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kiwi
02-03-2010, 3:58pm
Is your photo "sharp", not too sure ?

Post an example here - the ONLY thing assessed is sharpness at the focus point
Miaow
02-03-2010, 4:10pm
Hmm here goes

No editing on this one


PS moved this to pp help as you were asking for people to post pics which isnt' really suited to F-stop
kiwi
02-03-2010, 4:13pm
nope, not sharp
Miaow
02-03-2010, 4:25pm
How are you judging the sharpness btw Darren?

BTW i thought for a 5mm creature that not bad round the head :D
kiwi
02-03-2010, 4:28pm
did you tell me you focussed on the head ? even so, its not critically sharp imho

I can only assess the image in totality
yummymummy
02-03-2010, 4:30pm
hmm, looks to me, IMO that the focus point was the rock under the beetle?
Miaow
02-03-2010, 4:35pm
Well i thought I had it on the head but he was moving lol - i only use single point AF so its around the head somewhere lol
landteacher
02-03-2010, 4:50pm
How about this one Darren?
http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww289/landteacher/Things/2010-02-05at08-44-40.jpg

Mick.G.
kiwi
02-03-2010, 4:57pm
Looks sharp enough, could be sharper
landteacher
02-03-2010, 5:10pm
Again, slightly sharpened this time.
http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww289/landteacher/Things/2010-02-05at08-44-401.jpg

Mick.G.
Miaow
02-03-2010, 5:11pm
ok one more - no editing

cant get the exact focal point with zoom browser for some reason using the tammy 90
kiwi
02-03-2010, 5:25pm
very soft
Miaow
02-03-2010, 5:42pm
ah well lol
Jeremy
02-03-2010, 6:34pm
Your critique - please.
Bax
02-03-2010, 6:47pm
As a razor!
Jeremy
02-03-2010, 7:06pm
Many thanks. This was an experiment in using a fast lens. Controlling the DOF is more finicky than I thought!
I @ M
02-03-2010, 7:18pm
Just to make it easier for your eyes Darren --- image zoomed to 100% and then cropped to the screen borders

http://a03-b03.mypicturetown.com/P2PwebCmdController/cache/B*_xxz%25fggT29R02xYzBkvdM%25gMx.xzxGg*ou8U1dRRXz11gJepHu4GMpSc%26/item.JPG?rot=1

and the uncropped original

http://a03-b03.mypicturetown.com/P2PwebCmdController/cache/RCJDIihH3WbG_-NBqxP3iOEk1616dfWvnBpV*VT7uT5Kx.sH6MrlnjXtJVzB/item.JPG?rot=1

Taken with one of those "old" D200's and a cheap 3rd party lens.
Harves
02-03-2010, 7:58pm
How about this Marlo chook, is it sharp?
Jeremy
02-03-2010, 8:08pm
Top one (crop) is brilliant focus- no problem. Skin texture and colour show up so well - terrific.
Jeremy
02-03-2010, 8:10pm
How about this Marlo chook, is it sharp?

Answer: Of course it is sharp - wonderfully sharp - I like sharp. But can't gauge the sharpness of the eye.
kiwi
02-03-2010, 8:27pm
some good examples
kiwi
02-03-2010, 9:37pm
yip sharp
mongo
02-03-2010, 9:51pm
duck...as it was before dinner
kiwi
02-03-2010, 9:52pm
yip sharp
swifty
02-03-2010, 10:48pm
How's this? Just bought a new lens and only had a chance to take some quick test shots around the house.
No sharpening. The first just resized, the second - 100% crop upper right corner.
rwg717
02-03-2010, 10:53pm
Your critique - please.

Yep...this one will do me:th3:
Richard
jim
02-03-2010, 11:52pm
Bah! Some of the images you're calling sharp have enough digital sharpening applied to produce noticeable artefacts.

Slightly softer but more natural looking would be preferable.
Jeremy
03-03-2010, 6:07am
some good examples

Re: Pelican neck feathers

The image looks a bit soft to me - F-stop too small (?)
Harves
03-03-2010, 10:05am
But can't gauge the sharpness of the eye.

Both eyes sharp Jeremy.......... one on the fisherman cleaning his catch, the other on his pelican mates competing for the spoils....:D
Jeremy
05-03-2010, 12:36am
Both eyes sharp Jeremy.......... one on the fisherman cleaning his catch, the other on his pelican mates competing for the spoils....:D

Yep! Pesky birds, those pelicans. LoL.