Prescreening/editing advice

[dgrizzard725]

I'm requesting some prescreening advice on the attached photo. The original submission was rejected for underexposure and halos. I've believe I have fixed the problems and hopefully not introduced anything new. Thanks in advance.

[dlowwa]

I'm requesting some prescreening advice on the attached photo. The original submission was rejected for underexposure and halos. I've believe I have fixed the problems and hopefully not introduced anything new. Thanks in advance.

Exposure ok, but soft and halo(s) still visible along top of fuselage.

[dgrizzard725]

Thanks you. Here is another edit. Had to move to another raw processor to get over the halo issue and hopefully sharpen a bit. Do have a link you can provide to the tools you use to evaluate images?

[dmvAviation]

Equalized it for ya, definitely better but I think I still see a slight halo under the shadow of the engine. It isn't too noticeable if there is one.

[dlowwa]

Thanks you. Here is another edit. Had to move to another raw processor to get over the halo issue and hopefully sharpen a bit. Do have a link you can provide to the tools you use to evaluate images?

LIght halo still visible along top of fuselage. Contrast also slightly weaker, and blue-ish tint. Tools are on the image page once uploaded, but any issue should be visible without using them to cause a rejection, i.e. they are used for guidance only, not to determine if an image should be accepted or not.

[dgrizzard725]

Thank you again for taking the time to prescreen the image. Here is another edit.
1) I did notice the weaker contrast in the prior image. I made the adjustment. Seems to be a fine line between too much and not enough. Hopefully not too much.
2) The halo problem is very difficult as the raw processor(s) seems to have difficulty with high contrast areas with this image. I made an adjustment.
3) Yep, saw the blue-ish tint under the wings. I missed that when I changed raw processors. It was removed in the first but not when I changed. Forgot to check it when I changed.

General not to myself is I need a check list to verify everything in the guide provided on the jetPhotos site plus any other lessons learned. Hence the problems with 1) and 2) when changing processors. Speaking of a checklist, do you have one that you follow or a work flow for the order in which you make adjustments to your images. Seems like the there are interactions between adjustments in the raw processors like adobe camera raw and DxO's photolab.

The reason for asking about the tool link is I would like to use them prior to submission to get a better feel for where the image is at technically. Maybe that could be a suggestion for improvement for the submission page. Understand it is a guide and not the sole factor for acceptance.

Thanks again.

[dlowwa]

Thank you again for taking the time to prescreen the image. Here is another edit.
1) I did notice the weaker contrast in the prior image. I made the adjustment. Seems to be a fine line between too much and not enough. Hopefully not too much.
2) The halo problem is very difficult as the raw processor(s) seems to have difficulty with high contrast areas with this image. I made an adjustment.
3) Yep, saw the blue-ish tint under the wings. I missed that when I changed raw processors. It was removed in the first but not when I changed. Forgot to check it when I changed.

General not to myself is I need a check list to verify everything in the guide provided on the jetPhotos site plus any other lessons learned. Hence the problems with 1) and 2) when changing processors. Speaking of a checklist, do you have one that you follow or a work flow for the order in which you make adjustments to your images. Seems like the there are interactions between adjustments in the raw processors like adobe camera raw and DxO's photolab.

The reason for asking about the tool link is I would like to use them prior to submission to get a better feel for where the image is at technically. Maybe that could be a suggestion for improvement for the submission page. Understand it is a guide and not the sole factor for acceptance.

Thanks again.

Contrast looks better. Still light halo, but might not matter.

No specific 'checklist' when editing, each image is adjusted as needed individually, but generally:

Exposure/WB adjustment -> Convert to jpeg -> centering/cropping/levelling -> sharpening/contrast -> resize for upload.

[dgrizzard725]

Thank you for your help. The image has been accepted.

[dgrizzard725]

Looking for prescreening advice for the attached image. First is the composition / shot from underneath acceptable? I'm considering this image as it shows the unique paint scheme underneath. This is not visible in any of the of the current photos. Any other help you can provide is greatly appreciated.

[thebigdog360]

Not a screener so cannot really comment on visual aspects of the photo, but a shot like this (slightly underneath) is definitely acceptable.

[dlowwa]

Looking for prescreening advice for the attached image. First is the composition / shot from underneath acceptable? I'm considering this image as it shows the unique paint scheme underneath. This is not visible in any of the of the current photos. Any other help you can provide is greatly appreciated.

Overprocessed and borderline soft

[dgrizzard725]

Overprocessed and borderline soft

Thank you for the feedback.
1) I'm assuming the composition is good since you didn't comment
2) Can you be more specific about overprocessed? What do you see that makes it look overprocessed?
3) Where is the image borderline soft?

[thebigdog360]

Not to answer for Dana, but over processed almost always means halos, which are slightly visible around the aircraft but would be more obvious after an equalization. Also to my eye the nose is a tad soft, which could be the borderline. Could be wrong, though.

[dlowwa]

Thank you for the feedback.
1) I'm assuming the composition is good since you didn't comment
2) Can you be more specific about overprocessed? What do you see that makes it look overprocessed?
3) Where is the image borderline soft?

1. correct
2. editing halos are visible, especially around the wing
3. whole aircraft is a bit soft

[dgrizzard725]

Thank you for your feedback. I've fixed the halo issue and added a bit of sharpening. If I've introduced any other problems please let me know.