--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "Zach Collins (Siege)"
<siegemail_at_...> wrote:
> Undeveloped film can go bad as the chemicals on it are sensitive
> enough to deteriorate; that's why fresh packages of film have a use-
by
> date just like sandwich meat. Pictures taken at night are often
grainy
> because not enough light reached the chemicals to produce proper
> color, so it gets kind of splotchy. Not everyone has a camera which
> can increase the aperature or exposure time (and long exposures need
> tripods or steadi-cams since they can get motion blurs), nor can they
> always provide sufficient lighting in hallways or wherever, so there
> are lots of grainy blurry photos around.
Well, it was one of those cheap cameras that cost about 8 or 9
bucks, so I guess I shouldn't have been expecting high-quality
glossies. Oh well. Thanks for the explanation! I'll still try to
tweak it a little in Photoshop, if possible. I don't use that program
much (no need to, really), but I reckon it does have its uses.
--JMH
Received on Sat Sep 02 2006 - 02:17:25 CDT