back i see something i didnt see first time

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leeroix · Jan 30, 2014

Did you shoot these RAW? or is that the jpeg size specified in camera? 1767x1176 is not very big... at 300dpi its a little over 5 inches... However, there are various ways to blow it up, and unless your nose is on it, it may look fine. Do you own photoshop?

tevo · Jan 30, 2014

leeroix said:
Did you shoot these RAW? or is that the jpeg size specified in camera? 1767x1176 is not very big... at 300dpi its a little over 5 inches... However, there are various ways to blow it up, and unless your nose is on it, it may look fine. Do you own photoshop?

RAW 12mp with crop. I do own Photoshop!

KmH · Jan 30, 2014

tevo said:
The current size of the .jpg is 1767x1176 for the one I want to have printed. As far as size, I have one person who wants a very large print made, several feet wide. I'd be happy if I could get a 24x36 made.

Apply the basic math, but I wonder? Why do the photographs only have 2.08 MP of resolution? Heavy crop?

1767 px / 36 inches (3 feet) = 49 ppi - You will have difficulty finding a lab of any kind that will print at that low a print resolution. (PPI defines print resolution (size). Image pixel dimensions define image resolution (size)).
Most print labs have a minimum print resolution requirement of about 100 ppi.

At 100 PPI a 1767 x 1176 pixel photo would be a 17.67 x 11.76 inch print. The closest standard print size would be a 15x10 @ 117.8 PPI
At 200 PPI a 1767 x 1176 pixel photo would be a 8.835 x 5,88 inch print.
At 300 PPI a 1767 x 1176 pixel photo would be a 6.89 x 3.92 inch print.

When an image has it's resolution increased by software, the software creates pixels by one of several interpolation algorithms that make artificial pixels based on the real pixels in the photo.
consequently, thee are limits to how much a digital photograph can have it's resolution increased before it starts to look strange.