My first posting
Oct 19, 2017 05:20:54 #
Oct 19, 2017 05:35:12 #
lghicks wrote:
Please let me know what I did wrong. Nikon 800 with 24-120
Nothing wrong, nice clear photo.
Oct 19, 2017 05:37:59 #
Oct 19, 2017 05:48:39 #
Is this the original photo out of the camera? It looks like perhaps it wasn't sharp and you sharpened a lot in post processing.
Oct 19, 2017 05:49:58 #
rdubreuil
Loc: Dummer, NH USA
CO wrote:
Is this the original photo out of the camera? It looks like perhaps it wasn't sharp and you sharpened a lot in post processing.
That's what it looks like to me too.
Oct 19, 2017 05:50:20 #
Oct 19, 2017 05:53:21 #
rdubreuil
Loc: Dummer, NH USA
rdubreuil wrote:
That's what it looks like to me too.
If the image is straight out of camera it could be the image settings in your camera, the sharpening may be jacked up too high. Are you shooting in RAW or jpeg?
Oct 19, 2017 06:00:50 #
jpeg, I will check my camera's menu to see if the sharpening is set too high. I just checked the in camera sharpening and it is set to 0. Thank you.
Oct 19, 2017 06:03:21 #
rdubreuil wrote:
If the image is straight out of camera it could be the image settings in your camera, the sharpening may be jacked up too high. Are you shooting in RAW or jpeg?
This is what I was thinking also. The Nikon picture controls - standard, neutral, vivid, monochrome allow you to sharpen the .jpeg photos out of the camera. Nikon sets their default sharpening very low at level 3. Nikon expert, Ken Rockwell, recommends bumping that up to level 6. Yours may be set to the maximum of 9. I've tried setting them that high but photos start to look like the one you posted.
Oct 19, 2017 06:04:50 #
lghicks wrote:
jpeg, I will check my camera's menu to see if the sharpening is set too high. I just checked the in camera sharpening and it is set to 0. Thank you.
Go through all of the picture controls and set the sharpening to level 6.
Oct 19, 2017 06:12:29 #
The composition is good, the exposure is good, and the subject is cooperative! So - overall, it is good! Check your sharpness settings and it looks like you are on your way to becoming a regular contributor here!
Oct 19, 2017 06:14:00 #
The imagining sharpening is set at zero. I'll try it at 3 but I'm pretty sure the squirrel went home. I'll have to find another squirrel in the morning. Thanks for the tip.
Oct 19, 2017 06:18:51 #
The image sharpening is set at 0. I'll try it at 3 but I'm pretty sure the squirrel has gone home by now. I'll find another one in the morning and try the setting at 3 or 6. Thank you.
Oct 19, 2017 06:52:19 #
Oct 19, 2017 08:59:09 #
Your picture is almost square so I am guessing you cropped quite a bit on this photo. Cropping for a small portion could be some of the problem. You shot Manual and I see that your camera's ISO is 4000. I think this might be more of the problem. You had f/11 and 1/500 sec. I think ISO should be 1000 or lower and about f/8 aperture and shutter speed could be taken down to 160 sec and still get a sharp picture. The setting I'm mentioning are not necessarily correct but as you look through the view finder watch the bar and get somewhere around here. Main thing is get the ISO down first.
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