Why does the sun have a red ring around the edge???? I was taking some photo's last night of the sunset over some sunflower fields. The sky was on fire with bright shades of red...

Lorima Loc: Colorado

I was taking some photo's last night of the sunset over some sunflower fields. The sky was on fire with bright shades of red, orange and purple which turned the sun a pink color.

I was using my Canon SX50 which right now does NOT have a polarized filter and was wondering if that may have been the problem.

The sun was actually pink in the sky but turned out white

Reddish Pinkish Ring Around The Edge Of The Sun

This was close to the color of the sun before it set behind the mountain

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

Dunno...I wonder if it has to do with the size of the sensor in th SX50, and the fact that it doesn't have the dynamic range of a larger sensor to handle the intensity around the sun.

Bill Houghton Loc: New York area

I find I get that with my DX40, D3200. On a hunch I would say it might have something to due with the Corina of sun being thousands of degrees hotter then sun. I could also be your lens creating a flare, if you move the camera slightly off the sun you see on the lens also. Just my observation when doing sun sets. But then again I also use the evil UV filter. LOL

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Its caused by smoke in the air from wildfires.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Perhaps pixel bleed over or blooming. Give a read >>>>
http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/1175/how-to-avoid-blooming/
At high intensities there is a spill over to adjacent pixels.

Nate Loc: Ann Arbor, Mi.

Possible lens aberration.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

Nate wrote:

Possible lens aberration.

If the lens has this error of design, then do you find it in other areas of the photo?

the Scottsman Loc: Roseland, new jersey

Lorima wrote:

I was taking some photo's last night of the sunset over some sunflower fields. The sky was on fire with bright shades of red, orange and purple which turned the sun a pink color.

I was using my Canon SX50 which right now does NOT have a polarized filter and was wondering if that may have been the problem.

It's not just you. I took this in 2004 on the way back from Bermuda. Notice the size of the red ring.

dpullum Loc: Tampa Florida

There is a bit of an odd eye/brain effect if you focus on the image of the sun (photo) and then cover the sun, the ring will blend more with the background. Or is that just me seeing this??

Lorima Loc: Colorado

Cdouthitt wrote:

Dunno...I wonder if it has to do with the size of the sensor in th SX50, and the fact that it doesn't have the dynamic range of a larger sensor to handle the intensity around the sun.

Could be, thanks Cdouthitt

Lorima Loc: Colorado

Bill Houghton wrote:

I find I get that with my DX40, D3200. On a hunch I would say it might have something to due with the Corina of sun being thousands of degrees hotter then sun. I could also be your lens creating a flare, if you move the camera slightly off the sun you see on the lens also. Just my observation when doing sun sets. But then again I also use the evil UV filter. LOL

Thanks Bill, There was a haze over the mountains as well don't know if that was to do with it either. I know not to take photo's directly into the sun in the middle of the day, but I have heard that sunsets are fine. Maybe I should have also focus on a different part of the sky, who knows. I really do need to get a UV filter.

Lorima Loc: Colorado

MT Shooter wrote:

Its caused by smoke in the air from wildfires.

Thanks MT Shooter, it was very hazy that night around the mountains so that could be why. We always have some type of forest fires burning in the mountains sadly.

Lorima Loc: Colorado

dpullum wrote:

Perhaps pixel bleed over or blooming. Give a read >>>>
http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/tip/1175/how-to-avoid-blooming/
At high intensities there is a spill over to adjacent pixels.

Thanks dpullum will look at the link shortley

Lorima Loc: Colorado

Nate wrote:

Possible lens aberration.

Thanks Nate, but these were the only photo's I noticed it in, the rest are fine.

Lorima Loc: Colorado

the Scottsman wrote:

It's not just you. I took this in 2004 on the way back from Bermuda. Notice the size of the red ring.

Thanks Scottsman, beautiful photo's, isn't that strange how this red ring appears in photo's.