Thomas Harding - editing advice

[Thomas Harding]

1, 2, 4 - soft, dark/harsh contrast
3. soft

Is there a way I can fix the contrast on the a380 pic, such as raising the exposure?

[dlowwa]

Is there a way I can fix the contrast on the a380 pic, such as raising the exposure?

Possibly.

[Thomas Harding]

Hello, can I have a pre-screen on the following images please (some again), Thanks! I raised the exposure on the a380 pic, and there's also a different BA pic that might have harsh contrast but I'm not sure. I couldn't raise the exposure higher before losing detail. Sharpness increased on all.

[dlowwa]

Hello, can I have a pre-screen on the following images please (some again), Thanks! I raised the exposure on the a380 pic, and there's also a different BA pic that might have harsh contrast but I'm not sure. I couldn't raise the exposure higher before losing detail. Sharpness increased on all.

1. soft/blurry. not fixable.
2-3. ok for me
4. harsh contrast

[Thomas Harding]

Hello screeners! I'm back from Schiphol spotting and got some lovely golden hour shots. Kindly ask to pre-screen these 4 photos, thanks! I wondered whether the Lufthansa a319 one would be an ok crop since I wanted to show the Etihad 787 in the background. Also I think 3 and 4 may be too noisy but not sure.

[dlowwa]

Hello screeners! I'm back from Schiphol spotting and got some lovely golden hour shots. Kindly ask to pre-screen these 4 photos, thanks! I wondered whether the Lufthansa a319 one would be an ok crop since I wanted to show the Etihad 787 in the background. Also I think 3 and 4 may be too noisy but not sure.

1. dark, borderline noisy
2. contrast, noisy, centering, overprocessed
3. noisy, dark
4. soft, dark, contrast, noisy

[Thomas Harding]

1. dark, borderline noisy
2. contrast, noisy, centering, overprocessed
3. noisy, dark
4. soft, dark, contrast, noisy

Is the reason for the Lufthansa crop rejection because it's for something too insignificant, is too extreme or something else?

[dlowwa]

Is the reason for the Lufthansa crop rejection because it's for something too insignificant, is too extreme or something else?

Background aircraft does not justify the crop.

[Thomas Harding]

Background aircraft does not justify the crop.

Ah ok, thanks.

[Thomas Harding]

Hello, may I have a pre-screen on these 4 images? Thanks! I feel as though I've finally found how to decrease the harsh contrast on the Emirates A380 photo, so hopefully its better. Also I believe the noise is now much less on the Schiphol shots.

[dlowwa]

Hello, may I have a pre-screen on these 4 images? Thanks! I feel as though I've finally found how to decrease the harsh contrast on the Emirates A380 photo, so hopefully its better. Also I believe the noise is now much less on the Schiphol shots.

1. ok for me
2-4. borderline dark

[Thomas Harding]

Hello, may I have a pre-screen on these 4 images, thank you! The brightness has been increased on the last 3, but I still want to check with you because I still can't judge if a photo is under or overexposed yet. The last one feels high in the frame despite being aligned using rule of thirds, and also the histogram suggests it could be overexposed but I'm not sure.

[dlowwa]

Hello, may I have a pre-screen on these 4 images, thank you! The brightness has been increased on the last 3, but I still want to check with you because I still can't judge if a photo is under or overexposed yet. The last one feels high in the frame despite being aligned using rule of thirds, and also the histogram suggests it could be overexposed but I'm not sure.

1-3. exposure ok for me, but unsurprisingly brightening them has made them a bit softer (or made the softness more obvious). Last one contrast a bit flat.

[Thomas Harding]

1-3. exposure ok for me, but unsurprisingly brightening them has made them a bit softer (or made the softness more obvious). Last one contrast a bit flat.

Do you reckon I need to sharpen them a bit more? Or will they be still be acceptable?

[dlowwa]

Do you reckon I need to sharpen them a bit more? Or will they be still be acceptable?

Hard to tell without knowing the quality of the originals.