Can the same 'hacks' be used for the top of the day? Today we have four images by the same photog, of regular subjects in not-the-best light. I think this has been discussed before but I really am curious as to how they got there...
Karl
I think the advice re mirrorless in the last post is sound. Mirrorless lenses are inherently better due to the reduced flange distance but, in the case of Nikon and Canon (particularly), the camera bodies are at the moment way behind the lenses. Nikon are kinda stuck in last place with the Z mount d...
Jump to postThat 18-300 isn't in the same league as the two f/2.8s the op refers to. Besides, he's specified that he's only interested in the two lenses.
Jump to postI think you'll need to post or link images if you want a succinct answer..
Karl
Tim, if by 'lowest possible aperture' you mean widest, this is going to give you problems if the exhibit is only, say, a few metres from the photographer. The settings you'll need will depend entirely on what camera and lens combo you're using, and whether you have stabilisation. The tripod method i...
Jump to postYour settings will need to be very different depending on whether the exhibits are indoors or outdoors. Aside from that, subjects are typically very close so you'll need sufficient depth of field in order to get all parts in focus. Avoid or negate foreground clutter if possible.
Jump to postWhile haze (and therefore distance) kills the Omni I think it's misleading to state that the light is harsh - there are images featuring much worse lighting that get in every day.
Jump to postLooks good on my monitor — I feel an underexposed rejection would be a bit picky.
Jump to postDoesn't look to be much more than a third to me but it's the proximity of the fence to the photographer that's distracting — whenever the fence is out of focus/blurry it's a much bigger issue than when it's in focus. I'd certainly agree with Kas that there's some pretty visible heat-haze too.
Jump to postNo specific photographer ID required in most (in not all?) countries, however depending on what type of photography you're doing you may require a pass or written permission (plus a public liability certificate). Photography for personal reasons won't typically require any documentation — it's usual...
Jump to postIf you're doing a lot of fast-action photography I hand on heart can't really recommend a mirrorless, at least with my experience of the Canon EOS RP. It's a fantastic camera and has many advantages over a DSLR but the split-second freeze-frame between shots will likely be too distracting for sports...
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Been a while since I uploaded something non-priority so just wondering if the sharpness is okay by today's standards?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/130333117 ... /lightbox/
Cheers,
Karl
I'm shooting both RAW and jpeg. I have peripheral illumination correction turned on, but I do with the 6D too. I doubt there'd be profiles for EF lenses and I didn't notice anything whilst going through the menu the other day, but you've made me want to double-check. Regardless of any correction goi...
Jump to postThanks Dan, I'll have a look in the menus, see what I can do. Took the RP out again this morning (with the RF 24-105 f/4 L IS and EF 70-200 f/4 L IS II) and did just over 100 shots. In case anyone's interested, here are my findings re image quality, i.e. what I love and what I don't (and to be fair ...
Jump to postHI All, Rather than dragging up the old thread (which has stagnated) I thought I'd start a new one, outlining my initial impressions of the EOS R system. Hopefully it will help others who are tempted to make the jump to mirrorless. Firstly, the size — It's tiny... and I mean tiny! This is good in ma...
Jump to postI finally bought an EOS RP with the RF24-105 f/4 L IS lens this week. I shall be testing it out this coming weekend and will report back, for the benefit of anyone who followed this thread with any interest (since most people seem to have gone for the R rather than the RP). The R was a lot more mone...
Jump to postThanks for all the help, guys, however in the end I bought a new (smaller) case to put my gear in, that adheres to Ryanair's cabin baggage limits. I'm sure the 55-250STM would have produced acceptable images but I think Julien is right — there's no going back from L lenses.
Jump to postThanks guys, encouraging stuff! To clarify, I don't expect L quality in most areas but I want something that's not far off sharpness-wise. Many cheap lenses when used to their strengths can produce results comparable to the L series, but often with a bit more distortion and/or CA. And of course you ...
Jump to postThanks guys. It's worth noting that the new(er) STM version is an optical redesign and is praised for being much better than the two original versions (IS I & II). The reviews really are quite astonishing but at the same time a little ambiguous, for the fact that the phrase 'for the money' frequ...
Jump to postHi All, Need a light, compact telephoto lens for my crop bodies (to get around Ryanair's cabin bag policy!) and the performance of the above lens is continually lauded — is it as good as they say? I've an all-L collection at the moment — while I'm aware that it probably won't match that quality I wo...
Jump to postWhich is why I said, "Generally". I never said it was impossible to take good images with a bridge camera; it's just much easier with a DSLR or CSC, and the results will be of better quality.
If you want to shoot aircraft, the best tool for the job is a DSLR or CSC. That IS true. Period.
Generally, no, because of the limitations... unless you only shoot static or taxiing aircraft. Go for a basic DSLR or mirrorless camera.
Karl
The heat haze looks about on par with what's acceptable these days but the contrast is low and I've had similar rejected for distance. I've come to the conclusion that screening will never be perfect - it is what it is and there's no great motivation to tackle inconsistency. Live with it or upload e...
Jump to postThe end result is going to be identical — the difference is in how each type of camera arrives at that end result. Optical viewfinders are still better for fast action however many prefer the EVFs of mirrorless because they offer a faithful preview of the image to be captured. And yes, battery life ...
