Haze on pictures
Jul 26, 2012 08:23:46 #
I just got a new lens Sigma 70-200mm f2.8, so wanted to try it out on my daughter. It seems like all the pictures have a white haze to them ??? Both pictures were shoot at focal length of 70mm,1/30, f/4, iso 100. I do not like shooting people but my wife thinks I should before the kids are gone from the house!! Any help would be a big Help!! Thanks
Jul 26, 2012 16:18:47 #
Jul 27, 2012 01:25:09 #
Check your white Balance. Color corrected using curves in PS. I blew the whites out just a touch on the dress on purpose to show its not the lens or camera. Last picture is not blown out. The other picture has the same problem.
Original
Corrected. Blown out whites
No whites blown out
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Corrected Whites not blown out
Jul 27, 2012 01:35:01 #
Here's the other corrected.
Nice lens for Portraits by the way.
Nice lens for Portraits by the way.
original
corrected.
Jul 27, 2012 03:04:46 #
Jul 27, 2012 06:30:19 #
Jul 27, 2012 07:50:48 #
Thanks for your help! That made a big improvement. I will try that on some of the other pictures I took!
Jul 27, 2012 07:57:34 #
I understand what you are talking about. I have a lens that does the same thing. I can correct it very easily but would like to know what causes it too. What is len's calibration? I was wondering if that would help.
Jul 27, 2012 08:09:43 #
I do not think that it is the lens, I think it is in the setting that we are using. But I'm not sure how to correct it???
Jul 27, 2012 08:29:38 #
Try your White balance.
Go to google and ask.
How to set the white balance on camera XXX where XXX is your camera. This should help you.
Temperature of sun varies. Some cameras have a cloudy day setting.
Go to google and ask.
How to set the white balance on camera XXX where XXX is your camera. This should help you.
Temperature of sun varies. Some cameras have a cloudy day setting.
Jul 27, 2012 09:09:04 #
can do better with originals ... CS2 levels adj., sharpen, local contrast enhancement
Jul 27, 2012 09:15:18 #
I have heard it's best not to wear something white. (blowing out) and yes it takes longer to find them after they have moved out.
Jul 27, 2012 10:12:53 #
docrob
Loc: Durango, Colorado
khansotte wrote:
I just got a new lens Sigma 70-200mm f2.8, so wanted to try it out on my daughter. It seems like all the pictures have a white haze to them ??? Both pictures were shoot at focal length of 70mm,1/30, f/4, iso 100. I do not like shooting people but my wife thinks I should before the kids are gone from the house!! Any help would be a big Help!! Thanks
in other words, you are not seeing or recording haze in either image but you are seeing and recording soft light.
Jul 27, 2012 13:15:19 #
Auto white-balance might be the best setting to use until you learn more about what your camera-lens can and can not do. Did you use the portriat setting? If you did that might explain the soft looking image. Most all the comments we make assume others are using manual or M.
Jul 27, 2012 13:16:01 #
The two most common causes of this problem are, (1) Lens Flare; caused by light reflecting off of the other glass elements within the lens, usually noticeable more at longer focal lenghts.
(2) Low contrast, or poor light transmission common to lower quality lenses. Both conditions, usually are related to poor low quality lenses and coatings. Sigma unfortunately - has never been the best. :)
(2) Low contrast, or poor light transmission common to lower quality lenses. Both conditions, usually are related to poor low quality lenses and coatings. Sigma unfortunately - has never been the best. :)
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