What is the most likely cause of the lack of sharpness in this picture? Taken with a Nikon D3000 and a 55-200 lens at 200mm, 1/320s, f/5.6, ISO 400.
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Probably a novice question, but how do I correctly diagnose from a photo for what reason that camera wasn't able to focus properly?  It can be any 1 of the following   Unsteady hand Lens issue Metering Re-Calibration required in camera or ...   Is there a set of unsaid protocols that needs to be followed by a photographer?  Goal is to get a sharp and crisp image prior to editing.  [PS: I own a Nikon D5200.]
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I took a picture once in a beautiful location with an awesome background, and a cool location to get the shot. The problem is, the location of the subject had substantially less light then the background, giving a silhouette effect. Without using an external flash, and on a low budget, what could I do to improve this picture?  Specifically, I shooting with a DSLR, outdoors. The DSLR has a small pop-up flash. The nearest good light source was maybe 5-10 feet away.   Thanks guys!    How do I avoid a dark subject when there's bright sunlight from windows?  by   I recently shot some photos at a friend's wedding. The location was lovely with lots of light — sometimes too much. The sunlight from the windows and skylights seemed to overpower the shot and the subject/people were very dark. What are some ways to avoid this without using fancy equipment? (I'm just starting out, I'm not a wedding photographer or anything!)  Here is one example I took — and this is after I've lightened it somewhat with Picasa:    I'm using a Nikon D5000 with a standard 18-55mm lens.
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I'm considering buying a DSLR from a friend. I've read the  question elsewhere on this site, but I was wondering what I should look at on the body to assess the condition?
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I am new to dslr's and got a nikon 3000 with 18-55 lens as a gift.  I already see some limitations with the lens for walking about or on trails.  So my question is being new should I go with a 55-200 or 55-300 or is there another step before I go with a telephoto lens.
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I'm shooting with a Nikon 810, and my night shots often have a strong moire when I export them from Lightroom at 640x640 (optimized for Instagram).   This photo was shot at f2.8, ISO 4000, 15 seconds with a Nikkor 17-35mm. Does anyone know why this is happening??
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Hello recently I went to best buy and played with a Nikon B500, it was great. I was able to focus on the smallest things, close or far, zoomed all the way in and all the way out. So I went on the internet and found out that the B700 shoots in raw so I got it instead thinking it was better. Only I cant get it to focus on anything close up, weather in macro or not after like 25% zoom it no longer focuses on anything no matter what settings I put it on leaving me to think that I should have gotten the cheaper B500. It may not shoot in raw but at least it would be usable. I am fairly new to photography I had a friend with much more experience come over and try to figure it out. He told me that my camera has a range that it is able to focus on. Only the cheaper B500 focused on things way more zoomed in and with the camera much closer to the object so it doesn't make much since to me. So my question is why wont my camera focus on macro shots (weather in macro or not)?
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I took some shots recently and I noticed that I'm getting a lot of little black dots in my images.  I cleaned my lens thoroughly with the Nikon camelhair brush and retook the pictures but once again, the dots appear.  I'm shooting with a Nikon D7000 and using a starter lens. I've attached an example (notice the black spots on the chairs, on the ceiling, etc).
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On my Canon 6D, other lenses work as expected.  But my 50mm f1.4 which has been very reliable for many years is not focusing correctly.  It can sometimes focus when the subject is close (1-5' away).  But if I were to take a photo of my front yard or subjects > 6' away, the lens can't focus.  I hear the motor trying to focus but the subject is fuzzy.  The focus light blinks green.    To make sure I don't have incorrect settings, I've been using Auto mode, the lens is set to AF and I've been testing outside in bright light.    Does the lens needs to be repaired or did I screw up a setting on the camera?
