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Mark Loken replied to Mark Loken's topic in Alamy Quality Control and technical talk
Thanks Everyone! The comments and discussion have provided invaluable insight! Thanks, Mark -
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Mark Loken replied to Mark Loken's topic in Alamy Quality Control and technical talk
Wim, Wow, thank you for the in depth response! Again more insight that I wasn't thinking about. thanks, Mark -
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Mark Loken replied to Mark Loken's topic in Alamy Quality Control and technical talk
Thanks Bill and All, That's what I feared, but not a problem - I thought of selling it as it is the only interesting photo I have LOL. Mark -
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Mark Loken replied to Mark Loken's topic in Alamy Quality Control and technical talk
Betty, Thank you for the deep explanation - it really opens up a lot of insight and things to think about. I never thought of selling images before this photo and do realize that I have much to learn when it comes to pixel peeping. I primarily use LR, but also use GIMP with Darktable. I know that zoomed out to 280mm with no tripod, and at a low shutter speed that sharpness will be an issue - especially when reacting to that moment. I am just trying to understand if there is a possibility to try and salvage this and if it could be good enough to pass QC. Do I want to waste time on this or just forgo it and look forward to the next unexpected shot...LOL thanks, Mark -
Hopefully you have made some decent sales throughout all this time.
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Mark Loken replied to Mark Loken's topic in Alamy Quality Control and technical talk
Thank you. I did shoot RAW, I just wasn't sure what is his comment meant about the RAW images. I guess my main question is: Do you think this image is salvageable to pass QC with the proper corrections? I realize I need to step back and focus on uploading simpler images, but curious about this photo in particular. thanks, Mark -
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Mark Loken replied to Mark Loken's topic in Alamy Quality Control and technical talk
Thank you for your comments! I really appreciate it To be honest, I was only really thinking of selling this one image - the full wide shot, and then the more zoomed in crop. I was thinking that this was a once in a lifetime photo that maybe I could make some money as I can't find any other images out there close to something like this. Since I have been learning more about this, I am looking forward to expanding this to more photos. I just need to practice on getting better more sharp photos. Yeah, the shutter speed was definitely too slow than what I would have chosen had I was known a plane was going to come around the lighthouse. It happened so quickly I am surprised I got what I did. Normally I would have had only the water in focus and one wing clipped...LOLOL If I understand the comment about RAW correctly I could submit RAW? I need to google mottling...haven't heard of that term before. thanks, Mark -
Hello All, I am looking forward to exploring this forum and learning more about Alamy! thanks, Mark
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Hello All, What would be your opinion on the best settings for photos to pass the QC check? I have this one image that is an awesome shot (1951 Grumman Albatross flying close to the a lighthouse), but I fear that it isn't quite good enough to sell. I used a Sony A77II with a 70-300mm 4.5-5.6 lens. ISO 50, F5.6, 1/200th sec, 280mm. I was lining up for the lighthouse dialing in the settings and then the plane came...I didn't have it in continuous mode and of course the settings were not what I would have chosen had I not had to react so quickly. I tried to submit and received a noise failure, corrected that, but then get a softness issue the second time. https://whichbordernext.com/ The image was exported from the original setting with no crop...10.6MB JPEG Any advice you can provide would be greatly appreciated. thanks, Mark