Editing Advice - YULplanespotting

[dlowwa]

Hello again, I've started from scratch and have attempted to avoid creating halos in the process; is this batch any better?

No, halos are still there. You can contact me directly if you want to send me one of the RAW files to process to see if I can come up with an edit without halos.

[YULplanespotting]

Hello! I would like to know if any of these 2 pictures would be accepted into the database, and if not, what changes should be made (if any). Thanks in advance for the help!

[dlowwa]

Hello! I would like to know if any of these 2 pictures would be accepted into the database, and if not, what changes should be made (if any). Thanks in advance for the help!
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Both images are quite soft, and the first also has vignetting and dust spots.

[YULplanespotting]

Both images are quite soft, and the first also has vignetting and dust spots.

Are these any better? For the TS one, I managed to find a small dust spot towards the top, but otherwise, I can't see any others. If there are more, where are they on the picture? Thanks again!

[dlowwa]

Are these any better? For the TS one, I managed to find a small dust spot towards the top, but otherwise, I can't see any others. If there are more, where are they on the picture? Thanks again!
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Both still quite soft (would probably also benefit from increased contrast as well). Vignetting and at least one dust spot above engine remain on TS.

[YULplanespotting]

Both still quite soft (would probably also benefit from increased contrast as well). Vignetting and at least one dust spot above engine remain on TS.

Hello again, is this version any better? For TS I think I removed the dust spot you were talking about, but am not sure as to whether or not I actually removed it, or if just staring at the picture too long tricked me into seeing things. I did use the "visualize spots" tool in Lightroom to see if I could spot it, but couldn't really see anything that didn't look like a cloud formation from the background. Also, seeing as it has been 24 hours since I first sent these pictures in (please correct me if I'm wrong), I was wondering if you could also have a look at the KLM A330 below. Thanks again for the insight and help!

[dlowwa]

Hello again, is this version any better? For TS I think I removed the dust spot you were talking about, but am not sure as to whether or not I actually removed it, or if just staring at the picture too long tricked me into seeing things. I did use the "visualize spots" tool in Lightroom to see if I could spot it, but couldn't really see anything that didn't look like a cloud formation from the background. Also, seeing as it has been 24 hours since I first sent these pictures in (please correct me if I'm wrong), I was wondering if you could also have a look at the KLM A330 below. Thanks again for the insight and help!
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All images still soft, especially the first two.

[YULplanespotting]

All images still soft, especially the first two.

Hello again, sorry for being a bit annoying with this specific batch of pictures, but are these any better regarding the softness? At this point, is it more of a blurry type of problem, or is it really just softness? Also, for the previous issues regarding TS (dust spots, vignetting), have those been fixed or are they still there? Thanks once again for your insightful comments, it's much appreciated!

[dlowwa]

Hello again, sorry for being a bit annoying with this specific batch of pictures, but are these any better regarding the softness? At this point, is it more of a blurry type of problem, or is it really just softness? Also, for the previous issues regarding TS (dust spots, vignetting), have those been fixed or are they still there? Thanks once again for your insightful comments, it's much appreciated!
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These are better, but would still likely be rejected for soft. Without seeing the originals, I couldn't tell you exactly what the issue was.

[YULplanespotting]

These are better, but would still likely be rejected for soft. Without seeing the originals, I couldn't tell you exactly what the issue was.

Alright, I've attempted to fix the softness once again. Are they passable this time around, or do they still suffer from the same issue?

[dlowwa]

Alright, I've attempted to fix the softness once again. Are they passable this time around, or do they still suffer from the same issue?
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Yes all still soft, the first two especially.

[YULplanespotting]

Hello again! I'm back with some more pictures. Would any of these be accepted into the database? Thanks once again in advance for the tips!

[dlowwa]

Hello again! I'm back with some more pictures. Would any of these be accepted into the database? Thanks once again in advance for the tips!
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Maybe a touch soft for all of them, but may be passable. If not, should be easy to fix.

[YULplanespotting]

Maybe a touch soft for all of them, but may be passable. If not, should be easy to fix.

Are these any better?

[dlowwa]

Are these any better?
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Some of them starting to get a bit noisy, but still borderline acceptable for me.