I know this sounds crazy and common but does your camera have any smudges on it? I have found when the iPhone camera has smudges on it, the pictures come out blurry.
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Why is it so impossible for me to take consistently good photos with my 6?
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It's probably the noise reduction
Op(you?) said it was taken with flash. The background exposure might have been dark and the phone brought up the exposure in post which causes noise
Apple has changed the processing of the images to make it less noisy but more more smudgy. I think I preferred it the other way around.
I think my reply disappeared but you said you used flash right? When that happens the background might be a really dark exposure and the phone brings the exposure back up in post and that causes noise so the smudging is likely noise reduction
Its too bad they just don't let them shoot RAW and let us decide how to process them. Even on the supposedly good shots, I still still more noise reduction than I'd like to see. I'll take a bit of noise if it means more detail.
Why is it so impossible for me to take consistently good photos with my 6?
The background be blurred in background is referred to as blowing out the background. Focal point is mantis. Closer you are to focal point in low aperture lense you will blow out the background.
I want to bet the majority of you are locking your focal point and moving in on the picture. It's also referred to as bokeh... I love blowing out the background of photos. It can be done via software but prefer to do it by lense.
I changed my focal points here can you see how it changes.
The background be blurred in background is referred to as blowing out the background. Focal point is mantis. Closer you are to focal point in low aperture lense you will blow out the background.
I want to bet the majority of you are locking your focal point and moving in on the picture. It's also referred to as bokeh... I love blowing out the background of photos. It can be done via software but prefer to do it by lense.
I changed my focal points here can you see how it changes.
That first photo looks almost like there's a film of plastic over the lens. The background is supposed to blur, but that isn't really like any bokeh I've ever seen. Looks kind of like a photoshop filter
Dude the needles look great.
My thought is, you are taking the wrong picture with an auto focus phone. You have to hold your finger over the mantis until it locks. Then adjust the distance of the phone until the mantis is sharp, then take your shot. Otherwise the pine tree is stealing the show.
I too notice the inconsistency. The first time Ive noticed this was during a group photo at my house party. We had planty of lighting. The photo came out great, however when I zoomed in everybody looks like they were painted. Very weird.
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I don't know. Somehow these image just don't look sharp enough? Maybe?
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I don't know. Somehow these image just don't look sharp enough? Maybe?
I guess what you meant was the background? It's a great image. The blur is actually more of an artistic device than a flaw.
I don't know. The mantis is in focus like it should be, but the background does have a weird "painted" look when it's out of focus. I don't mind it. It just looks different than other cameras is all.
Use Camera Plus app. It has three settings, Macro, Normal and Far. This sets the depth of field for you and locks it in. You can have a focused background or a blurry (called bokeh). Makes it easy to pick and choose. Macro mode is great for small objects.
My thumbnails keep uploading upside down from my 6. But when clicked, it's right side up for full rez.
Kinda peeesing me off.
Yup. Nothing to do with depth of field/bokeh. It's over aggressive noise reduction that can be fixed with a software update. It will happen with the HDR shots as the light parts are exposed correctly and the shadow detail brought out at the expense of sharpness. Grain is then removed through noise reduction which in this case is hideous.
Should be a pretty straightforward fix that should hopefully come before 8.1. Some of the photos in this thread look pretty awesome though.