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DL747 wrote:Hi,
Unfortunately the AA 321 is not going to be fixable, same goes for the F9 320, they're both blurry. Delta 752 is very noisy, has blotchiness on the fuselage, and looks blurry as well. I don't believe its in your best interest to attempt to fix any of these, sorry. Try to start off with sunny shots, those require less editing and tend to be of higher quality out of the camera.
DL747 wrote:Envoy ERJ looks still overexposed due to what I assume is a reflection of the light on the fuselage, and blurry in places, AA 789 tail is suffering from heat haze. Whole AA 789 is overall poor quality, noisy, dark and also looks heat hazed. Delta 752 looks blurry, WN 73G is oversharpened in places, noisy. What ISO are you using? These seem excessively noisy for conditions, thinking maybe its an in-camera setting.
Runway28L wrote:ISO 400 is too high of a setting for images being taken in broad daylight outdoors. ISO 200 between f/8 and f/11 is usually the normal setting.
You could also try to shoot in manual focus to lessen the chance of getting motion blur.
DL747 wrote:While I wouldn't say 400 is automatically too high, I don't think a sunny day should necessitate 400, especially on a 5xxx series, which can be noisy above 200. I'd advise against manual focus, since some of your shots have questionable focus. As you said, with fast moving aircraft and not much time, at least start with auto mode. I'd say for an average day, ISO100-200, f/7.1-f/11, and 1/250-1/1000 depending on aircraft type (eg prop blur, rotor etc), is a good place to start.
fsx98 wrote:Runway28L wrote:ISO 400 is too high of a setting for images being taken in broad daylight outdoors. ISO 200 between f/8 and f/11 is usually the normal setting.
You could also try to shoot in manual focus to lessen the chance of getting motion blur.
I usually don't do manual focus as I worry about how precise my focus would be in a short time to take good quality photos of moving aircraft. As for the ISO settings for outdoor spotting, I haven't got a chance to check the ISO on those unedited photos on the DSLR; will have to check the ISO on these photos to make sure that the ISO is at ISO 200 between f/8 and f/11.
airkas1 wrote:I personally use ISO100-160 and F8-10 on sunny days, but ISO200 should be well fine too (depending on camera a little of course).
ChrisLait wrote:airkas1 wrote:I personally use ISO100-160 and F8-10 on sunny days, but ISO200 should be well fine too (depending on camera a little of course).
Have to agree with Kas. I was having issues with my pictures and he suggested the same range so now I mainly shoot F9, ISO100 and 1/400 on sunny days and haven't had nearly as many issues I was having. His suggestion was a huge help to me!
DL747 wrote:AA tail is heat hazed, noisy, and borderline blurry in spots, but at your own risk...
DL747 wrote:ERJ is still soft/blurry/noisy to me.
airkas1 wrote:DL747 wrote:ERJ is still soft/blurry/noisy to me.
Not that noisy for me, but agree with soft/blurry.
Kaphias wrote:While you're trying to dial in your eye for what is acceptable here, I'd advise you to start with some better material. Go out to your local airport and ensure that:The sun is at your back
It's not within 3 hours of noon
You're not shooting through windows
The subject is close
The subject is moving slowly, if at all
ISO 100
f/8
1/400 shutter minimum
If heat haze is an issue even in the morning/evening, you can try shooting approaches at close range, if your airport and equipment allows.
dutchspotter1 wrote:N517AE has a yellow/green cast, too much saturation (grass looks unnatural) and oversharped.