Post Your Recent REJECTIONS!

Some A.net rejections
Rejected: Grainy
http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/r...7895n524nk.jpg
Rejected: Blurry
http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/r...8759n301nb.jpg

Any feedback?

Grainy you can fix by changing the way you sharpen and by monitoring your ISO. Keep the iso in good light at no higher than 200. When you're sharpening, select the sky, inverse, expand by 1 pixel, then sharpen. That will cut down on grain especially in the blue channel which is by nature the most noise susceptible.

Blurry is unfixable.

That's what I do. I shot that picture at ISO 100 and sharpened as you said, it's what I always do. Honestly I don't see anything wrong with either shot by oh well...

It's a.hole...I mean a.net. If its not perfection then it won't get in. I can clearly see the blur in the second shot on my iPad. Try selecting the sky, contracting by 1 pixel and add some Gaussian blur for the noise.

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Originally Posted by deltaA330

That's what I do. I shot that picture at ISO 100 and sharpened as you said, it's what I always do. Honestly I don't see anything wrong with either shot by oh well...

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You know there's something wrong when you're shooting at base ISO and it is still 'grainy'. That's ridiculous. Those shots look fine to me, but I'm not a screener. If you're already selectively sharpening, I wouldn't drive myself excessively nuts to please those maniacs. Hell, they can't even decide what constitutes too much 'yellow tint'

flickr ftw

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Originally Posted by megatop412

Hell, they can't even decide what constitutes too much 'yellow tint'

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Did somebody say my name? :confused::tongue:

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Did somebody say my name?

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No Cary...just relax and go back to Trenton ;)

Here is mine, i can clearly see the wingtip is pretty messed up, does anybody have any advice to fix this. Also, anybody have any advice, tips, methods, etc. to help me? I also realize i should probably shoot with aperture 8-11 on Canon 100-400, the shutter speed was 1/800, which was probably too slow. In good daylight, at which shutter speed and aperture can i get the sharpest and best image for A.net. I am open to any advise given to me... and especially yours manny... :tongue: haha

EXPOSURE REJECTION.
http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/r...7img_18553.jpg
If someone would kindly show me what my image should look like...not necessary, but greatly appreciated. :)

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Originally Posted by Jared Blech

I also realize i should probably shoot with aperture 8-11 on Canon 100-400, the shutter speed was 1/800, which was probably too slow.

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I usually shoot in Av at f/7.1 with the 100-400, ISO 100, shutter speeds end up around 1/400 - 1/640 depending light, which is plenty.

Hey moose. I still feel like my images come out unsharp, iso at 100 and everything, i feel like they are a little grainy too... Do you think this is because of my Av at 5.6, ive read many many times that you get a sharper image with 8-11. I am currently shooting with a 7D.
Thanks.

I always found the 100-400 to be on the softer side on the 7D...that being said you shouldn't be having any problem getting sharp enough images for a.net with it...and really as long as you're hitting at least 1/400 you should be fine. I usually shoot between f/4 and f/6.3 and haven't had any issues. You're shooting the highest jpeg quality or RAW, yeah?

these 2 blurry unsharpened/oversharpened

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/36105_1363401983.jpg

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/57806_1363402084.jpg


overexposed/too much noise and grain
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/13160_1363217923.jpg


these 2 unsharpened/too much noise and grain
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/95067_1363217867.jpg

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/34627_1363218050.jpg

this one underexposed
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/51765_1363401660.jpg

I am disappointed this got rejected. One of the grounded 787's

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewreject_b.php?id=4182740 Blurry

http://www.jetphotos.net/img/4/5/9/8...1363449895.jpg

Once again a.net blows me away - all the different things it is rejected for!!

http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/r...l-03082013.jpg

Needs CCW rotation
Low contrast
Low in frame
Grainy
Soft
contrast
centered
level

Mark, all easy fixes :-) Unfortunately, I agree with the rotation/level as given by the look of the light towers. It also is a bit low in frame. The hard contrast is likely due to the hot upper fuselage. Otherwise it looks fine...

Here is my quick edit. I removed about 5 level from the bright side and rotated a bit CCW. Also move it up a bit in frame to center the bottom of the fuel tanks and the top of the fuselage by the cockpit.

http://pictures.mannyphoto.com/photo...-SdZndVT-L.jpg

and your version for comparison

http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/r...l-03082013.jpg

I guess I need to use that course that I bought on Photoshop :)

Mark, you don;t need a course ... you are great with Photoshop... I think I know my way around PSCS2-6 and I get rejected on a daily basis :tongue:

Motive rejection. Funny, I have over seven engine shots in my stream. Four are other FL special scheme engine shots. Their consistency is getting awful.
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewreject_b.php?id=4186904

Heat distortion. I see the horizontal stab is a bit blurred. This solely due to engine exhaust and a 30 knot wind blowing it back. I personally don't agree with this one.
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewreject_b.php?id=4186893

Over 400 accepted shots, and I forget to put a night shot category for a sunset shot.
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewreject_b.php?id=4186892

This one floored me. The same BS heat distortion issue but they also said part of aircraft cut off. How many thousands of photos have half the tail cut off?
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewreject_b.php?id=4182186

Maybe it is heat-distortion day.....

