gorgehiker Loc: Lexington, Ky

I was attempting to shoot a starburst at a natural bridge when I somehow produced several very strange artifacts. Can anyone tell me what happened?

Nikon D750
1/15sec
f18
ISO 80
16 mm (Nikon 16-35 lens)

Leitz Loc: Solms

Lens flare. Not strange at all.

silver Loc: Santa Monica Ca.

The round circles are flare from shooting into the sun.

Bret Loc: Dayton Ohio

Some lens flare.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Your lens does not like looking directly at light. What you got is lens flare. To avoid that we use a lens hood, but shooting directly into the sun it serves no protetion.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Here's a good article.

Often you can incorporate lens flare into a composition for very pleasing results.

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/lens-flare.htm

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

Yes, definitely "ghosting" and "veiling" flare effects. Not strange at all!

If you have a filter on the lens, that can increase these effects, so really should be removed for shots like this. Your shot also looks like it's being shot through a window, which is even worse than a filter for "amping up" flare, because most windows are not optical quality glass or plastic and may are multi-layered, making matters even worse.

A lens hood may help a little, too, but can only do so much with a shot where a bright, specular light source is within the image.


You should be able to see this flare occurring in your viewfinder and may be able to control or reduce it quite a bit just by moving slightly and/or with larger or smaller lens aperture.

For example, here are a couple test shots I made within a couple seconds of each other (no filter, lens hood in place), where all I did was move slightly to eliminate much of the flare effects...



Try different apertures, too. That can make a difference. A shot like this, with very challenging lighting conditions... I'd take a whole bunch of different shots to be sure I got some I liked. Most would be trash, though.

gorgehiker Loc: Lexington, Ky

I understand the lens flare. What I don't understand is the weird artifact at the edges. I was not shooting through a window.

gorgehiker Loc: Lexington, Ky

I'm sending another photo taken at the same shoot that appears to have weird artifacts that are the strangest lens flare I have seen if they are lens flare. They appear to be multi colored objects rather than simple lens flares. Any ideas?

Rongnongno Loc: FL

You have:
1) Lens flare
2) Camera color aberration (wide angle)

- Guessing due the absence of a decently sized download
3) Glass reflection (either a filter or the rectangular thingy has a glass)
4) Low speed burr is also likely

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

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--Bob

gorgehiker Loc: Lexington, Ky

Is the strange border around the edge of the photo considered to be lens flare? I am referring to the wavy border with stripes. I was not shooting through a window as someone suggested. I would just like to know what caused that wavy rim or border, but all anyone wants to point out is the obvious lens flare.

paulrph1 Loc: Washington, Utah

Call Nikonusa for they had a recall of the D750 for lens flare problems. Does your quality, mine did and it will be fixed even if out of warranty.

TomV Loc: Annapolis, Maryland

The wavy pattern looks like a reflection of the insides of the camera, taking a shot of the sensor from the lens point of view.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Lens flare is no big deal - nothing to worry about. I took some shots last week with my D750, and they looked very similar to yours. You'll see lens flare in movies, on TV, and in published photos.

As for D750 flare problems, look here.

Enter you serial number. I checked mine, and they're not affected.
http://www.nikonusa.com/en/service-and-support/service-advisories/i4xzkqns/Technical-Service-Advisory-for-Users-of-the-Nikon-D750.html

More -
http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2014/12/24/nikon-d750-flare-problems-heres-why-and-what-to-do-about-them-its-not-lens