Editing Advice - YULplanespotting

[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]

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]

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, 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]

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]

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 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]

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]

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 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]

Still weak contrast and halos visible. Something else must be causing it. Try starting with the RAW file with all settings to zero, and then convert to jpeg. If you don't have the RAW file, you'll need to figure out if the halos are in the original JPEG. If they are, there will be no way to remove them.

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

[dlowwa]

I have now set the shadows slider to its default position (set to zero). Are these passable or are they still overprocessed?

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Still weak contrast and halos visible. Something else must be causing it. Try starting with the RAW file with all settings to zero, and then convert to jpeg. If you don't have the RAW file, you'll need to figure out if the halos are in the original JPEG. If they are, there will be no way to remove them.

[YULplanespotting]

Better, but instead of 'moving it a lot closer to the original settings' maybe better to not even use that effect (i.e. set it to zero). It's obviously what's causing the problems.

I have now set the shadows slider to its default position (set to zero). Are these passable or are they still overprocessed?

[dlowwa]

I've moved the shadows slider a lot closer to the pictures' original settings. Are there any improvements? Thanks again for all the help, really appreciate it!

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Better, but instead of 'moving it a lot closer to the original settings' maybe better to not even use that effect (i.e. set it to zero). It's obviously what's causing the problems.

[YULplanespotting]

In this specific case, I would guess it's due to whatever you are doing in your editing, be it boosting the shadows, or playing with the curves. The weak contrast goes hand in hand with the overprocessing. Figure out which step in your process is causing it, eliminate that step, and you will have fixed two of the problems at the same time.

I've moved the shadows slider a lot closer to the pictures' original settings. Are there any improvements? Thanks again for all the help, really appreciate it!