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Mike Ho
 

Colors In My Photos Look Dull and Muddy


I got a Canon Rebel TI with Canon 28-105mm F4.0-5.6 USM AF Lens. I took a lot of photos but the colors in my photos look dull and muddy. Is there anyone in here knows what is wrong with my equipments or any advise? PLEASE HELP!!!. Thanks a lot.


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January 09, 2004

 

Jon Close
  Dull:
Poor lighting/underexposed?
Lens flare? Use a lens hood and be careful of bright stray light hitting the front of the lens.
Poor printing?

muddy:
Bad focus? Do not zoom in to focus and then zoom back wide to take the photo. That lens (like many/most af zooms) is varifocal and changes focus when zoomed.

Dirty lens/filter?

Wide open aperture? stopped down to ~f/8 will sharpen things.
Subject or camera movement with too slow shutter speed?


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January 09, 2004

 

Mike Ho
 
 
 
Thanks a lot for your help. I really don't know what is going on with my photos. Sometimes the flash didn't come out even though I shoot it in the night. Do you think that my equipment is defected? Do I have to return my equipment back to the store? I uploaded some of my prints developed at Costo. It happened to all my prints. PLEASE HELP. Thank You very much for your help.

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See Sample Photo - "Pic 2"
http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/dynoGallDetail.php?photoID=258796

See Sample Photo - "Pic 3"
http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/dynoGallDetail.php?photoID=258797


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January 09, 2004

 

Mike Ho
 
 
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Thanks a lot for your reply. I really don't know what is going on with my photos. Sometimes the flash didn't come out even though I shoot it in the night. Do you think that my equipment is defected? Do I have to return my equipment back to the store? I uploaded some of my prints developed at Costo. It happened to all my prints. PLEASE HELP. Thank You very much for your help.


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