What happened here?
Sep 19, 2019 09:53:30 #
I agree with Linda that it looks like a leaf somewhere between you and the subject, or even a possibly the seal for the lens hood not tightened enough. Let me toss out one other idea:
The 500mm is a beast of a lens, and it takes several different lens hoods. The ET155 (or ET138?) is also pretty big, and extends well out beyond the end of the camera. Because both are so large, it is hard to tell if a drop of mist or condensation got on the lens itself.
The 500mm is a beast of a lens, and it takes several different lens hoods. The ET155 (or ET138?) is also pretty big, and extends well out beyond the end of the camera. Because both are so large, it is hard to tell if a drop of mist or condensation got on the lens itself.
Sep 19, 2019 10:03:28 #
Grass or reed or weed! Since you're shooting from a good distance (500mm lens), something occasionally is blowing in the wind.
Sep 19, 2019 11:17:38 #
TuG
Loc: Ventura California
Wow, possibilities I never would have thought about. Experience is the best instructor. Thank you. My thoughts run in line with a sun streak breaking through the canopy. It falls behind the same angled stick running at a diagonal and is at the same angle as the shadow of the Great Blue. The ray follows the same angle in both photos. or one of those special UFO's that hang out in swamps.
Sep 19, 2019 11:43:46 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
If it had only occurred with one image, I'd have thought it was something between you and the subject momentarily.... a bug flying by or a leaf falling. That can look similar. For the shot below, which happens to also have been done with a 500mm, I used the foliage between me and the subject as a "filter" of sorts... the closer foliage "disappears", but tints the image... farther away the foliage becomes more distinct.
But I think that's unlikely this what occurred with your images, since it appears very similar in at least two of them.
At least it's easily fixed in your image. Cropping tighter gets rid of most of it. Then some selective burning in with a soft tool makes the rest of it disappear. (IMO, also doing a little curves adjustment to boost contrast and increase contrast/dynamic range, plus a little bit of sharpening make this a really nice image. But these are unrelated to the flare issue.)
But I think that's unlikely this what occurred with your images, since it appears very similar in at least two of them.
At least it's easily fixed in your image. Cropping tighter gets rid of most of it. Then some selective burning in with a soft tool makes the rest of it disappear. (IMO, also doing a little curves adjustment to boost contrast and increase contrast/dynamic range, plus a little bit of sharpening make this a really nice image. But these are unrelated to the flare issue.)
Sep 19, 2019 11:58:43 #
will47 wrote:
......it doesn't happen with any other lens for some reason. Why would that be?.....
You haven't said if it happened at any other location. Having had a closer look at both pics it does look as though its position within the scene is consistent, which suggests that it's part of the scene.
Diffuse effects like glare, haze, lens flare and extreme OOF can be difficult to see in a viewfinder or on a viewscreen so they are easy to miss. If it was a sunlit blade of grass or a twig or leaf you probably didn't notice when you looked at the scene with your own eyes, and it wouldn't have to be right next to you to be very OOF in the shot.
Sep 19, 2019 12:01:29 #
With the information you gave I can only guess, but I'd say a branch or leaf in the immediate foreground is out of focus.
Sep 19, 2019 12:15:30 #
Sep 19, 2019 13:16:29 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
It's a different location in your composition, but look at the angled stick. The "thing" itself hasn't moved. I'm going with something in the air, perhaps hanging from a branch (I added "spider silk" earlier just as you replied to me, but it didn't appear to be the right color).
That is a brilliant observation Linda. Would have taken me until who-knows-when to see that.
Sep 19, 2019 13:32:11 #
asymptotic_maybe wrote:
That is a brilliant observation Linda. Would have taken me until who-knows-when to see that.
I'm sorry but all I can see is a diffuse pale orange band that seems to be on the top surface of a log in the background behind the angled stick. Looks rather natural to me. I don't think it spoils the shot which I like very much.
Sep 19, 2019 13:51:51 #
one_eyed_pete wrote:
The point of the topic is that the OP doesn't like it, and he wanted to know what it is. For the rest of us, it has been fun playing CSI I'm sorry but all I can see is a diffuse pale orange band that seems to be on the top surface of a log in the background behind the angled stick. Looks rather natural to me. I don't think it spoils the shot which I like very much.
Sep 19, 2019 14:13:34 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
The point of the topic is that the OP doesn't like it, and he wanted to know what it is. For the rest of us, it has been fun playing CSI
I thought the point was the OP was concerned his equipment has a defect. In CSI terms, I'd say there is no evidence to conclude there's a defect.
Sep 19, 2019 14:27:04 #
one_eyed_pete wrote:
Agree ... In CSI terms, I'd say there is no evidence to conclude there's a defect.
Sep 19, 2019 17:34:47 #
Terrymac wrote:
All I can see is an injured wing and a small terrapin on the rock. After seeing CHG's reply I do see a small smudge. Top left.
I see the thing on the upper left, but I would never refer to it as a streak. Is it just me? >Alan
Sep 19, 2019 18:04:09 #
Looks like a piece of long grass close to the camera that is so out of focus that it just shows as a soft or blurry spot in the image.
Sep 19, 2019 18:20:32 #
Also check you lens both front and back elements for a finger smudge or some other stuff.
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