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I'm having an issue with my Canon 6D. Whenever I shoot photos inside my house they turn out so grainy! I've tried turning the ISO down but anything lower than 6400 and my photos are basically black. Mind you this is mid-day, lots of light in our house, and yet the ISO on my camera will not go below 6400 and it is making my photos look terrible because they are grainy instead of sharp! Please help!!  Lens is 24 - 105mm f4.0. I shot at 24mm, f5.0, shutter 1/160th, ISO 6400 (this is on auto, but only because anything lower I set it at makes the photos black!).  I'm still kind of new to this, but I do understand ISO, aperture, and shutter speed need to be in certain places for light to come in!
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I am looking at trying to buy a long range lens for shooting animals and nature. I'm kinda new to photography and am not sure which brand or size I should be looking for. What features are important and what will I get from different price points? I also would like to get a macro lens for really close shots — is that possible with the same lens?  I have a nikon d3000.
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I seem to have to dust-like speck on my Sony Cybershot S950's lens, but it appears randomly every few pictures. Could something be going bad internally?
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I've started to notice a faint darkened circle in my photos. I tried to clean the lenses and I still see it.   What's causing these circles?   Link to imgur album since I don't have enough rep to post images yet.    Camera: refurbished Canon EOS Rebel T3 Lens: EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Type II Lens Post-processing: None.   Edit: Here's the images.
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Last night, when I was attempting to do some astrophotography, I found it rather difficult to focus on the stars/tress/buildings in nearly pitch darkness. The Live View feature doesn't show much as it is so dark, and you can't see through the viewfinder either (when it's dark)  The one single lens I have, an 18-55mm IS Canon lens doesn't have an infinity marker on the focus ring. It's just a standard lens. Also my first lens (I'm an amateur)
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This is my very first day of shooting with flash and remote flash. And picture turned out like this: Bottom half of it is black. I have no idea what has caused this and how to prevent it? I just know that after this I shot a few more frames without flash or only with the camera's built-in flash and they were fine so I know the camera is not broken. When I read the photo EXIF info this is what I had: 1/400 sec with f 2.8 and 60mm.  My flash is a manual flash and its power was on 1/32 and zoom on 70mm. No specific reason for these numbers, I was only experimenting. Also I had set the exposure compensation of the camera to -5.00 in the hope that it would make the background darker and the foreground look more 3D because of the flash.
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On the photos where the lens flare is present, my Nikon D7000 is drawing strange labyrinth-looking artifacts. Here's an example.  The first image is a screenshot of a little part of the original photo zoomed 2:1 in Lightroom.  The second image is the same photo with Lightroom's contrast, clarity and sharpening set to the maximum to make the labyrinth pattern more visible.      This affects only some of the photos presenting lens flare. Here, for instance, the lens flare is present and light conditions are very close to the first photo, but there is no labyrinth pattern, only usual noise (screenshot of a part of a photo at 1:1 with contrast, clarity and sharpening set to the maximum):    Notes:   I can see this pattern only on some of the photos when the sun is in the frame or nearly in the frame. It is present with any lens I tested. The actual photo was shot at f/8, ISO 200, 1/640 s. I've seen this pattern in photos shot at ISO 100 as well. The photo is in RAW format, so this is not a JPEG artifact.   What is that? How do I avoid it?
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This is the Milky Way above Kakadu National Park, Australia, and my first try at astrophotography.    Thirty second exposure, f/4.0 at 17mm with ISO 12800 (!!) which in hindsight probably was way too high and resulted in a lot of noise. I also used Picasa to increase contrast, but I probably went a bit overboard there as well.  , I am looking for input on how to better postprocess this picture to reduce noise.
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Take an FF body and a crop body, with similar MP rating - and the FF body will give a sharper image of the same object. At least, that seems to be the case - as here:    I assume a low ISO was used in both images.  Why does the FF body, with the same lens and almost the same MP, give an image that is so much sharper?   My best guess is that the diffraction / airy still play a role, and the larger pixels reduce effective overlap - thus increasing contrast/sharpness by displaying less of the neighboring diffraction, as below?