Editing Advice - YULplanespotting

[YULplanespotting]

Hi, I'd like to know if any of these pictures would be accepted into the database, and if not, what I should change. Thanks in advance for all the help!

[LX-A343]

Hi, I'd like to know if any of these pictures would be accepted into the database, and if not, what I should change. Thanks in advance for all the help!

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1: backlit
2: Looks OK, at the verge of being backlit though
3: OK
4: Noise, weird contrast

[YULplanespotting]

Hello again, would any of these pictures be accepted into the database? Thanks again for the help!

[dlowwa]

Hello again, would any of these pictures be accepted into the database? Thanks again for the help!
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Can't give acceptance chances on un-edited images but these do look terribly soft/blurry.

[YULplanespotting]

Can't give acceptance chances on un-edited images but these do look terribly soft/blurry.

Are they any better now?

[dlowwa]

Are they any better now?

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As I said, since these are not the final images you will be submitting, it's pointless to comment on their chances of acceptance.

[YULplanespotting]

Hello again! I'm back with some more pictures, and would like to know if any of these would be accepted into the database/what improvements should be made. Thanks in advance for the help!

[dlowwa]

Hello again! I'm back with some more pictures, and would like to know if any of these would be accepted into the database/what improvements should be made. Thanks in advance for the help!

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These would all be rejected for soft, contrast, and overprocessed.

[YULplanespotting]

These would all be rejected for soft, contrast, and overprocessed.

Are these any better? Also, for future reference, how does one correct contrast issues on a picture?

[dlowwa]

Are these any better? Also, for future reference, how does one correct contrast issues on a picture?

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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.

[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!

[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]

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 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]

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?