Dock + repost

Wonderful depiction of structural decay. Those city folk don't see enough of this stuff, unless you consider urban decay similar.

Looks like a centipede Todd. Just curious, are you sharpening for the web? Image looks soft.

Hey Todd, Don't think I'll walk on that one. Interesting image and some nice colors too. It does look like it needs some web sharpening as Eva mentioned.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

I agree about the sharpening, but this is extremely interesting and an appealing image.

I like the color and the comp of this image. Well seen, but I do agree that it is a bit soft.

Not sure what my problem is but it seems I cant obtain sharpness. Its either because a small f stop for the situation (ie lighting) which in turn makes for a slow shutter speed. Or Im just picking the wrong pic in lightroom because the thumbnail is to small for me to realize the softness. I think its a combo of both. This is something im going to have to work on. Im posting another photo of this to see if its any sharper. I think its a bit sharper but still not tack sharp. Im using a tripod and a 70-200 L lens and cant figure out why im getting soft images. It must be my settings I am not choosing the right settings for the situation. Thanks for your comments and I will work on this problem and see if I can come up with a solution because people/companies are starting to take notice of my pictures and I can't print something they like only to find out its soft. Not good.

Very cool giant centipede. I've shot a macro lens to f/32 and seen diffraction reduce the contrast, but have very little effect on sharpness, so I don't think that f/16 is your problem. At 1 sec exposure, you're in the range where mirror lockup is most important, and the mirror jolt will be magnified if the tripod and head are marginal for the weight of the camera and lens. The repost looks sharper, but also much more contrasty, which this shot doesn't need.

Todd - Cool image, but the sharpness is indeed a problem here. Since there is a uniform sharpness problem, you either focused on the wrong area, or there was some lens shake/mirror vibration at the 200 end. I recently used my 100-400 lens on a tripod at f16, focussed using Live View, then shot in Live View with an infra-red remote and seemed to have sharp images. In addition, I draped my 10 lb. backpack over the lens/camera body junction to prevent any wind knocking around the set-up. Maybe try this if need be.