Getting Closer

One of the biggest drawbacks to viewing photographs online is the loss of detail. Even when photos are shown fullscreen, much of the detail that is captured by the camera is lost due to the resizing of the images for web viewing.  The image degradation is especially great when the image happens to come from a medium or large format image.

Luckily, there is a service called Closr.it that helps to bring more of that detail to the web.  While the images may not be viewable for iPhone and iPad users due to Closr’s reliance on Flash, most desktop and laptop users will be able to experience many photos almost as if they were standing right in front of a very large print.

In a previous post, I had posted a 580 by 580 pixel image of one of my surfer friends, Bob W.  Here is the same image viewed through the Closr widget.  Much like a YouTube video, the Closr image can be viewed in fullscreen mode.  Try zooming into the eyes to see the level of detail captured in the original image.