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewreject_b.php?id=4186984

http://www.jetphotos.net/img/3/8/7/9...1363827978.jpg

The heat distortion rejects are obvious. Both nose gears have it and it's plain to see other spots though slight, it's there.

http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/b...96dsc_0406.jpg

http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/b...96dsc_0406.jpg

Rejection reasons: blurry, contrast, color. Extra comments: "strong contrast, magenta cast"

I'm not arguing the rejections or the reasons, but I would appreciate your comments to improve this. For blurry, I suppose the right wing/engine need some sharpening (I didn't give it as much as I did on the fuselage and windows). Contrast seems a bit harsh of a reason to me for a sunset shot, but I'll live with it. As for magenta cast, I can see where they come from, I'm just not quite sure how to fix this in CS5. Help appreciated, thanks!

Can't see it :(

Grr, dammit! Let's try again (thanks Manny)

http://www.airliners.net/procphotos/...96dsc_0406.jpg

You can see the blur in the winglet, and the artifacts resulting from the aggressive sharpening there even though it appears soft still. For the contrast and magenta issues, when you correct your levels, do so in each individual channel instead of through RBG. That will go a long ways in helping.

Yellow cast/flat
http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/r...42.1525183.jpg

yellow cast/soft
http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/r...59.5889306.jpg

yellow cast/Dark
http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/r...99.6602294.jpg

yellow cast/soft/overexposed
http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/r...16.5596094.jpg


Light Post/motive Soft/oversharpened
http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/r....9141dddff.jpg

Can someone explain to me about the yellow cast? As well as the motive softness and how a light post being shown would reject a shot although it's not blocking the aircraft

Talk to Cary. He'll tell you all about yellow cast photography...
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Sergio, all of them have a yellow or magenta cast... definitely easy fixing. If using Photoshop, use the LEVELS tool and while the midtones eyedropper is selected, click on a neutral color like white or black or gray. That is one easy way to see the color go neutral... you may have to manually tweak the results. I do it on a separate layer and mask it in or out as needed.

thanks Manny!

One of my first attempted uploads to A.net. Go figure! http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/r...irlines747.jpg
Reason - Poor crop motive

steven, theres alittle more than poor crop motive there, but looking good considering you are just starting. It is somewhat blurry and grainy... easy fixes!
Pointers
1. If you are going to crop, crop all the way
2. make sure you get some noise reducing software, I use noiseware, I don't like photoshops in house noise removal too much.
3.ASK ANYBODY FOR ADVICE AND POST YOUR PHOTOS IN THE PRE-SCREEN THREAD!!

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Originally Posted by sdspinelli2

One of my first attempted uploads to A.net. Go figure! http://www.airliners.net/addphotos/r...irlines747.jpg
Reason - Poor crop motive

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Here is an example of the type of crop you are trying to go for:

http://images3.jetphotos.net/img/3/1...1363484861.jpg

Thanks for the input guys.

Pink cast/soft

http://www.instantscaptured.com/phot...Gp828Sk-XL.jpg

Pink cast

http://www.instantscaptured.com/phot...sdXLQFr-XL.jpg

Not argueing, although I see more softness on the TAM than the Air India... Now, pink casts. I get automatically pink casted on every upload to Anet. I do my levels in each channel individually, and still don't get the result I'm looking for. I try tweaking the color balance but am unable to decide where the sweet spot is... Can anyone help with an EFFECTIVE method to send casts to hell (hint Cary)? Thanks.

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Originally Posted by RomNYC

.....Now, pink casts. I get automatically pink casted on every upload to Anet. I do my levels in each channel individually, and still don't get the result I'm looking for. I try tweaking the color balance but am unable to decide where the sweet spot is... Can anyone help with an EFFECTIVE method to send casts to hell (hint Cary)? Thanks.

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I am in the same boat as Romain, any shot in the morning/evening, etc. usually gets yellow, pink, orange cast rejection. No kidding the photo has a color to it, it was taken when the sun imparts a color to a white plane. That is how the picture really was. Rant mode off......

In all honesty, I see the pink casts clearly. Especially on the TAM... not so much on the India, but the cloud gives it away. Removing the cast is not a problem, unfortunately everything I tried gave the photo a very un-natural, fugly look. Help?

Did you shoot it in raw, Rom? It's a simple white balance adjustment if you did. If not, you can still adjust white balance, but you don't have as much room for adjustment.

Yes I shoot in raw. Changed the WB to daylight as I like the effect on the sky, but it does warm up the picture as well. This is where I'm having trouble. When I leave the WB at "as shot" I generally get blue casts, and a sky that is way too blue for my liking. Now "daylight" WB doesn't work either.

I've come to a point in my learning process where I am able to see that something's wrong, except that now, it seems that every correction I make looks wrong as well haha! Even when playing on the tint and temp, I don't seem to find something acceptable (to me, let alone Anet).

Can't blame Anet here though, it DOES have color cast.

What was your white balance set to in camera?

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Originally Posted by wunaladreamin

What was your white balance set to in camera?

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Auto.

Don't know what raw converter you are using, but in Adobe Camera Raw, I would use the WB eyedropper and click on a white portion of the fuselage, rather than just picking one of the presets. It may be a bit cool for your liking, but it should give you a good starting place.