What went wrong here?
Feb 16, 2013 19:34:30 #
martyleo
Loc: Originally Oklahoma
This photo was taken in an Arizona mission church which did not allow for flash photography indoors. I used auto focus on my Canon Powershot SX10IS, but I believe the settings were on or ISO 400, 1/125 and F2.8.
I was attempting to get a picture of a mummified body in a glass casket. I was about five feet from the subject and I shot from an angle to avoid any reflections from the glass. The only windows were small and high and no light from them was directed toward this alcove area.
I expected the shot would be blurry, but was surprised at how it turned out and would like to know what might have caused it--besides some resident spirit energy---
I was attempting to get a picture of a mummified body in a glass casket. I was about five feet from the subject and I shot from an angle to avoid any reflections from the glass. The only windows were small and high and no light from them was directed toward this alcove area.
I expected the shot would be blurry, but was surprised at how it turned out and would like to know what might have caused it--besides some resident spirit energy---
Spiritual Light?
Feb 16, 2013 19:57:10 #
You clearly have a multiple exposure situation here. Or else the camera was moving erratically during the long exposure causing the multiple exposure effect. The high point where the sheet disappears behind the column on the left is clearly visible three times.
No spirits involved, unless they were out of a bottle that is! :thumbup:
No spirits involved, unless they were out of a bottle that is! :thumbup:
Feb 16, 2013 20:55:37 #
I was going to say camera shake but the shutter speed looks to be fast enough to take care of that, wish I had a better answer.
Feb 16, 2013 21:16:15 #
My Fuji has several programs which involve auto multi-exposure, could this be something similar?
Feb 16, 2013 21:47:09 #
My theory is your shutter duration was longer than you expected, and you started moving while the shutter was still open.
I will, by the way, be sticking to this story!
I will, by the way, be sticking to this story!
Feb 17, 2013 12:49:26 #
Danilo wrote:
My theory is your shutter duration was longer than you expected, and you started moving while the shutter was still open.
I will, by the way, be sticking to this story!
I will, by the way, be sticking to this story!
:thumbup:
Feb 17, 2013 14:14:33 #
ST.Xavier Del Bac..........use a tri-pod or brace the camera on something solid........
Feb 17, 2013 14:36:19 #
martyleo
Loc: Originally Oklahoma
Thanks to all who answered my question about the unexplained white "vapors" in my picture. The consensus seems to be movement of the camera while shooting. That seems plausible as I did not use a tripod. My camera does have some image stabilization, however......
Feb 17, 2013 23:29:13 #
Did you by any chance have a filter on your lens? You might have gotten some reflections bouncing back and forth between lens and filter.
Feb 17, 2013 23:57:32 #
martyleo wrote:
This photo was taken in an Arizona mission church ... (show quote)
I'd agree with the others: long exposure coupled with camera movement (ever so slight) while the shutter was still opened. BTW: that can create some pretty cool effects, too:
Portrait of a Master
Feb 18, 2013 00:57:40 #
martyleo
Loc: Originally Oklahoma
Very interesting picture. You're right, you can get some interesting effects, Jim.
Feb 18, 2013 00:58:33 #
Feb 21, 2013 10:30:37 #
Are you sure your shutter speed was on manual and not auto? If it was auto, it probably changed to a longer speed to give you enough light. In the mean time, you moved the camera a bit and got a blurred image. what it looks like to me.
Feb 22, 2013 23:49:28 #
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