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I recently purchased a Canon 5D Mark ii. It takes great photos with the exception of when I shoot landscapes--especially ones with trees. Especially the trees in the distance.
Im take them in color then convert to black and white in Silver Efex Pro 2.
The problem as you can see in the attached pics is the trees look as if there was a recent ice storm. There was not.
Originally I thought it had something to do with long time exposures but after experimenting with times of 1/60 and 1/125 there is the same result.
Im thinking there is a problem with focus. When I use the Silver Efex Pro 2 loupe, very few things appear sharp. The problem there however, is the image looks perfectly sharp in the camera (both viewfinder and LCD screen), and Im shooting at f/22. There was no wind when I took these photos. At least no perceptible wind.
I edited brightness and highlights in Silver Efex with some improvement but not much. The two attached photos are the result of editing in that software.
I suppose it all goes back to the focus issue. Again, I cant figure that one out either.
If anyone can take a look and offer some help I would appreciate it.
camera and lens for both:
Canon 5D Mark ii
EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L
both were taken on a tripod using a Leica shutter release cable S
photo 1: waterfall
filter: UV
shutter: .8
aperature: f/22
focal length: 43mm
iso: 100
photo 2: railroad trestle
shutter: 1.6
aperature: f/23
focal length: 24mm
iso: 100
Im take them in color then convert to black and white in Silver Efex Pro 2.
The problem as you can see in the attached pics is the trees look as if there was a recent ice storm. There was not.
Originally I thought it had something to do with long time exposures but after experimenting with times of 1/60 and 1/125 there is the same result.
Im thinking there is a problem with focus. When I use the Silver Efex Pro 2 loupe, very few things appear sharp. The problem there however, is the image looks perfectly sharp in the camera (both viewfinder and LCD screen), and Im shooting at f/22. There was no wind when I took these photos. At least no perceptible wind.
I edited brightness and highlights in Silver Efex with some improvement but not much. The two attached photos are the result of editing in that software.
I suppose it all goes back to the focus issue. Again, I cant figure that one out either.
If anyone can take a look and offer some help I would appreciate it.
camera and lens for both:
Canon 5D Mark ii
EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L
both were taken on a tripod using a Leica shutter release cable S
photo 1: waterfall
filter: UV
shutter: .8
aperature: f/22
focal length: 43mm
iso: 100
photo 2: railroad trestle
shutter: 1.6
aperature: f/23
focal length: 24mm
iso: 100