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    Hello everyone! I need some help about contrast rejections. I couldn't understand the way how it works so I'm asking here. I have 3 photos rejected because of contrast problems. Can you help me to how to set "true" contrast. Thanks!


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    Originally posted by efeberkealici View Post
    Hello everyone! I need some help about contrast rejections. I couldn't understand the way how it works so I'm asking here. I have 3 photos rejected because of contrast problems. Can you help me to how to set "true" contrast. Thanks!


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    No direct light/overcast skies and a bright background will always be very difficult to get accepted. You can try playing around with the levels with new edits, but honestly the easiest thing to have a better chance at acceptance would be to try again with different images with better light conditions. Of these three, only the second one looks fixable, imho.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by dlowwa View Post
      No direct light/overcast skies and a bright background will always be very difficult to get accepted. You can try playing around with the levels with new edits, but honestly the easiest thing to have a better chance at acceptance would be to try again with different images with better light conditions. Of these three, only the second one looks fixable, imho.
      Got it but what I mean to say is how can you understand the problem? I can't cause I don't know the problem. I read the guideline but that doesn't make sense to me. What's the criteria? Please don't get me wrong, I'm just trying to learn your upload standarts. Secondly, you said second one can be fixable. What's the solution for that? Thanks again and sorry for taking your time!

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      • #4
        Originally posted by efeberkealici View Post
        Got it but what I mean to say is how can you understand the problem? I can't cause I don't know the problem. I read the guideline but that doesn't make sense to me. What's the criteria? Please don't get me wrong, I'm just trying to learn your upload standarts. Secondly, you said second one can be fixable. What's the solution for that? Thanks again and sorry for taking your time!
        Hi. I'm not a screener but I can give you some advice on how to get good contrast. I don't know what time of the day you shot your photos or which direction you were looking but the easiest way would be to shoot with the sun behind you which would allow you to get good contrast. As the screener has pointed out, the likely issue with your photos is that you shot them in poor light conditions, likely on an overcast day with no direct light, which makes it difficult to get good contrast.

        The second image does indeed look fixable. You can do that in the program you use to edit your photos by increasing the contrast with the contrast slider. You don't need to increase by much. Just enough to get a bit more shadow under the aircraft's fuselage and the wings while the rest remains relatively bright.

        Hope my input helps. All the best.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by efeberkealici View Post
          Got it but what I mean to say is how can you understand the problem? I can't cause I don't know the problem. I read the guideline but that doesn't make sense to me. What's the criteria? Please don't get me wrong, I'm just trying to learn your upload standarts. Secondly, you said second one can be fixable. What's the solution for that? Thanks again and sorry for taking your time!
          The criterium in this case is the aircraft should not look washed out against the sky as they do in your images. Better weather conditions should yield better results.

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          • #6
            I agree with the above comments from previous posters. When I first started with aviation photography (5+ years ago) contrast was something which I found rather difficult. As previous posters have stated, photographing in better weather conditions with the sun behind you will greatly improve the quality and lighting of the photographs. In my opinion the first and secoand photographs are looking to be the better attempts, however, will still need "fixing". If you are using photoshop there is a good addin from Google called "Nik Collection" (free) which contains some very good tools to improve the image. Also if you are not already, take your photographs in RAW mode insted of JPEG as RAW retains more image data than JPEG.

            Hope I have helped

            Chris

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Pta Aviation View Post
              Hi. I'm not a screener but I can give you some advice on how to get good contrast. I don't know what time of the day you shot your photos or which direction you were looking but the easiest way would be to shoot with the sun behind you which would allow you to get good contrast. As the screener has pointed out, the likely issue with your photos is that you shot them in poor light conditions, likely on an overcast day with no direct light, which makes it difficult to get good contrast.

              The second image does indeed look fixable. You can do that in the program you use to edit your photos by increasing the contrast with the contrast slider. You don't need to increase by much. Just enough to get a bit more shadow under the aircraft's fuselage and the wings while the rest remains relatively bright.

              Hope my input helps. All the best.
              Originally posted by dlowwa View Post
              The criterium in this case is the aircraft should not look washed out against the sky as they do in your images. Better weather conditions should yield better results.
              Originally posted by cmorton View Post
              I agree with the above comments from previous posters. When I first started with aviation photography (5+ years ago) contrast was something which I found rather difficult. As previous posters have stated, photographing in better weather conditions with the sun behind you will greatly improve the quality and lighting of the photographs. In my opinion the first and secoand photographs are looking to be the better attempts, however, will still need "fixing". If you are using photoshop there is a good addin from Google called "Nik Collection" (free) which contains some very good tools to improve the image. Also if you are not already, take your photographs in RAW mode insted of JPEG as RAW retains more image data than JPEG.

              Hope I have helped

              Chris
              Thanks everyone! Noted every suggestions and tips. I hope I'll get better results!

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              • #8
                Can you pre-screen this please?


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                • #9
                  Originally posted by efeberkealici View Post
                  Can you pre-screen this please?


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                  This will not be the photo you will upload (watermark). Please upload the final photo you plan to upload, thanks.
                  My photos on Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/geridominguez

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by efeberkealici View Post
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                      Backlit, soft, lacking contrast (dull aircraft, pitch black shadows lacking details, washed out background)
                      My photos on Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/geridominguez

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                      • #12
                        Please pre-screen these
                        Thanks

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by efeberkealici View Post
                          Please pre-screen these
                          Thanks

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                          Both would be rejected for soft, and possible contrast.

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                            Can you pre-screen? thanks

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by efeberkealici View Post
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                              Can you pre-screen? thanks
                              Borderline for (low) contrast.

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