Jump to postBut surely even the first shouldn't qualify? Many aircraft are painted all white as their leases end or begin (or for whatever reason) — it's not part of any branding and so shouldn't be considered newsworthy. I do, however, think such images should receive priority (just not a banner position) beca...
Jump to postIt strikes me that, certainly in the Canon intermediate DSLR world, the more complex the AF system, the less reliable it is. My 80D is pretty useless to be honest in AI servo mode and needs to be set to one-shot — and even then my keeper rate isn't impressive! My old 50D is better and that technolog...
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I'm gonna ask this question because I feel it needs to be asked: why has an all white Norwegian 737-800 made the banner? They have two like this and they've been flying since August!
Karl
Photoshop Elements is more than good enough to edit images for here. I'm still using version 5.0!
Karl
The third possibility of course is that you've accidentally knocked the lens and an element has become misaligned. Kas' recommendation therefore is the best course of action to help narrow down the problem.
Jump to postDoesn't look that soft to me although DHL is a pain of a livery for appearing soft due to the red on yellow. It does have a pinky hue though.
Jump to postI've been holding off upgrading my Canon DSLRs as their mirrorless RF system is progressing nicely. A firmware update is due imminently which apparently significantly improves AF accuracy/consistency, to put it on a par with Sony (who are considered to have the best mirrorless AF currently). Canon's...
Jump to postYou don't exactly have the attitude that makes people want to go out of their way to help you. And you don't seem to be particularly good at listening as, several months down the line, it doesn't seem you're any closer to getting images accepted. What you're basically saying above is that you aren't...
Jump to postI'm bumping this thread back up as there's been a significant development in the Canon mirrorless world... Come the end of this month (Sep) Canon will release their latest firmware for the EOS R and RP, which apparently vastly improves the AF. I've read some reviews of the beta version and everyone ...
Jump to postspompert, it gets so many views compared to all other shots, full-stop! Double the amount of the first CS3 for DL, and well over double of the roll-out of the 777-9 and UA's first 787-10. And the plane in question has been around for nearly 10 years! I got it added as a priority when it was first pa...
Jump to postOkay, this is getting silly... The Condor shot now has double the amount of views of anything else from the past 365 days (despite being uploaded much more recently). The same photog's fisheye 747 shot is not far off and there's another, almost identical one working its way up (CZ 77W) that incident...
Jump to postThe only thing I'd recommend is to add a tiny amount of contrast to the first image. It looks good as it is but I have had rejections for low contrast for similar so it would just be to make sure.
Karl
But what's the benefit to this? Surely it's cheating? Is it likely out of the photographer's hands or is it more likely a case of deliberate manipulation?
Jump to postThe DE shot had 12k views overnight 2nd-3rd Sep! Oddly enough the LH 747 image was nowhere near the top shot of the last 365 days 48 hours ago! The DE has slowed a bit lately, only getting 5.4k views overnight last night... but having said that the next most popular (DL A220, UA 787-10 and 777-9) ha...
Jump to postSpeaking of manipulating the system, I have just noticed that the top photo of the last 30 days is a relatively mundane subject shot in very mediocre light — absolutely nothing special about it at all — however what strikes me as fishy is that it has more than double the number of views of the next ...
Jump to postI think it's naive at best to think that implicit biases don't come into play here when they most certainly do in every other aspect of life. I'm sure our resident psychologist will chime in if he eyes this thread.... The fact that one photographer is basically holding A.net to ransom is in itself i...
Jump to postNoise reduction software is a bit of a double-edged sword as it doesn't actually 'get rid' of noise — rather it basically blurs parts of the image to give the effect of doing away with it. That's why you get a variety of ill-effects when you overuse NR software.
Jump to postI don't own the 4000D and even if I did I wouldn't be offended. My point is that better isn't always 'better', if you know what I mean. The 7D was certainly a great camera but some low-end Canons have surpassed it now and its higher ISO performance was always lousy. For standard aviation shots (and ...
Jump to postWhy is the 7D 'loads better than the 4000D'? The 4000D benefits from a much newer processor and, unless you really need the increased burst rate, the extra fps isn't a game changer. 10 additional focus points for most aviation applications won't be noticeable in the real world either. Besides, the O...
Jump to postThe haze is terrible and kills them straight away, without considering other flaws.
Jump to postThe Dornier looks generally good to me but the Cessna looks a touch bright. Both appear a little yellow/green.
Karl
Typically, contrast is balanced when pure whites look like pure white and pure black like pure blacks, but in the real world it isn't so clear cut. Perhaps the best guide is to look at the aircraft tyres — if they're in the shadow of part of the aircraft (normally a wing) then they should look almos...
Jump to postFor me there's too much dead space still on the left; I think it might look better with some kind of portrait crop (depending on what ratios are acceptable these days).
Karl
There was one on the front page yesterday that was clearly unlevel....
Karl
I own the original 70-200 f/4 L (non-IS) and for the money there's nothing else like it (including outside the Canon world). I also own the new 70-200 f/4 L IS II, which is slightly sharper and has noticeably better AF, but it's nearly three times the price. The newer version does, however, mean tha...
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