McG1967 From UK - Scotland, joined Apr 2006, 495 posts, RR: 1 Posted (6 years 11 months 16 hours ago) and read 1865 times:
Still trying to get my first pic accepted. Had this one rejected for quality. Could do with some tips on how to improve it and in what areas it lacks.
The day this pic was taken, the cloud base was less than 500ft.
Kukkudrill From Malta, joined Dec 2004, 1122 posts, RR: 5 Reply 1, posted (6 years 11 months 15 hours ago) and read 1857 times:
Mark
The photo is grainy and oversharpened, and at the same time the aircraft does not look to me like it is in 100% sharp focus. The jaggies from oversharpening are particularly visible along the lines of the flaps and the upper outline of the nosecone. What camera and editing software are you using?
Charles
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Linco22 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2005, 1380 posts, RR: 17 Reply 3, posted (6 years 11 months 14 hours ago) and read 1843 times:
Quoting Kukkudrill (Reply 1): The photo is grainy and oversharpened, and at the same time the aircraft does not look to me like it is in 100% sharp focus
You must have been shooting at a high ISO. If you have to go beyond 200, it means you will have a hard time editing photos up to a.net standard due to the grain.
Quick tip: before you start work on a photo, scrutinise it at full size. If you see blur or heat distortion, then chances are you won't be able to rescue it even when resized to 1024 pixels width. Trying to will only result in oversharpening.
Make the most of the available light ... a lesson of photography that applies to life
McG1967 From UK - Scotland, joined Apr 2006, 495 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (6 years 11 months 13 hours ago) and read 1827 times:
Thanks guys - I checked the EXIF data, ISO was 200. I think a lot of the grain is to do with the weather when the pic was taken - mist and low cloud base.
PRM From Ghana, joined Apr 2002, 348 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (6 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1789 times:
Mark,
The seaking is borderline - looks a little soft / blurry around the nose (and lettering), still a little grainy in the sky, and the chopped off tail rotor could lead to a motive rejection (you can move the subject a little to the left, then it would be centred as well). Also, even though it was shot at 21:25 - the light is good (it doesn't look like a night shot to anyone else!) so you'd most likely get a category rejection too.
Overall on quality it's not too far off the mark, you may be able to go back to the original and re-work.
McG1967 From UK - Scotland, joined Apr 2006, 495 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (6 years 10 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 1760 times:
Thanks Paul. I can't do anything about the rotor - it was cut off when I took the pic. I think the grainy sky is being introduced by my sharpening technique.
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