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Jul 11, 2015 23:30:01   #
Joon Loc: NYC
 
Hi, all. I took some photos tonight and a bunch came out with a glare effect - I don't know what else to call it - that I've never seen before. It's a Canon 70D with a 40mm lens. I'm attaching two examples of unedited shots... shows up in upper middle part. Can you take a look and tell me what's happening? Many thanks for any help you can give.





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Jul 11, 2015 23:37:43   #
Bill Houghton Loc: New York area
 
It looks like you have uv filer attached. You can try a lower angle or different angle.

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Jul 11, 2015 23:40:15   #
Joon Loc: NYC
 
Ah! Thank you, Bill!!! (Or no UV filter at night, eh?) I had no idea and forgot it was even on. I'm new to taking photos at night. Thanks!

Bill Houghton wrote:
It looks like you have uv filer attached. You can try a lower angle or different angle.

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Jul 11, 2015 23:54:17   #
Bill Houghton Loc: New York area
 
There is always a chance of glare or lens flare when shooting towards bright lighs. Just be aware of it. You can also PP them out.

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Jul 11, 2015 23:59:17   #
Joon Loc: NYC
 
Thanks. I didn't realize this and I was afraid it was a lens problem so thank you for your quick response. Phew. :-)

Bill Houghton wrote:
There is always a chance of glare or lens flare when shooting towards bright lighs. Just be aware of it. You can also PP them out.

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Jul 12, 2015 00:36:04   #
rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA
 
You didn't happen to be shooting through the rear window from inside a vehicle? That would produce reflections and glare in your images for sure.

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Jul 12, 2015 00:43:09   #
Joon Loc: NYC
 
nope, was just me walking around. thanks!

rook2c4 wrote:
You didn't happen to be shooting through the rear window from inside a vehicle? That would produce reflections and glare in your images for sure.

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Jul 12, 2015 00:45:53   #
JD750 Loc: SoCal
 
Some filters can generate those green ghosts even in daylight. There are filters then there are good filters.

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Jul 12, 2015 00:50:18   #
wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
 
Joon wrote:
Hi, all. I took some photos tonight and a bunch came out with a glare effect - I don't know what else to call it - that I've never seen before. It's a Canon 70D with a 40mm lens. I'm attaching two examples of unedited shots... shows up in upper middle part. Can you take a look and tell me what's happening? Many thanks for any help you can give.


BIll is right. This is a form of lense flair or ghosting. It is brought on by the brighter lights. The group of headlights at the bottom of the first picture is inverted, located 180 degrees through the center of the lense from the source, and the same distance from the center of the lense as the the source. The three light sources around the traffic light to the left and slightly up from the car headlights are "ghosted" to the right and slightly down from the reflected headlights at the top. Not that common a problem and filters will not help the situation and can make it worst. Usually occurs with a high contrast photo involving a dark background and a very specular light source.

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Jul 12, 2015 01:15:03   #
Joon Loc: NYC
 
Thank you!

JD750 wrote:
Some filters can generate those green ghosts even in daylight. There are filters then there are good filters.

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Jul 12, 2015 01:15:54   #
Joon Loc: NYC
 
Thank you so much. Very helpful and informative!!

wdross wrote:
BIll is right. This is a form of lense flair or ghosting. It is brought on by the brighter lights. The group of headlights at the bottom of the first picture is inverted, located 180 degrees through the center of the lense from the source, and the same distance from the center of the lense as the the source. The three light sources around the traffic light to the left and slightly up from the car headlights are "ghosted" to the right and slightly down from the reflected headlights at the top. Not that common a problem and filters will not help the situation and can make it worst. Usually occurs with a high contrast photo involving a dark background and a very specular light source.
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