alemorkam Loc: Central Florida

Can anyone clean this up for me? Doesn't seem as sharp as I would like. Thank you

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rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

You don't by any chance, have a RAW file of this image?

alemorkam Loc: Central Florida

No sorry. I am new at this and don't shoot in raw. Thanks

philden Loc: Victor, NY

Nice image. Composition of the foreground adds immensely to the picture. Good work.

Jackdoor Loc: Huddersfield, Yorkshire.

Lovely scene, but not good technically.
It's not you, it's the camera! That's about as good as you will get, taking a scene like this with high dynamic range, using a camera with a tiny sensor at ISO 800. When you're ready, and as funds allow, a larger sensor camera will give MUCH better results.

alemorkam Loc: Central Florida

What would you recommend?

photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA

Good catch of that moon.

sailorsmom Loc: Souderton, PA

Beautiful, alemorkam! The moon and it's reflection are so gorgeous!

Ed Greding Loc: Texas

Well I'm sure no expert. but I still think it's simply beautiful. You even got the reflection of the Moon in the water, and the effects of the sunrise behind you. It looks clean enough to me!

BigHal

Get a full frame camera and shoot in RAW. I like Canon, but the choice is yours.

Jackdoor Loc: Huddersfield, Yorkshire.

I asked for that! A very simple question, but with a very complex answer. There is an inevitable compromise to be reached, where final image quality depends on sensor size, which reflects camera/lens size/weight, and, to a great extent, cost and the learning curve involved in learning to drive the thing! Also to consider is your future plans- what you expect to mainly photograph, for example landscapes or wildlife, which will give some idea of the focal length range you will need.

The logical next step would be a similar camera to what you have- a 'bridge camera' - fixed lens but with an extended zoom range, but with a larger sensor, such as the Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 or Canon PowerShot G3 X. But in a year or two you may wish you'd gone for something more advanced, such as a mirrorless changable lens camera or even a full frame DSLR. Unfortunately, with the latter, to get a similar image to yours, but MUCH better, would cost about $3000 for camera body and suitable lens, and a lot of learning and experience. It would also be heavy, and you would need a decent tripod much of the time. I said it was complex...

This link will take you to a pretty useful site and should open at the bridge camera section, but you can navigate around to a general 'which camera for me' and to other types of camera. Good luck!

http://www.techradar.com/news/photography-video-capture/cameras/what-camera-should-i-buy-our-step-by-step-guide-helps-you-choose-1300667/6