Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/MS Ryndam

MS Ryndam
Voting period ends on 22 May 2013 at 12:54:33 (UTC)
 * Reason:I recently purchased a proper camera, partially with the aim to have a go at some featured pictures. However, I'm going to hold my hand up - I'm utterly inexperienced in this. This is the best image to come out of the first trip aboard with the camera, which while it isn't as bright as one taken in say, the Carribean, this image does show the ship in a lovely posture. It also captures it with two tender boats alongside it and a third tender departing the ship. I'll take no offence at any opposes, as this is really a learning experience for me.
 * Articles in which this image appears:MS Ryndam
 * FP category for this image:Featured_pictures/Vehicles/Water
 * Creator:Miyagawa


 * Support as nominator --Miyagawa (talk) 12:54, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Oppose for now. I'm not liking the blown highlights. Some areas are quite soft (out of focus). How hard would it be to take another image if it? EV is good otherwise. -- WingtipvorteX  PTT   ∅  18:32, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately it's unlikely for me personally as it was taken whilst on an overseas trip. I've had a look at some other shots I took at the same time and they all seem to be similar. The day wasn't simply as bright as I'd hoped for. Miyagawa (talk) 19:19, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
 * What file format did you take the picture in? If it was RAW, there is a chance some of the detail can be brought back...-- WingtipvorteX  PTT   ∅  23:21, 13 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Looks milky. Something needs to be sharper, harder, more vivid, whatever that translates to in technical terms... 86.160.210.4 (talk) 00:01, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment Not sure what you mean by not being bright; this image is extremely bright. You don't need a crystal clear Caribbean day for a great picture, obviously. Your comments, plus the clouds in the background, made me think of this image here: File:Lake Bondhus Norway 2862.jpg. I believe that's HDR. Google that term if you want to learn more. Your image definitely looks like it was never sharpened; if you shot RAW, you need to do that yourself. If you shot in JPG, cameras will do the sharpening for you. – Kerαu noςco pia ◁ gala xies 08:09, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I shot it in JPG unfortunatly. But thank you to everyone, I'll take your comments onboard. I'll see if I can set up a macro to switch quickly from JPG to RAW formats on the camera so that I have some more options to play with. I understand what you mean about milky, the contrast isn't as good as that other Norway image you showed. I might ask some of the kind FP regulars for some hints/tips and feedback on specific images throughout the summer rather than post them on FPC for each one and hope for the best. :) I think not completely awful is a good start! Miyagawa (talk) 09:01, 19 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Of course it varies by camera, but on my 7D, I have a JPEG/RAW button. Whichever format I'm taking a picture in at the moment, if I press that button, it will save the picture in both formats. Your camera may have something similar. You can also configure the camera to always shoot in both formats, but that takes up lots of memory. YMMV. -- WingtipvorteX  PTT   ∅  22:34, 20 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Oppose Overexposed and lacking sharpness. You don´t even have to take my word for the overexposed part, just look at the histogram of the image. There you see an spike on the right side of the histogram, which indicates overexposure.--Snaevar (talk) 19:37, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

--Armbrust The Homunculus 12:57, 22 May 2013 (UTC)