With the two-week holiday break behind us, The Significant Other and I returned to the jobs that pay the bills today. But we’re still fueled by the memories we made visiting with friends in the Austrian and Swiss alps and, in between, spending the first days at our new “second home” in Genoa. As decoration for our living room we decided to put up a large photo of Genoa’s historic lighthouse – La Lanterna – printed on a 47×32 inch (120×80 cm) canvas.
One of my favorite images of La Lanterna is one I took back in 2004 during a winter sunset with my first digital camera, a Minolta Dimage A1. Revisiting the image in Lightroom Classic, I realized that the quality of a 18 year old digital photograph might not be up to todays standards, and could be unsuitable for a large scale print. Thankfully, Lightroom Classic offers the possibility to upscale any image to double its original size, so I could increase resolution to a modern 5210×3840. Changing the calibration process (in the development module) from the original V1 to the current V5, I was also able to use the modern day capabilities of Lightroom to clean up the noise in the original photograph and enhance clarity and the colors. Exporting the old image to its 2023 clone, I got a clean 10,4 MB file with 300dpi, perfect for a large print.
La Lanterna, as we still see it today, was built in its current shape in 1543, replacing a previous structure on the same rock. It is the world’s third oldest lighthouse and, for more than 350 years, was also the tallest lighthouse in the world.
Have a great start into the week!
Marcus
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Splendid photography as always Marcus.
Marcus, your holidays were so wonderful! I have never been to Italy and had seen only one lighthouse in my entire life. This lighthouse is magnificent and the whole image is amazing. Silhouettes of boats, a lighthouse, the magical sky are so mesmerizing.
May 2023 will be the best year ever for you and your loved ones. I wish you a lot of inspiration and great ideas!
Nice Silhouette!
Really nice image. I can imagine how it might look like in 120 x 80. Made some large prints from one of our vacations and it’s simply incredible. Enjoy!
Thanks, Reinhold, appreciate your thoughts. Marcus