lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

I tend to have trouble printing Yellows (tend to be too hot or bright, giving burnt pixels), yet it looks fine on monitor(s). Red is usually fine. Yes, I do occasionally get a red flower that lacks the detail and definition I might expect, (Below see an example). The hue of blues are often off but not annoying, thus they just don't match the actual subject. I do shoot flowers the most! Skin tones when shooting people is fine. I use Photoshop CS6 with ACR (a lot), I only use Topaz and Nik for Effects not perfecting color or white balance.

My main question to you now is what Camera(s) and Lens(es) are you using? Are you processing as 16-bit image files (from your camera's 14-bit)? (PSE only gives 8-bit TIFF, PSD, JPG, etc.) I do everything initially 16-bit and even 32-bit for HDR or when I can. Huge files, but my PC has 32GB RAM! I use (mainly) a Pentax K-5 and a K-20D camera. Few issues at all with those! I have not used my K-3 enough or printed anything from it yet to tell if it gives me what I want or not yet. The old (6MP) K-100D is converted for IR use only. My wife's Fuji X100T might give even better color as it has a non-beyer array sensor and thus far seems to produce smoother creamier more subtle images. We've only had it a few weeks. I've only been doing serious digital photography with Photoshop (CS5 & CS6) since 2012. But I've been doing film photography since 1978 using everything from 35mm to 6x6cm, to 6x7cm to 4x5", up to 8x10". I've really never enjoyed color photography as much until I started using digital around 1995. Perhaps you are just too picky like me. I rarely really like my own images. Good Luck.

Not The Red I Wanted Or The Lack Of Detail.

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ICN3S Loc: Cave Junction, OR

I go to the redwoods often and I can't get a WOW shot. I just can't see the forest for all the trees!!!

Duane Hanley Loc: Milwaukee Wisconsin

The subject I find the most challenging is large groups of people. I can easily do portraits of 1 or 2 but group Shots can be a challenge to light for me. The easiest shot for me is any type of macro photography

riderxlx Loc: DFW area Texas

Yea bro, I'm with ya on this.

karno Loc: Chico ,California

Nightscapes,

sirlensalot Loc: Arizona

Definitely pets.

riderxlx Loc: DFW area Texas

Well now that you asked?
I live in Texas, we have sun. A lot of it. And I like the air shows we have here BUT ! many of the times the day is fully sunny and the planes are flying directly in front of the sun. So as they come from either direction of the direct sun my camera is usually set to continuous focus and shots and they are moving so fast the camera just cannot keep up with them but does quickly enough. Now, I use both polarizing and UV filters to offset the direct sunlight. However they give me this brownish or 'filtered' tent to the shots not directly hit into the direct sun. The lens I used with out the filters for static stuff is Ok. Now I am not complaining. But I have a Nikon D200 using a 28-80 and 70-300 Lens. the 300 has the filters. I had these lenses from my old film camera which connect to the d200 just fine.
When I say directly into the sun I mean directly into the bright sun while these planes perform their maneuvers. I have some realty good shots overall but shooting from a left or right position from direct sun then into direct sun is hard to pull off.

kenArchi Loc: Seal Beach, CA

Interior, architectural photography.
I must perform extremely well for my clients because I get paid for the work.
And yes, it is very challenging.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Harold ... by far, the most difficult, for me - is scenes which involve fast-moving subjects ... horses, cars, dogs (in some cases) wild animals ... also, sunsets, of late, too ... as they go down so swiftly, and I am no longer able to keep the camera steady enough, to catch it, in time ....

The easiest is (and, always has been) flowers, and tree trunks, and limbs - which are - pretty much, stationary - except when a sudden gust of wind comes in - and changes the complexion of things ... ever tried to catch bulrushes, as sharp as you can - on a windy, wintry day?

My overall most challenging photographic situations - right now - are holding my hands steady enough, to take a sharp picture, no matter what.

I find it, constantly amazing, every single day - when I DO wind up with a sharp picture, no matter what the subject matter - which is why I'm so gratified to see the newest generation of Nikon cameras, employ In-Body Image Stabilization ... every single bit - helps ....

bbrowner Loc: Chapel Hill, NC

Last summer, when the Hummers were around and at my two feeders... I sat on the deck and tried to get a shot with two Hummers in the same frame... with some decent amount of clarity. Impossible!

Barry

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

I've found birds in flight and astrophotography to be the most challenging. Everything else is relatively easy!

bwa

Lucian Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio

Shooting Unicorns and UFOs are my most difficult subject matter! :-)

n3eg Loc: West coast USA

I find street to be the hardest thing, judging from all the criticism it gets.
Easiest things are the most common - birds bugs and flowers.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Those single horns are so difficult, aren't they, Lucian? ... Especially when an open-center Flying Saucer is attempting to land on them!!!!

badapple Loc: Twin Lake, Michigan

Difficult: BIF
Less difficult: flowers