eric0422-Prescreening/Rejection Help

[dlowwa]

Hi, prescreening request for these images please. It's my first time uploading helicopters, and the blades are tricky to compose. Is this crop acceptable for the 5th image or should I center the fuselage and cut out the blades?

I see softness issues on most or all of those; crops seem fine.

[eric0422]

I see softness issues on most or all of those; crops seem fine.

Are these improved?

[dlowwa]

Are these improved?

Still soft, maybe even softer.

[eric0422]

Still soft, maybe even softer.

I have increased sharpening and decreased denoise, are they better now?

[dlowwa]

I have increased sharpening and decreased denoise, are they better now?

1-2. borderline soft. dof issues I think.
3. borderline soft, ok for me
4-5. soft

Will not comment on these again.

[eric0422]

Prescreening request: Are these helicopter crops acceptable? Especially the 3rd image. Can I upload the 5th image as night shot? Thank you!

[dlowwa]

Prescreening request: Are these helicopter crops acceptable? Especially the 3rd image. Can I upload the 5th image as night shot?

1-2, 4. borderline dark
3. ok for me
5. borderline glare/overexposed. yes night shot.

[eric0422]

1-2, 4. borderline dark
3. ok for me
5. borderline glare/overexposed. yes night shot.

Are they better now?

[dlowwa]

Are they better now?

1-3. yes, slightly better.

[eric0422]

Prescreening request please, can I upload the first 4 photos as night shot?

[dlowwa]

Prescreening request please, can I upload the first 4 photos as night shot?

Soft, vignetting. Yes night shot.

[eric0422]

Soft, vignetting. Yes night shot.

Vignetting for all of these? Aperture was at f8 and I applied the lens correction profile in lightroom.

Some of these images used up almost all of the frame, would it be better if the aircraft only took up the middle part of the frame? I can't really see vignetting on the image itself but using the equalizer it does look like vignetting. I know most people shoot at f8 so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Attached are the re-edits of these images regarding vignetting and softness, are they acceptable? If still not, do you think they are fixable at all? Thank you.

[dlowwa]

Vignetting for all of these? Aperture was at f8 and I applied the lens correction profile in lightroom.

Some of these images used up almost all of the frame, would it be better if the aircraft only took up the middle part of the frame? I can't really see vignetting on the image itself but using the equalizer it does look like vignetting. I know most people shoot at f8 so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Attached are the re-edits of these images regarding vignetting and softness, are they acceptable? If still not, do you think they are fixable at all? Thank you.

You can still have vignetting at f/8, especially when shooting at the wide/long end of lens. It really depends on the lens. Unfortunately cheaper lenses tend not to control issues like that very well.

Borderline soft/dark/overprocessed for all five images.

[eric0422]

You can still have vignetting at f/8, especially when shooting at the wide/long end of lens. It really depends on the lens. Unfortunately cheaper lenses tend not to control issues like that very well.

Borderline soft/dark/overprocessed for all five images.

Thanks. So I understand the vignetting is now fixed, but I had not changed the exposure in this second edit, are they darker than before?

[dlowwa]

Thanks. So I understand the vignetting is now fixed, but I had not changed the exposure in this second edit, are they darker than before?

There has been a minor change to the exposure in fact, though I was more just covering my bases as it were to point out any other potential issues