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Jul 1, 2019 13:56:37   #
speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho
 
aschweik wrote:
What causes pink lines around clouds in photos? I have tried getting rid of them in Lightroom (using sliders, removing chromatic aberration, etc) but the pink lines persist. I'm attaching a photo and hoping they show up for you to see (bottom clouds). Is there a way to get rid of them or avoid them in the first place?

Nikon D7200
Lens: 35mm 1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/1000
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 200
Fairly overcast day

This photo was edited to bring out the clouds more, but the original also has the pink lines. If I had time to set up the shot, I would have lowered my shutter speed but the heron kept watching me and I was worried it would fly away. So I shot quickly. My 35mm is a new lens, so far I've used it only a few times. Is the pink line issue due to the lens? My settings? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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I can see the pink lines, but I'm at a loss too, they are not uniform but randomly in the picture, so its very hard to pin-point a cause! Maybe they are actually there, like a certain moisture amount in the clouds that reflect with a pink hue.

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Jul 1, 2019 14:08:23   #
photogeneralist Loc: Lopez Island Washington State
 
aschweik wrote:
What causes pink lines around clouds in photos? I have tried getting rid of them in Lightroom (using sliders, removing chromatic aberration, etc) but the pink lines persist. I'm attaching a photo and hoping they show up for you to see (bottom clouds). Is there a way to get rid of them or avoid them in the first place?

Nikon D7200
Lens: 35mm 1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/1000
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 200
Fairly overcast day

This photo was edited to bring out the clouds more, but the original also has the pink lines. If I had time to set up the shot, I would have lowered my shutter speed but the heron kept watching me and I was worried it would fly away. So I shot quickly. My 35mm is a new lens, so far I've used it only a few times. Is the pink line issue due to the lens? My settings? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
What causes pink lines around clouds in photos? I... (show quote)


I see the same thing in my photos when I push the sharpening, structure , contrast and/or saturation too far. If you still can, go back to the original and dial the sliders back and see if that helps.

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Jul 1, 2019 15:16:32   #
Vince68 Loc: Wappingers Falls, NY
 
I don't see "pink lines" either when zoomed in. There is maybe the slightest tint of magenta in the clouds, which you could try to adjust with either changing the white balance setting, adjusting the magenta slider in the HSL panel in Lightroom by adjusting the Hue, Saturation, and Luminance sliders, or a combination of both.

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Jul 1, 2019 18:27:33   #
David Martin Loc: Cary, NC
 
aschweik wrote:
I have a MacBook Pro running High Sierra.


I definitely see patches of pink in the clouds on a MacBook Pro; mine is running Mojave.

Would it be possible for you to post the original image prior to any post-processing?

Great photo of a heron in a tree, BTW!

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Jul 1, 2019 20:58:13   #
aschweik Loc: NE Ohio
 
Thanks, everyone! Lots of good suggestions and I'll see what I can do. In the coming days I'll try all your ideas and see what works. It may be that they're just going to stay there. Here's the original file, no editing. Again...thanks for the help!


(Download)

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Jul 1, 2019 21:13:19   #
David Martin Loc: Cary, NC
 
In contrast to the processed image in your original post, I do not see any pink in the clouds in the original image. I do however see some areas of purple fringing at the edges of leaves and tree branches.

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Jul 1, 2019 21:43:41   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
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--Bob
aschweik wrote:
What causes pink lines around clouds in photos? I have tried getting rid of them in Lightroom (using sliders, removing chromatic aberration, etc) but the pink lines persist. I'm attaching a photo and hoping they show up for you to see (bottom clouds). Is there a way to get rid of them or avoid them in the first place?

Nikon D7200
Lens: 35mm 1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/1000
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 200
Fairly overcast day

This photo was edited to bring out the clouds more, but the original also has the pink lines. If I had time to set up the shot, I would have lowered my shutter speed but the heron kept watching me and I was worried it would fly away. So I shot quickly. My 35mm is a new lens, so far I've used it only a few times. Is the pink line issue due to the lens? My settings? Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
What causes pink lines around clouds in photos? I... (show quote)

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Jul 1, 2019 22:19:39   #
photogeneralist Loc: Lopez Island Washington State
 
aschweik wrote:
Thanks, everyone! Lots of good suggestions and I'll see what I can do. In the coming days I'll try all your ideas and see what works. It may be that they're just going to stay there. Here's the original file, no editing. Again...thanks for the help!


My monitor shows a very very slight pink tinge to the clouds in your unedited file. Sharpening and saturation increases during post processing can exaggerate the pink. Also when pixel peeping I can detect a small but well controlled chromatic aberration at the edges of the silhouettes Blue on the left and magenta on the right. It's a lens designer' dilemma. Every lens has some.

LET THE FLAMING BEGIN. Yes- its a fact of physics that different colors focus at different distances from the lens so not all colors can focus at the sensor plane simultaneously/ Some lens design go to exhorbinant expense to control the resultant CA but most have to compromise with practical considerations such as cost and maximum aperture, There is no ABSOLUTELY PERFECT lens regardless of make, manufacture or expense. Every lens design involves compromises. Even Hubble is imperfect. .

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Jul 2, 2019 11:03:42   #
Thomas902 Loc: Washington DC
 
Do not consider doing post processing on an uncalibrated monitor...
This would be counterproductive...

Color management starts with monitor calibration...
Albeit it is a rather complex... be prepared to invest quality time on your journey into color management aschweik....

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Jul 7, 2019 14:59:44   #
TylerDurdensReel Loc: Fresno Ca.
 
On my screen the whites appear to be washed out and the colors I'm seeing are in the transition areas around the washed out areas. Reset the image and set your curser on the whites and press the alt key to see if the highlighted areas correspond to the colors. When the whites are blown there is nothing you can do that will put recorded information into those areas short of using the spot removal to heal or clone.

When I know that I am shooting a heavily backlit scene I intentionally under expose.

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Aug 2, 2019 14:15:17   #
Brokenland
 
FYI: just in case you didn't know, it may or may not be the camera or software you're using., In fact the atmosphere is cooler than ground temperature. There's moisture in the clouds. What you may be seeing is ice crystals in the clouds, turned towards the sunlight, revealing the "pink" part of the spectrum.

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Aug 6, 2019 11:40:17   #
Lionsgate Loc: Sierra Vista, Arizona
 
Have you tried setting your camera to shoot Exposure Compensation/AEB? This would give you three quick shots of the same subject (1 underexposed, 1 normal exposure, 1 overexposed). Then use a program to render HDR (Photoshop 5.1 or later, Photomatrix, or other similar program). These programs bring out details not seen in a single "normal" exposure photo. Your camera manual will show you how to set your camera.

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