What in the world are these light streaks? My husband and I came across this fireplace chimney while driving on some back roads in the Arkansas Ozarks. I took 5 photos within a minute...

AR Farm Gal Loc: Piggott, AR (NE AR)

My husband and I came across this fireplace chimney while driving on some back roads in the Arkansas Ozarks. I took 5 photos within a minute of him seated on the hearth. The first 4 images are normal, but the 5th one has mysterious (to me, at least) light streaks. The images following these are perfectly normal. The only difference I can think of is that hubby moved during the 5th exposure. Could that have somehow caused these streaks? I don't believe in apparitions, but I can't figure this out. Ideas? Shot with a Canon 6D Mk II and Canon f4L 24-105mm lens. ISO 100, shutter 1/10, aperture f/13.

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Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

Lens flare, I would say. You were shooting toward the sun. The first image has no problem, but in the second image you were pointing the camera just slightly more to the right, toward the sun, and you got flare - light bouncing around in the lens.

Mike

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

AR Farm Gal wrote:

My husband and I came across this fireplace chimne... (show quote)

No clue.
Does look like something went in front moving.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Did you have the lens hood properly installed for these images?

AR Farm Gal Loc: Piggott, AR (NE AR)

CHG_CANON wrote:

Did you have the lens hood properly installed for these images?

Yes, I did. Only this 1 image out of 5 showed these streaks. The camera never moved--husband only started to get up. As you can see, he is blurred because of that.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

AR Farm Gal wrote:

My husband and I came across this fireplace chimne... (show quote)

I would think lens flare, but the lower streak shows below the main streak in the image. I think it is a sticky shutter or mirror. Try setting your Canon to Mirror Up when you shoot

https://www.dummies.com/photography/cameras/canon-camera/how-to-stabilize-your-canon-eos-6d-when-you-use-long-telephoto-lenses/

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

AR Farm Gal wrote:

Yes, I did. Only this 1 image out of 5 showed these streaks. The camera never moved--husband only started to get up. As you can see, he is blurred because of that.

You turned to your right a little. Notice that your husband is more to the left side of the frame in the second image than he is in the first.

There is another possibility I can think of. Are those your fingers in front of the lens?

Mike

AR Farm Gal Loc: Piggott, AR (NE AR)

Blenheim Orange wrote:

Lens flare, I would say. You were shooting toward the sun. The first image has no problem, but in the second image you were pointing the camera just slightly more to the right, toward the sun, and you got flare - light bouncing around in the lens.

Mike

Actually, the camera didn't move. I cropped and straightened the photo which may give the appearance the camera moved. The sun was pretty much overhead.

AR Farm Gal Loc: Piggott, AR (NE AR)

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

I would think lens flare, but the lower streak shows below the main streak in the image. I think it is a sticky shutter or mirror. Try setting your Canon to Mirror Up when you shoot

https://www.dummies.com/photography/cameras/canon-camera/how-to-stabilize-your-canon-eos-6d-when-you-use-long-telephoto-lenses/

It was in live view, so the mirror would have been up, right?

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

AR Farm Gal wrote:

Actually, the camera didn't move. I cropped and straightened the photo which may give the appearance the camera moved. The sun was pretty much overhead.

OK. Could it be your hand in front of the lens? That happens to the best of us occasionally.

Mike

AR Farm Gal Loc: Piggott, AR (NE AR)

Blenheim Orange wrote:

OK. Could it be your hand in front of the lens? That happens to the best of us occasionally.

Mike

Although I don't recall doing it for this particular set, I sometimes block the lens with my hand to mark the beginning and/or end of a set in case I want to do a blend in PS. It helps to locate the set. The streaks do look finger-ish, don't they? That makes more sense than anything else I can think of.

Blenheim Orange Loc: Michigan

AR Farm Gal wrote:

Although I don't recall doing it for this particular set, I sometimes block the lens with my hand to mark the beginning and/or end of a set in case I want to do a blend in PS. It helps to locate the set. The streaks do look finger-ish, don't they? That makes more sense than anything else I can think of.

Ah, yes, I do the same thing in between focus bracketing sets!

We should start a new thread. "Show us pictures of your out of focus fingers!"

Mike

letmedance Loc: Walnut, Ca.

Did a passing car or truck reflect a couple of beams of sunlight across your picture?

Muddyvalley Loc: McMinnville, Oregon

Fingers!!

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

Wouldn’t lens flare have a circular symmetry?

Blenheim Orange wrote:

Lens flare, I would say. You were shooting toward the sun. The first image has no problem, but in the second image you were pointing the camera just slightly more to the right, toward the sun, and you got flare - light bouncing around in the lens.

Mike