phlash46 Loc: Westchester County, New York

So sharp I went to get a bandaid...

tdekany Loc: Oregon

:mrgreen: :shock:

eggiecom Loc: North Carolina

I agree! And forward I go...

Revet Loc: Fairview Park, Ohio

Ahhh, looks like a macro or close up shot and I think your problem is one of depth of field. If you had your f stop larger or you did some stacking on this photo, it would have been more in focus. I see parts of it that are clear. When I use my macro lens, I use an f stop as high as f/16 with an ISO of 800 (or even higher if needed) and a long shutter speed if I can (tripod of course). Otherwise you have to stack them in PP.

Erv Loc: Medina Ohio

I would say no on this one. Your depth of field is very shallow on most of it. If you hit the down load 2 times it will show you. Only a few of the petals are sharp on the edges. What were your setting for this shot?
Erv

lbrandt79 Loc: League City, Tx.

Two f stop examples, flower f29 13 seconds, little frog f14.

f29

(Download)

f14

Erv Loc: Medina Ohio

Now you are talking sharp!!! And good DOP!!

Erv

Stan W. Loc: Tampa, Fl

Tack sharp is in the eye of the beholder. I usually only look for real tack sharpness in the eye of the animal I am shooting. Usually a bird.

coyotecall Loc: New Mexico

I use bird shots for my criteria. If I have good feather definition (I can see them all) that's as sharp as I need it.

ole sarg Loc: south florida

Your analysis is tack sharp!

cindij Loc: New Lowell, Ontario, Canada

And beautiful to boot! :thumbup:

northsidejoe Loc: pittsburgh

Hello eggiecom Welcome to the uhh forum I see you have received many good responses to your tack sharp questions. a little word of advice don't drive yourself crazy. The more time you work on your photo skills the better things will come together have fun and enjoy your self. Saying hello from Pittsburgh.

anotherview Loc: California

Sharpness depends in part on the distance from the photograph to the viewer of it. At a typical viewing distance, the viewer will perceive some sharpness even in a photograph that appears slightly blurry when seen nearer.

In addition, no ordinary viewer will see the pixel level of a finished photograph. So as a rule do not concern yourself with a pixel-level viewing of your photograph.

Nowadays, most viewers will see the photograph on a computer monitor. If you intend to present a photograph for viewing on a monitor, then sharpen for this viewing.

Experienced digital photographs recommend also doing a sharpening that suits a photographic print for this kind of viewing. Here the distance figures in because, again, the viewer will perceive sharpness at a distance even in a relatively unsharp photograph.

Finally, I understand photo-contest judges who view digital photographs as a first step in approving a photograph for submission view the photograph at 100 percent. So obviously you will want to sharpen your image in this case for viewing under this condition.

You could also Google "photograph sharpness" for learning more about this subject.

Good luck.

mrjcall Loc: Woodfin, NC

The first is not a good example since there is camera movement. DOF is good, but doesn't matter if the result is not sharp for whatever reason. :roll:
Can't tell with the second since you didn't hit the 'store original' box....

Elle Loc: Long Island, NY

I'd be happy with this degree of sharpness... The only time I'd take it to beyond 100 percent is in the editing process to see what effects sharpening might be doing. The average resolution of today's cameras is well beyond what the screen will allow.