My pictures are never super sharp nor "pop" like some others....my lens?

[on_ice]

I never really get super sharp pictures with my camera, even if I use the 50 1.8. Any suggestions why?



http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/blueovalstanggt/2009/Graduation_Plane-003.jpg

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[RMXSeven]

Hey,

Apart from the vegetation in the front of the frame, I quite like the last shot.
Was it taken with the Tamron, or the oem kit 18-55?

~Ronen

[BenJohnson]

They look a tad underexposed. What post processing are you doing?

You have image editing turned off, but (the resized versions) look quite a bit better with a bit of unsharp sharp mask.

[Gapton]

Try a few more shots from a very low angle like the last one. I find this emphasis the style and size or "curves" of some cars.

On the other hand, no license plate at front ? @_@ ??????

[joedlh]

You can make them pop if you sharpen them a little and increase contrast. I tried a 25% 1-pixel smart sharpen in Photoshop on the first one. It looked better. Canon raw images tend to be a little soft out of the camera, as I understand it.

Also, somebody mentioned that a few of them are underexposed.

[seaside]

Are you shooting RAW, jpg or both? What post processing are you doing? In camera jpg settings can help and often times require little or no PP. RAW will always need to be processed.

Sometimes using a faster shutter speed. This can be accomplished by adjusting it higher or opening up the aperture more which will have the same effect. Some folks just have shaky hands and that can cause problems.

It might be best if you posted one really good example along with the exif data for analysis. (or provide that data for one or more of these shots) It could be too that your in camera jpg settings have been adjusted to cause this problem as well.

[CaliJoe]

I think it may be that you need to do some post processing. Many of the pictures that really pop have been sharpened and some work done to make the colors really stand out. I think your pics could really benefit from this.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=466333&page=6

[Benji]

In my opinion for an image to "pop" is first must be properly exposed, the image must be taken with a sharp lens, with sufficient DOF, while the image maker must be properly handling the camera (to prevent camera shake) then some post processing can used to help out.

Benji

[on_ice]

They look a tad underexposed. What post processing are you doing?

You have image editing turned off, but (the resized versions) look quite a bit better with a bit of unsharp sharp mask.

I use Adobe Lightroom. For PP I usually bump up contrast, clarity, vibrance and saturation. Also sometimes I play with the vignetting, blacks and exposure.

Hey,

Apart from the vegetation in the front of the frame, I quite like the last shot.
Was it taken with the Tamron, or the oem kit 18-55?

~Ronen

Thanks! These were all shot with the Tamron 18-250


Try a few more shots from a very low angle like the last one. I find this emphasis the style and size or "curves" of some cars.

On the other hand, no license plate at front ? @_@ ??????

Florida doesnt require a plate up front but I plan on adding one from France soon!

You can make them pop if you sharpen them a little and increase contrast. I tried a 25% 1-pixel smart sharpen in Photoshop on the first one. It looked better. Canon raw images tend to be a little soft out of the camera, as I understand it.

Also, somebody mentioned that a few of them are underexposed.

I guess I should learn about the sharpening feature in lightroom. I have photoshop too but I feel like it is a hassle to edit all my pictures in photoshop. How can I deal with the exposure? Just keep an eye on my shutter speed? I use aperature priority alot and usually let the camera choose a shutter speed.

Are you shooting RAW, jpg or both? What post processing are you doing? In camera jpg settings can help and often times require little or no PP. RAW will always need to be processed.

Sometimes using a faster shutter speed. This can be accomplished by adjusting it higher or opening up the aperture more which will have the same effect. Some folks just have shaky hands and that can cause problems.

It might be best if you posted one really good example along with the exif data for analysis. (or provide that data for one or more of these shots) It could be too that your in camera jpg settings have been adjusted to cause this problem as well.

I am shooting in Jpeg and post processing with Lightroom. For PP I usually bump up contrast, clarity, vibrance and saturation. Sometimes I use the vignetting feature, blacks and exposure but other then that, its about it.

I think it may be that you need to do some post processing. Many of the pictures that really pop have been sharpened and some work done to make the colors really stand out. I think your pics could really benefit from this.

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=466333&page=6

Thanks!

[on_ice]

Also thanks to everyone for the suggestions!

[Merran]

The Tammy 18-250 is a soft lens - especially for hard subjects such as cars and buildings.