{"id":32895,"date":"2022-02-23T06:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T11:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=32895"},"modified":"2022-02-23T12:59:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T17:59:37","slug":"hst-at-newport-a-scanning-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/hst-at-newport-a-scanning-lesson\/","title":{"rendered":"HST at Newport- A Scanning Lesson."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A few weeks ago I scanned a strip of 120-size Fuji Neopan 100 using my Epson V600 Scanner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This featured some coming and going views of First Great Western HST in Newport, Wales, UK that I exposed using my Rolleiflex Model T.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the features of Epson Scan 2 software is the ability to apply an ‘unsharp mask’ at the time of scanning. Despite its confusing name, the unsharp mask is a digital sharpening tool. The software allows for three degrees of sharpening with the mask, ‘low,’ ‘medium’ and ‘high’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Normally, I select ‘low,’ which I find makes for a better looking scan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another option is to scan without the unsharp mask, and apply sharpening in post processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unsharp mask adds an edge effect that makes the photo appear sharper. It doesn’t actually add detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are three sequences of images showing the image without unsharp mask; with the ‘low’ unsharp mask, and an image created in post processing by applying sharpening after scanning. Each of the three sequences shows first the full frame scan followed by a greatly enlarged portion to allow for a detailed inspection and comparison. Each is captioned for clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Full-size scan without mask or modification.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Detail of the above scan without mask or modification.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Full-size scan of scan with the ‘unsharp mask’ applied at the ‘low’ setting at the time of scanning. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Detail of the above scan, made with the ‘unsharp mask’ applied at the ‘low’ setting at the time of scanning.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Scan made without mask at the time of scanning; sharpening applied manually in post processing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Detail of the above scan; no mask at the time of scanning; sharpening applied manually in post processing.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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