Stop taking so many pictures of the same scene. Use some higher speed ISO settings. We have no knowledge of the image processors you're using.
You've 'painted yourself into a corner' and won't enjoy photography until you free yourself of all your restrictions. Try things, it's free! Regards, Bob S. On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 11:50 AM, Ciprian Dorin Craciun <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 7:29 PM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: >> Unfortunately you can't separate the technical and aesthetic properties. For >> example, you ask >> [...] >> >> And I ask in return what does "properly focused" mean? It depends on what >> you intend for the picture, so it cannot have a single once-and-for-all >> answer - you have to make a subjective, aesthetic judgement. >> [...] > > Unfortunately there was a misunderstanding / miscommunication in > my purpose. Thus I'll want to make some clarifications (which maybe I > didn't properly make in the context section): > > I very well understand that all technical decisions must match the > subject at hand. That's why I've stated that for the same scene (by > which I mean subject) I have multiple, almost identical, exposures, > which vary slightly especially in exposure (at most 1 stop), > auto-focus error, or possibly blur due to improper hand-held camera. > > Thus I don't want to find a mathematical answer to "which > technical setting is the best for a particular subject", but to the > answer to the question "from a set of almost identical images which is > the 'optimal' in terms of technical qualities". > > >> "Sharp enough" for what? > > I'll give a small example: with my old P&S Fuji S5600, without > any image stabilization, at night I had to resort to 1/4 seconds > exposure (the sensor is quite small, 1/2.3 inch, thus the sake is less > than in APS-C). After a few time I've observed that if I shot in a > burst of three pictures, one of them (usually the middle or last one) > were less "fuzzy" than the other. > > Thus "sharp enough" in this context means the one in which lines > (or edges) are "contrasty" enough to obtain something useful after > sharping. > > >> What is "correct" exposure? > > In this case it is more simple. Given that I've already chosen > what to prioritize in exposures (highlights, shadows, or mid-tones), > which of the few exposures best represents my choice. > > >> These questions have no meaning on their own, divorced from the subject >> matter of the photograph, and the intentions of the photographer. > > As seen I'm not trying find an auto-magic AI > (artificial-intelligence) that can discern aesthetically what settings > to use, but instead given a set of "options" which ones are the > "cleanest". > > Thanks all for replying, > Ciprian. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
