Photoshop phenom: On this photo, the raw image in Camera Raw Filter looks fine (first image), with or without changes, when I open the image in PS the windows of the Hancock Building...

jonjacobik Loc: Quincy, MA

On this photo, the raw image in Camera Raw Filter looks fine (first image), with or without changes, when I open the image in PS the windows of the Hancock Building (big blue building) are full of broken lines (image 2), yet, in the final product (image 3) the windows are fine once again.

Is PS is showing me a poor representation of the image? Is my monitor able to show the image under camera raw, but not not ps?

What's going on?

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will47 Loc: Indianapolis, IN

Interesting question. Gonna like the answers. Wish I had one. I see the same thing on my monitor.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

#'s 1 and 2 look exactly alike on my monitor. #3 is a lot lighter.

jonjacobik Loc: Quincy, MA

Just to clarify - This is a screen clipping taken from my post - I see see broken lines in the second shot on both my monitors. The first is camera raw, the second PS. (I updated PS yesterday, wonder if there is a bug in it.)

artBob Loc: Near Chicago

if not shown at 100%, the image may produce something like a moiré. Could that be it?

jonjacobik Loc: Quincy, MA

YES! That's it.

PS at fit to screen is 22.3%, at 25% it looks fine and that's the difference between the camera raw and PS view.

Many thanks.

Jaackil Loc: Massachusetts

BTW what an Iconic view of Boston. Great capture of several era’s of architecture over the pond in the public gardens. Well done!

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

In #2 the window sill breaks appear to have some symmetry which suggests an optical effect involving lighting, reflection, and angles. The why and mechanism escape me, however. Of course, the two images differences throw in a monkey wrench.

Lin41 Loc: Maine, now North port, FL

That large glass sheathed building Hancock tower was at one time known an the plywood palace... therwe was a time early in its existance the the gall sheets popped out in wind storms... nice picture, reminds me of my working home for 40 years.
http://www.celebrateboston.com/strange/plywood-palace.htm

Jaackil Loc: Massachusetts

Lin41 wrote:

That large glass sheathed building Hancock tower was at one time known an the plywood palace... therwe was a time early in its existance the the gall sheets popped out in wind storms... nice picture, reminds me of my working home for 40 years.
http://www.celebrateboston.com/strange/plywood-palace.htm

The current owners of the building have tried to rename the building 200 Clarendon St. But Bostonians will have none of it. We still call it The John Hancock Building.

jonjacobik Loc: Quincy, MA

Thank you. Your eye caught much more in the photo than I planned. Boston is a photogenic city, until January.

DanielB Loc: San Diego, Ca

Definitely some jaggies going on. I would look at the following; 1. See if your in 8bit or 16 bit in your photoshop settings. 2. Check to see if your working on a vertual copy. 3. Check your export settings in Lightroom. 4. Make sure the color space your shooting in is the same your working in in PS. Can’t think of anything else.

jonjacobik wrote:

On this photo, the raw image in Camera Raw Filter looks fine (first image), with or without changes, when I open the image in PS the windows of the Hancock Building (big blue building) are full of broken lines (image 2), yet, in the final product (image 3) the windows are fine once again.

Is PS is showing me a poor representation of the image? Is my monitor able to show the image under camera raw, but not not ps?

What's going on?

jonjacobik Loc: Quincy, MA

The 'jaggies' were disappeared as soon as I changed the image size from 22% to 25%. Just too much compression in PS when the image is that small. Thanks

Pixeldawg Loc: Suzhou, China

It is the monitor. Because the building has a pattern and lines, it produces a Moiré Pattern. The pattern of the pixels on the screen clashes with the pattern of the pixels in the image and it produces this. Bet if you print it or look at a higher resolution, it clears up. The same thing will happen with clothing that has a pattern.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

For info... If you look at the image #3 (download w/i magnifying) it shows the exact same issue. Draw your own conclusion(s) from there.

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