Re: Photos with a wider crop

Thank you, and should these kind of photos be uploaded as "mark for the creative screening team" or not?

Photos with a wider crop

Hi all, I was wondering if photos with a wider crop like the examples below are still being accepted or if they would be rejected for motive/distant. Also I would like to know if these photos should be uploaded as "mark for the creative screening team" or not. Thanks in advance for the inf...

Re: prescreen / editing advice - jeepregular

Since it's not blocking any part of the a/c it won't be rejected by the screeners for that reason.
The a/c is rather high in frame though (taking into account the tail), which may lead to a rejection.

Re: How do we re-submit a rejected photo?

ricq wrote:

Do we just send the newly edited photo in as though it were a new photo and make a note to the reviewer that it is being re-submitted?

Re: Priority Screening Inconsistency

Unbelievable, the same a/c has now been accepted with priority...

Re: Priority Screening Inconsistency

Hi all, Ref. ID 6501637, can anybody explain why a Cathay Dragon A320 visiting Amsterdam was deprioritized? Narrowbody east-Asian aircraft are not normally seen at this airport, besides it was a first visit of this airline. I made sure to mention this in the comments (also the "talk of the town...

Re: Post-screening feedback

Website titles and nose do look blurry. Increased sharpening wouldn't help.

Re: Level Rejection

Since the photo was not taken perpendicular to the runway, I wonder if it is correct to have the runway horizontally aligned. A minor CW rotation wouldn't do any harm, although I do agree that it is too small of an issue for a rejection. On the other hand the a/c is rather high in frame, I would sug...

Re: Night/Dusk/Dawn Confirmation

Definitely not night/dusk/dawn, please check the description on the upload page:

Night/Dusk/Dawn
Mark this box when the sun was below the horizon when you took the photo.

Re: Post-screening questions

Hello, This one got rejected for needing CCW rotation, but I'm wondering how to determine when the photo is level or not. There are no obvious vertical objects and it was not taken perpendicular to the runway, so I'm not sure what to use as a reference. Any suggestions or tips? https://imgproc.airli...

Re: Priority Screening Inconsistency

Thanks Daniel, let's hope the new guidelines will make things a little less confusing.

Re: Search registration by "XX-"

To answer your questions: no and no.
I believe this has already been reported several years ago, but the owners/developers are not able/willing to solve this.

Re: Priority Screening Inconsistency

The prio guidelines now say that if it's a first visit for a type and airline it qualifies for prio. As a general rule, if we don't have certain type of aircraft in the db from that airline at that airport, it can get prio screening. Hi Daniel, Thank you for your reply. Would you be able to comment...

Re: Priority Screening Inconsistency

Hi again dutchspotter1 We can't dispute you're right. It has been there a bunch of times before. That said, this image is the first photographed visit of that model by the operator to AMS which means it received priority screening in line with our rules. Please note: Photographed visit not just a v...

Re: Prescreening Advice

High in frame (when factoring in the tail), fuselage lacks contrast and is borderline overexposed.

Re: Priority Screening Inconsistency

Thanks, except that it wasn't a first visit of this operator/model combi. It's been at AMS a bunch of times before. The fact that there aren't any other photos of this combi at AMS in the database doesn't mean it's a first visit.

Re: Priority Screening Inconsistency

Another one which I can't figure out:

Re: Have quality standards changed on here recently?

planespot wrote:

I think what you may be missing is that A.net has always been about image quality first and image aesthetics second.

Re: Have quality standards changed on here recently?

If screeners were to not allow it, then no one would have any idea what that plane looks like, and there'd be no photos from KTTN's ramp area. Just out of curiousity, have you ever considered the possibility that perhaps not each and every location around an airport may be suitable for taking HQ av...

Re: Have quality standards changed on here recently?

planespot wrote:

Do you think a better shot could have been taken?

Re: Shooting from an airplane window

What exactly are you trying to shoot from an airplane window? Another airplane that is flying miles away or the wing of your a/c? All the factors you listed are important points but I would like to add one more: the less mm you are using, the sharper the results.

Re: Have quality standards changed on here recently?

Thank you for your responses. I get that some of these issues are subjective (as illustrated by the contributions from Tim and JakTrax) and ultimately it is up to the owners/screeners to define the acceptance standards. My point is the discrepancy between the "mild" screening on motive/com...

Re: Have quality standards changed on here recently?

Hi Paul, Thank you for your response. My comments indeed do not apply to vintage photos. Here are a few random examples where I think stricter screening could be applied (or at least considered) to ensure a consistent level of high quality standards. 1. Lots of distracting clutter (fence, ramp equip...

Re: Have quality standards changed on here recently?

Dutchspotter1 you're referring to our Motive rule. Thanks but that seems to cover merely distance/centering/obstructions. I was more referring to things like distracting items (fences in the bottom, lampposts in the back, taxiway signs stuck to the a/c) general backgorund issues (hazy skies/flat li...

Re: Have quality standards changed on here recently?

Here is a general question about quality standards: do photos ever get rejected for bad composition or are all photos potentially acceptable, regardless of angle of the aircraft, regardless of what the background/foreground looks like?

Re: Post-screening questions