Can anyone tell me what these intermittent light streaks are from?
Aug 31, 2016 18:17:23 #
This image was shot in the early afternoon on a partly cloudy but bright day. I'm at a loss as far as the light streaks came from. Shot with my Nikon Coolpix P900.
Aug 31, 2016 18:28:32 #
Since this shot seems to be an exposure of a few to perhaps several seconds, and shot 'out in the wilderness' - my WAG is you've captured some bugs, and the light glittering on their beating wings causes a sort of 'stroboscopic' effect giving the 'beads on a string image.'
I'm sure you'll get more comments.
A nice peaceful scene - do you have more of the scene or area to share, too?
I'm sure you'll get more comments.
A nice peaceful scene - do you have more of the scene or area to share, too?
Aug 31, 2016 18:59:02 #
twowindsbear wrote:
Exif info:Since this shot seems to be an exposure of a few to perhaps several seconds . . .
Camera Model: Nikon COOLPIX P900
Image Date: 2016-07-05
Focal Length: 26.8mm
Aperture: ƒ/6.3
Exposure Time: 0.625-sec = too short time elapse for a fluttering insects to leave such long trails
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No
Sep 1, 2016 06:10:23 #
Could be really fast bugs. At that exposure time, whatever it was would've had to have been fast-moving. Notice the change of positioning as you follow the lines. It's like something was moving very fast and turning as it went. It created a kind of ribbon-like effect.
Sep 1, 2016 06:22:13 #
Most likely something small (bugs, plant matter) falling, rotating as they go. Definitely real, not a camera artefact or light effect.
Sep 1, 2016 06:41:48 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
grillmaster5062 wrote:
This image was shot in the early afternoon on a partly cloudy but bright day. I'm at a loss as far as the light streaks came from. Shot with my Nikon Coolpix P900.
Could have been extra light coming in through your eyepiece. Cover the eyepiece with your thumb during longer exposures and see if that takes care of it.
Sep 1, 2016 06:55:22 #
Shoeless_Photographer wrote:
Could be really fast bugs.
Lightning bugs!
Sep 1, 2016 06:56:07 #
grillmaster5062 wrote:
This image was shot in the early afternoon on a partly cloudy but bright day. I'm at a loss as far as the light streaks came from. Shot with my Nikon Coolpix P900.
If that's the only shot that has the streaks, it will be tough answering that question.
EDIT: I may have the answer. Enlarging the image, I get the impression that each streak is actually a drop of water. That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it!
Sep 1, 2016 07:40:52 #
chauncey
Loc: Rochester, Mi
Assuming that it's not repeatable, it might be as stupid as water drops following a spider web.
Sep 1, 2016 07:50:17 #
Sep 1, 2016 08:19:36 #
manofhg
Loc: Knoxville, TN
If it were a drop of water, why doesn't it take a straight path down? Also, wouldn't it be a continuous path as opposed to a dotted path or what looks like when you have a plane fly through a long exposure at night with the blinking lights.
I agree that at 0.625 secs, there isn't enough time for some bugs, unless pretty quick. I don't think a lightning bug could be it since the "blinks" are very close together and in the short time, they wouldn't blink that much or travel very far. I believe due to the blink pattern that they could be caused by flapping though.
I agree that at 0.625 secs, there isn't enough time for some bugs, unless pretty quick. I don't think a lightning bug could be it since the "blinks" are very close together and in the short time, they wouldn't blink that much or travel very far. I believe due to the blink pattern that they could be caused by flapping though.
Sep 1, 2016 08:33:54 #
manofhg wrote:
If it were a drop of water, why doesn't it take a ... (show quote)
Right. A plane was my first guess, but I couldn't make out the wings and fuselage.
With a fairly long exposure and a falling drop of water, a nonlinear flight path would not be out of the question - wind. The other alternative is a robo-drop - a remote controlled drop of water used to spy on people.
EDIT: I think the only way to solve this mystery is with a UHH field trip to the location. With a dozen or more varied cameras and lenses capturing watery images, there's bound to be a duplication of this effect.
Sep 1, 2016 09:19:51 #
grillmaster5062 wrote:
This image was shot in the early afternoon on a partly cloudy but bright day. I'm at a loss as far as the light streaks came from. Shot with my Nikon Coolpix P900.
Are those same light streaks in every photo you take?
Sep 1, 2016 09:30:13 #
Sep 1, 2016 10:45:56 #
grillmaster5062 wrote:
No they aren't. I think it may have been water drops caught in the wind.
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