I presume you are going to be using a commercial printer ?

If so their website will tell you what file format they require, most want JPEG but will accept TIFF. Unless you have a reason for doing so stick to JPEG.

You should select sharpen for one of the paper options. Prints require more sharpening than screen viewing.

I do use LR but not the Export tools so cannot help with the padlock

I think you mean ppi (not dpi). Again your printer will specify what ppi they require

Pixels per inch (eg 300ppi) together with pixel dimensions (eg. 7200x4800) and physical size (eg. 24" x 16") are three sides to the same triangle.

So if the printer requires 300ppi and you want a 24x16 inch print, your pixel dimensions must be 7400x4800.

Is your screen calibrated ?

It would be worth ordering some test smaller prints first to check. most of us have our screens too bright and find that our prints are darker than what we were expecting.

ps i can recommend DS Colour Labs

Gosh that is tough. Good luck to you.

if only one person, having read this thread acts quickly in the future and saves their sight, it will have been worth it.

The condition I have is PVD which is apparently quite common amongst those over 50. Once it settles down in 3-4 weeks there should be no noticeable difference to my eyesight at all.

There is a chance that the detachment of the Vitreous over the next few weeks could damage the retina, but I have been told what to watch out for and am under strict instructions to get to hospital should they occur. If acted on quickly it can be repaired.

It was the fact that the symptoms are identical to retinal detachment that was the scary bit. Especially as failure to seek immediate help could lead to blindness in that eye if it were indeed the more serious condition.

Err no. Is my humble pie ready ?

As photographers we would miss functionality of our eyes a little bit more than most I suspect.

This week I had an episode late one evening where I started to notice “floaters” in my right eye more than usual. I started to worry when I noticed flashing lights in the same eye. A bit of googling had me in a panic as I read about retinal detachment. The following day I was unable to get an optician appointment but was urged by them to go to a&e

A&e referred me straight away to a ophthalmology clinic at a different hospital who checked me out. Luckily I have Vitreous detachment (PVD) rather than the more serious retinal detachment.

I had never heard of this apparently common condition. Importantly however the symptoms are the same as a retinal detachment (one can lead to the other) So the moral is if you see these changes get to a&e or an optician straight away. If it is retinal detachment 24 hours can make the difference between losing your sight completely or not

Oh I don’t know. I would give it a try. They cannot have spent much on r&d anyway

Hi Kris. Please post some pictures and let us know what kit you use

Yes. 2&5 for me please

no.10 has a watercolour feel to it (forgive the pun), and n0 11 has a Turner-esque style to it. These two my favourites.

No 3 for me.