What can I do to improve the sharpness and noise? Newer photographer here. I love these photos but I notice when I zoom in they seem a little soft in terms of focus and have quiet a bit of color noise. I took these photos on a canon t3i with auto focus using a canon 55-250mm is ii with a shutter speed of at least 1/2000 for all of these action shots (the ducks weren’t moving much so that was at…

Sharpness, what is it exactly? What exactly makes a photo sharp? As an amateur photographer, I’ve always understood sharpness to mean being able to see fine details clearly in an image. However, I’ve come across numerous comments online where people mention things like, “Of course the image is blurry, you used a 200x zoom!” This has left me confused. So, what exactly defines …

Can I improve sharpness? I took this photo with a Nikon D5100. 70-300 nikkor Lens VR. 300 mm, ISO 100, f/5,6, 1/1000sec. The setting seems to me quite good for a sharp photo, yet I don’t manage to get good results. Could be this a limit of the Lens? Also, I get the same poor sharpness with the kit Lens 18-55, so I tend to blame myself, but don’t know what to try. Even w…

Thoughts on sharpness of Sony a6400 + Sigma 16mm What do you think? submitted by /u/Diligent-Scientist02