Out of focus issue
Aug 17, 2013 18:18:34 #
I took this picture of my daughter in a parade today. As you can see I took a nice crisp shot of the house in the backround. I have a Nikon D40 with a 55/22 lens. I used auto focus. Is there any way of fixing this picture so my daughter is in focus? I do not have Picassa or Elements. I am new to photography so if it can be fixed can you explain it as simply as possible? Thank you.
Aug 17, 2013 19:50:44 #
Rumble wrote:
I took this picture of my daughter in a parade today. As you can see I took a nice crisp shot of the house in the backround. I have a Nikon D40 with a 55/22 lens. I used auto focus. Is there any way of fixing this picture so my daughter is in focus? I do not have Picassa or Elements. I am new to photography so if it can be fixed can you explain it as simply as possible? Thank you.
Re-post the picture and mark (store original) before hitting send....will give the folks here more to work with! :)
Aug 17, 2013 22:26:58 #
Looks like you didn't pan your daughter as she was moving in the car, probably why the moving car and occupants are out of focus and the stationary house is in focus.
Aug 17, 2013 22:31:41 #
Aug 17, 2013 22:34:43 #
I know, I even had it in sport mode in anticipation of the moving target. I was just a bit off. Any suggestions on fixing?
Aug 17, 2013 22:52:45 #
There is nothing more head-banging frustrating than missing the once in a lifetime shot.
As previously posted, submit the original. Because all the meta data has been stripped, it will be hard to help diagnose what went wrong.
The Nikon D40 has a Closest Object function which would have automatically made a sharp image of your daughter. It is discussed on page 24 of the users manual http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/noprint/D40_noprint.pdf My guess is the shutter release button was not pressed half way long enough for the camera to change from a previous focus point like the house to your daughter. But this is just a guess.
So where do we go from here? Can the picture be improved (Sharpened) by photo processing? I think so. I took the liberty to sharpen the jpg submitted. I think it can be improved a bit more from the original
Ken
As previously posted, submit the original. Because all the meta data has been stripped, it will be hard to help diagnose what went wrong.
The Nikon D40 has a Closest Object function which would have automatically made a sharp image of your daughter. It is discussed on page 24 of the users manual http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/noprint/D40_noprint.pdf My guess is the shutter release button was not pressed half way long enough for the camera to change from a previous focus point like the house to your daughter. But this is just a guess.
So where do we go from here? Can the picture be improved (Sharpened) by photo processing? I think so. I took the liberty to sharpen the jpg submitted. I think it can be improved a bit more from the original
Ken
Aug 17, 2013 23:19:53 #
Rumble wrote:
Reposting with store original checked (sorry).
This one seems to be modified since it left the camera as well.
You should be able to sharpen the camera original image yourself with any photo processing program. The larger the Jpeg file the better the result. Look for the fix>Shapen
Aug 17, 2013 23:30:15 #
Thank you so much Ken. Your touch up looks better. will try fixing it with a photo program.
Aug 17, 2013 23:47:26 #
Aug 18, 2013 00:03:30 #
I just ran it through Photoshop CS5's sharpening tool, a favorite tool in my arsenal. Hope this helps!
Rumble wrote:
OK, I think this is the original.
Aug 18, 2013 00:05:38 #
Hmmm. My rendition is still a bit fuzzy. Maybe someone else can take a look at it.
Mormorazzi wrote:
I just ran it through Photoshop CS5's sharpening tool, a favorite tool in my arsenal. Hope this helps!
Aug 18, 2013 00:07:03 #
Aug 18, 2013 00:22:04 #
It still looks better than the original.
Mormorazzi wrote:
Hmmm. My rendition is still a bit fuzzy. Maybe someone else can take a look at it.
Aug 18, 2013 07:04:55 #
When it comes to out of focus shots they are almost impossible to fix.I am no expert but I do agree with cjkorb Panning would be one solution or a faster shutter speed.Or a combination of both.With the speed of the car in a parade panning would be my choice the car is not moving very fast.With fast action shots shutter speed would be my choice.I shoot manual for total control.I hope this helps.You do have a good memory shot for future referance.If yo look on my flickr page you will see shots of a soccer tournament shutter speed was used primarly for these shots because the action was so fast.
Aug 18, 2013 07:19:59 #
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