Wednesday, June 07, 2006

  • Finally, a picture with some color. I'm not happy with it. It looked great on the LCD viewer on back of the camera, but it really loses something in the transfer.



    Okay, experts, please tell me how to get this sharper. Is it the software, or me, or what?  All the pics I've taken look really sharp on the camera, and even when I look at them on the software screen it isn't bad, but then I get it loaded here and it looks blah.

    I shot this with my 28-135 IS lens set to auto, stabilizer enabled. I set the camera to macro and stood maybe 3 feet away.

    I'm wondering if it's because I use a hi-speed CF card and don't have a hi-speed USB port on my laptop.

Comments (9)

  • limegreenideas
    :eek: :goodjob:
  • mommyfish

    Nothing looks clear on my dial-up connection...so I'm not much help. For me (cuz I have dial-up) when I load images to Xanga I have to use a very lo-res file, so it loses clarity that way. I'm always amazed when I look at images on a high speed connection...big difference.

    I hate it when I look at the LCD viewer and think an image is all clear, only to get it on the computer and....ewww...fuzzy.

    Meanwhile...I love the balance of the orange flowers and the greenery in the background. Very nice shot.
  • jimpurcell
    Some programs have a way to "sharpen" them. With photoshop if you know what you are doing you can sharpen a photo more than one would ever believe.
  • nathanomir
    With digital, you have the added dimension of pixelating. The smaller the image, the sharper it will look. Is your camera set for 6000 dpi?
  • Nicodemus42
    I'm not sure, but I love the colors.
  • left0verture
    Yup - you want to get comfortable with Photoshop. I'm not, so I can't help you there, but I've seen people do amazing things with very average photos using that software. I can tell you that it's not the high speed CD and the lack of USB 2 on the camera. That will just make data transfer slower, not change the data.
  • JAM4the1Lamb
    As PeacefulRaven said, the smaller the image (such as on an LCD), the sharper it will appear to be. Most cameras have a way you can zoom in on the image in the LCD so you can get an idea of how sharp it is.

    leftOverture is right, slow ports only mean longer waits for transfering the file. Likewise, there won't be any loss of clarity in loading to Xanga, however Xanga doesn't necessarily display the image at the actual size of the picture. If you go into your image manager and click on available sizes, the last size on the right is the actual size that you loaded (and will be the best display), but that means you have to make the photo the right size before you actually load it to Xanga.

    Photoshop is THE software for photo-editing. But it's also like getting a NASCAR stock car just to drive to the mall. If you want to get into some powerful stuff, it's perfect. If you only want to do some resizing and some sharpening or even some color corrections, there's some simpler and less-expensive stuff (including Photoshop Elements, a lighter version of Photoshop).
  • casey_at_bat
    I'll just say: nice pic!  :)  I'd say you have gotten some good advice here.
  • Av8tqr
    Jason (jam4thelamb) said exactly what I would have.
    A LOT of what you're dealing with is a slight lack of
    focus or an unsteady hand.

    Try darkening your photos a bit (Full manual mode is best)
    to make the colors bolder and then change your aperture
    for better depth of field.


    Then, PRACTICE!!

    Feel free to email me any shots, I'll be happy to edit them
    for you to make them the best I can

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