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Domokun From United States of America, joined Sep 2006, 202 posts, RR: 0
Posted (6 years 7 months 4 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 1409 times:

Hey guys,

Today I was shooting takeoffs at SEA; I am wondering if this photo, as an example, is too 'grainy'?

Thanks!

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JeffM From United States of America, joined May 2005, 3266 posts, RR: 53
Reply 1, posted (6 years 7 months 4 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 1402 times:

Quoting Domokun (Thread starter):
I am wondering if this photo, as an example, is too 'grainy'?

Yes, and soft too.

D L X From United States of America, joined May 1999, 10557 posts, RR: 53
Reply 2, posted (6 years 7 months 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1373 times:

I agree with Jeff. You *might* be able to salvage it with some selective sharpening along the edges, but you'll have to apply some noise reduction to the non-edge parts of the photo.

Noise reduction is kind of a bad word around here, so I'm not going to go into that further.

Domokun From United States of America, joined Sep 2006, 202 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (6 years 7 months 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1370 times:

Thanks guys; I think I was too far away from the airport. Sadly, it seems somewhat difficult to find a decent spotting place around SEA.

D L X From United States of America, joined May 1999, 10557 posts, RR: 53
Reply 4, posted (6 years 7 months 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1369 times:

Isn't there a little coffee stand just south of the airport that you can watch planes in? Or do they shoo people off?

Domokun From United States of America, joined Sep 2006, 202 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (6 years 7 months 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1364 times:

Quoting D L X (Reply 4):
Isn't there a little coffee stand just south of the airport that you can watch planes in? Or do they shoo people off?

Huh, I have never seen the stand. I was near the training office today and they asked me to leave; so I went to the SPU park area. It isn't too bad of an area though for my lens it is a stretch.

... and I also forgot I left my camera in auto ISO from when I was playing with it before.

Perhaps it is just be but on a clear blue sky the noise is very noticeable between ISO 100 and 500 on my D80 - oops.

D L X From United States of America, joined May 1999, 10557 posts, RR: 53
Reply 6, posted (6 years 7 months 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1363 times:

HOw much did you crop this file? A lot? Was the sky more than 60% of the shot? That could really affect the way the camera meters it.

Try adding some exposure compensation when your shot has a lot of sky in it. Add +0.3. That will probably do the trick. Or, get closer to the subject.

[Edited 2006-09-27 05:09:59]

Eadster From Australia, joined Jan 2005, 2214 posts, RR: 16
Reply 7, posted (6 years 7 months 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1363 times:

Quoting JeffM (Reply 1):
Yes, and soft too.

More like slightly outa focus I'd say.

Bubbles From Canada, joined Apr 2005, 1193 posts, RR: 52
Reply 8, posted (6 years 7 months 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1354 times:

Quoting JeffM (Reply 1):
Yes, and soft too.

I agree with JeffM. The image looks either soft or blurry, especially the nose and the tail.

_Hongyin_

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