Disappointed
Jan 9, 2017 09:52:57 #
dvier
Loc: Hopkinsville Kentucky
suntouched wrote:
Exactly my thought on both counts. The camera will pick up something you can't see.
Thanks 👍
Jan 9, 2017 10:00:03 #
ballsafire
Loc: Lafayette, Louisiana
dvier wrote:
Can anyone tell me why I have this burst of light in the far left corner of this photograph. I was so excited to catch this shot of the Heron catching a fish only to see this right on it. Thanks for any help so I can avoid this happening again.
There is an object between you and the heron which is out of focus due to depth of field!
Jan 9, 2017 10:01:46 #
leftj
Loc: Texas
ballsafire wrote:
There is an object between you and the heron which is out of focus due to depth of field!
That is the least likely cause!
Jan 9, 2017 10:09:41 #
While its probably lens flare, there are any number of fleeting objects that can wreck a good shot. I shoot in burst mode especially for wildlife, people shots and sports so I capture several successive frames. I can't count how many times this enabled me to get the perfect shot.
Jan 9, 2017 10:22:02 #
Jan 9, 2017 10:30:54 #
I have seen this problem. I helped shoot a movie once and the photographer made us reshoot the scene for this problem even though it was his fault. They call it a dirty lens. If you were using a normal lens and got close enough this appears to be a water droplet on the uv filter or s small piece of dirt.
Jan 9, 2017 10:43:21 #
Why is it everyone fixes it in post? Even my Video instructor and my Photo instructors said fix it in post only when there is absolutely no other way to fix it. Shoot it right the first time and do not rely on post. Maybe this new digital age has lost the real photographer who knows his equipment and uses his equipment to it's fullest and uses post as his final touch up for things he cannot do in the shot. I make money doing photography and if I ever turned something that took this much time in post the ladies in the studio would be chewing on my butt for it. Sorry guys but I scored an ace in photography and video while the hardest lesson to learn was get it right the first time. If you could you should try some real film in a real no bells and whistles camera like my old Bronica SQA. It would seem a dinosaur by your standards today but using it taught me a lot about making the great pic. You get the shot right the first time because all the shutter clicks cost you money. In digital most seem to just shoot and pray because the cost per click has been reduced.
Jan 9, 2017 10:44:29 #
Is there a brown line under the heron that points toward the similarly colored flare?
Jan 9, 2017 10:59:43 #
catchlight..
Loc: Wisconsin USA- Halden Norway
Easy fix in photoshop...Filters will do that it's light reflecting between the lens and filter. Why do you put an extra slice of glass in front of your lens?
Jan 9, 2017 11:03:07 #
hfb46
Loc: UK
Dngallagher wrote:
It looks like it also appears in the bright streak in the water below the bird as well - could be blown highlights? Or did you have a UV filter on the lens that created a reflection possibly?
Jan 9, 2017 11:03:14 #
It is lens flare probably due to a filter over the lens. You can easily remove this if you have Photoshop or Elements.
Jan 9, 2017 11:07:21 #
Jan 9, 2017 11:08:01 #
drklrd wrote:
Why is it everyone fixes it in post? Even my Video... (show quote)
Why do you see fit to go on this rant when the OP was simply asking what caused the problem? Did you not go through a learning process when you started? I know that I did back in 1966! He got the right answer to his problem here and learned from that.
Jan 9, 2017 11:15:26 #
wj cody
Loc: springfield illinois
definately not lens flare. either water droplet on the lens or an out of focus area in the image.
Jan 9, 2017 11:44:36 #
leftj
Loc: Texas
drklrd wrote:
Why is it everyone fixes it in post? Even my Video... (show quote)
Of course we can't all be gods of photography like you.
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