Unexplained Shadow in Photos
Oct 19, 2023 20:50:11 #
MosheR
Loc: New York City
jaymatt wrote:
Can anyone explain the dark shadow in the upper left of this photo? This happened intermittently while taking photos indoors last weekend. It just seemed to start and stop at will, and did not happen outdoors. And no, I did not have my finger in front of the lens. 
Sony a6000 w/ 16-50 lens, no flash, and a lens hood.
Sony a6000 w/ 16-50 lens, no flash, and a lens hood.
Looks like Dolly Parton stood next to you.
Oct 19, 2023 21:06:00 #
User ID wrote:
Its a lighting shadow. No worrying about your gear. You say that it follows you from room to room ? If so then you are causing it. Do you wear a weird hat ?
No hat.
Oct 19, 2023 21:07:38 #
mikee wrote:
When I look at the downloaded image data it says "Flash, compulsory, strobe return", and the image was taken at 1/160 sec. Does this mean you used a flash? I'm thinking maybe you use your left hand from the side to focus??? Is the shadow from your hand?
No flash. Hand under camera. Shadow always exactly the same and in the same place on the image.
Oct 19, 2023 21:08:06 #
Oct 19, 2023 21:36:54 #
jaymatt wrote:
No flash. Hand under camera. Shadow always exactly the same and in the same place on the image.
Well if you hafta blame the gear, I suggest an iris blade gone astray. The a6xxx line is very reliable but the build of the 16-50 is not very reassuring, and it does the hokey pokey every time you power on or off. I replaced mine with the earlier non collapsible 18-55 kit lens.
Oct 19, 2023 21:41:43 #
jaymatt wrote:
No flash. Hand under camera. Shadow always exactly the same and in the same place on the image.
You keep saying there was no flash, but the EXIF shows there was. And the glare at the center of the paintings looks like on camera flash. Something must have gotten in the way of the flash.
Oct 19, 2023 21:50:35 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
You keep saying there was no flash, but the EXIF shows there was. And the glare at the center of the paintings looks like on camera flash. Something must have gotten in the way of the flash.
For the flash to fire on the a6000, it must be raised by pushing the flash button. The glare is from the lights in the room. No flash.
Oct 19, 2023 22:07:41 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
jaymatt wrote:
For the flash to fire on the a6000, it must be raised by pushing the flash button. The glare is from the lights in the room. No flash.
Then I think we are at the point where you need to use a different lens for a while and see what happens. If it stops, you can be fairly certain it's a problem with the lens. If it continues, the lens is OK, but something's up with your camera.
Oct 19, 2023 22:49:59 #
Oct 20, 2023 04:14:00 #
Orphoto
Loc: Oregon
If no flash, but only artificial room light....how about rolling shutter combined with a 60 hertz flicker? Shooting at slower than 1/60th of a second shutter speed would cure it.
Oct 20, 2023 06:33:57 #
Orphoto wrote:
If no flash, but only artificial room light....how about rolling shutter combined with a 60 hertz flicker? Shooting at slower than 1/60th of a second shutter speed would cure it.
Oct 20, 2023 06:54:15 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
jaymatt wrote:
Can anyone explain the dark shadow in the upper left of this photo? This happened intermittently while taking photos indoors last weekend. It just seemed to start and stop at will, and did not happen outdoors. And no, I did not have my finger in front of the lens.
Sony a6000 w/ 16-50 lens, no flash, and a lens hood.
Sony a6000 w/ 16-50 lens, no flash, and a lens hood.
You had something between the flash and the subject that caused the shadow to form on your image.
Oct 20, 2023 07:37:01 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
billnikon wrote:
You had something between the flash and the subject that caused the shadow to form on your image.
The OP insists no flash and an identical "shadow" in other shots. That would seem to me to indicate something broken in either the camera or the lens. No success yet getting that investigated.
Oct 20, 2023 08:37:00 #
bbradford wrote:
Ever hear of shadow people? I think the joints haunted.
That was my first thought, but I didn't want to mention it. As a matter of fact, I started watching a movie last night about Shadow People - "Us" (Netflix), written, directed by, and starring Jordan Peele. Definitely creepy!
Oct 20, 2023 08:39:47 #
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