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I haven't posted in this section before, but I think it's more suitable for my slightly surreal shot I took last week. However, I'm not looking for particular critique on the image (always welcome, mind) but instead help with a problem I'm having with it.
It was a shot for the TP52 and as an image, I'm reasonably happy that it came out more or less how I wanted... BUT, I have an issue with image sharpness. I think I've ruled out focusing (the depth of field should be huge with a 17mm lens and f/11) and likewise camera or subject shake (1/160th and flash). So I'm struggling with what's causing the general image softness - I didn't add particularly large amounts of NR before processing...
Here is the image at zoomed-out res:
Week 9: The Living World by Paul M, on Flickr
And here is a link to it full size (1:1): https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1690/25368512985_256824fb19_o.jpg
Focusing was done manually by eyeball but then with reference to the distance scale. I was between 0.5 and 1m from the subject, so setting focus at 0.7 should have meant way more than that range should have been in focus. Hyperfocal distance would have been about 1.2m for reference.
So the only thing I'm left with is the lens is a touch soft even at f/11 (disappointing) at the short end of its zoom range. It's otherwise a nice lens, but it's the only thing I can pin it on...
Help!
It was a shot for the TP52 and as an image, I'm reasonably happy that it came out more or less how I wanted... BUT, I have an issue with image sharpness. I think I've ruled out focusing (the depth of field should be huge with a 17mm lens and f/11) and likewise camera or subject shake (1/160th and flash). So I'm struggling with what's causing the general image softness - I didn't add particularly large amounts of NR before processing...
Here is the image at zoomed-out res:
Week 9: The Living World by Paul M, on Flickr
And here is a link to it full size (1:1): https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1690/25368512985_256824fb19_o.jpg
Focusing was done manually by eyeball but then with reference to the distance scale. I was between 0.5 and 1m from the subject, so setting focus at 0.7 should have meant way more than that range should have been in focus. Hyperfocal distance would have been about 1.2m for reference.
So the only thing I'm left with is the lens is a touch soft even at f/11 (disappointing) at the short end of its zoom range. It's otherwise a nice lens, but it's the only thing I can pin it on...
Help!