a6k Loc: Detroit & Sanibel

First I used my Spyder5Pro to get both the colors and the screen brightness right on my MacBookPro (I don't have my usual monitor with me). The MBP has touch-bar keys for screen brightness in fixed increments and I did not realize until later that I could have used the OS software in Preferences to get a continuous change in screen brightness. But I got it close enough.

Then, because I wanted to check how well it matched prints and because I wanted to use Fuji Pearl paper, I used Amazon. Other than for the cost of delivery, I don't know if my being a Prime member made any difference.

I am quite pleased with the result in that the colors are what I expected and the overall image brightness is what I intended it to be.

The interface for using Amazon to print photos is pretty simple and does not offer much but the 8x10 fits their size perfectly. For some reason, though, the 5x7 needed cropping at top and bottom (portrait mode). I don't know if the problem is my export recipe in CaptureOne or at Amazon.

The pics came in a cardboard flat mailer and the post-person ignored the clearly marked "Photos" and stuffed it into my streetside mailbox. Fortunately it did not damage the prints but it was a close call. The cardboard envelope was one of those self-seal ones with a thin strip of adhesive and it did not work so it could have exposed my prints to many different hazards. Not this time, though.

FYIO

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

5x7 and 8x10 are different aspect ratios, that's why a crop is required.

a6k Loc: Detroit & Sanibel

Excuse me but this is either dumb or insulting or both. Did you really think I did not export that 5x7 AS A 5x7?
C'mon, give me a little credit. The Amazon interface, like all the ones I've used on all the photo printing sites, lets you choose the size from among standard sizes such as 5x7, 8x10, etc.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

I thought the same as Longshadow when I read your opening. Based on posted topics, there are quite a few people on UHH who don't understand aspect ratio. Would it have killed you to be gracious and friendly in your reply?

a6k Loc: Detroit & Sanibel

I did not mention aspect ratio, just the sizes which I think everyone understands.

I already said in my original post that I used an export recipe. We all deserve more respect. Here is a screen print of one of the 8x10's and the 5x7 as exported to JPG. The relative sizes are wrong because that is how my system portrayed them in QuickLook.

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Well, I sometimes export my images to Costco as the native aspect ratio and use their crop tool which automatically pops up if the desired print size is a different aspect ratio.

And to answer your question - I have no idea what you did because you didn't state anything, you could have! I guessed, and evidently I was wrong.
I tried to offer an explanation for a possibility. Shoot me.

Maybe it wasn't EXACTLY 5x7.......

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

No, we earn respect. But we can start from a position of courtesy.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

A 5x7 ratio is 0.7142857142857143

Your 5x7 ratio is 0.745

Maybe their computer was too picky.

rcarol

We'll put, Linda.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Appreciated 🤗

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

LOL, you know I had to try it too. It's definitely not a 5x7

rcarol

Sometime spell check gets in the way. Obviously, I ment "Well put."

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

I'm so used to "interpreting" typos on UHH - especially missing and misplaced apostrophes - that I never noticed 😀

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

The aspect ratio of that image is not 5X7 by the way.

Beautiful images.

on edit - I see that others noticed this and submitted their posts before I submitted mine.

Mike

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

Your one of the best poster's here, for sure.