how to distinguish an upscale ? any tips ? [sketchy]

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  • 16699

    hello, after seeing this great photo (from a photographer point of view) :

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    1440 x 90016
    I just uploaded this : [x1x1wo] I'm pretty sure it's not an upscale since the resolutions stop at 1920x1200 & go no higher. though I wonder if you guyz have tips to recognize upscales ?

  • 16700

    Actually I think it is an upscale (and a crop of the photographer signature by the way)

    • There are more artefacts on the gradients (background and forehead)
    • There is aliasing of details (the hairs)
    • The details are less crisp (waves)

    Added 2018-05-04 20:48:51

    I don't know how 500px works exactly but there does not seem to have a way to buy a larger resolution, so the bigger resolution of this photo is 1600x900 [url]https://500px.com/photo/172528483/aleksandra-by-sergey-fat[/url]

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