Lens (sun) Flare Issue
Aug 19, 2020 11:09:06 #
I took this shot last night but am unhappy with how the lens flare looks. It's just to the right of the sun over the tree. I'd appreciate any insights into the best way to remove it in this case. Posting the shot and a crop of the spot with the flare. Thanks!
Aug 19, 2020 11:41:25 #
LiamRowan wrote:
I took this shot last night but am unhappy with how the lens flare looks. It's just to the right of the sun over the tree. I'd appreciate any insights into the best way to remove it in this case. Posting the shot and a crop of the spot with the flare. Thanks!
Remove it in photoshop.
Next time shoot wide open.
You shot it at F16.
I like how the Flare looks. My 2 cents
Aug 19, 2020 11:52:59 #
Wide open doesn't result in a sun star (for me anyway).
I like flares, but this one seems to distort the tree shape. I'd like to at least try to remove it and compare the versions. I'm hoping to get some advice on how to do this in PS as I'm a weak PS user. Thanks.
I like flares, but this one seems to distort the tree shape. I'd like to at least try to remove it and compare the versions. I'm hoping to get some advice on how to do this in PS as I'm a weak PS user. Thanks.
Aug 19, 2020 11:58:54 #
Hi Liam, I thought I'd make an attempt before the folks who actually know what they're doing come along 😊
I have PS Elements. First I selectively lowered the color saturation of red and yellow in just the area of the worst flare. Then I did a lot of cloning, using varying opacity and from several sources (tree trunks, leaves in and out of sun etc), to create some definition to the washed-out areas. I also experimented a little with darkening the chain link fence by painting with colors picked from the image, and using a couple of different blend modes (I think "darken" worked best).
Was your HDR look achieved in PS? If yes, try making some of these adjustments prior to applying that kind of major edit.
Thanks!
I have PS Elements. First I selectively lowered the color saturation of red and yellow in just the area of the worst flare. Then I did a lot of cloning, using varying opacity and from several sources (tree trunks, leaves in and out of sun etc), to create some definition to the washed-out areas. I also experimented a little with darkening the chain link fence by painting with colors picked from the image, and using a couple of different blend modes (I think "darken" worked best).
Was your HDR look achieved in PS? If yes, try making some of these adjustments prior to applying that kind of major edit.
Thanks!
Aug 19, 2020 12:11:53 #
Linda, I read the response and thought this was very helpful and the result well within what I'd accept! Then I looked and saw it was you. Your usual thoughtful response, and so appreciated.
Aug 19, 2020 12:12:59 #
LiamRowan wrote:
I appreciate that very much, Liam.Linda, I read the response and thought this was very helpful and the result well within what I'd accept! Then I looked and saw it was you. Your usual thoughtful response, and so appreciated.
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Aug 20, 2020 10:18:22 #
foggypreacher
Loc: Dickinson, Texas
Linda From Maine wrote:
I appreciate that very much, Liam.
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Very helpful information from all of you. Thank you.
Aug 20, 2020 10:43:16 #
Make an attempt to crop those electric wires. They command attention and you want the viewer to concentrate the view on the sunburst.
Aug 20, 2020 12:18:09 #
If you shoot looking into the sun, as you've done here, lens flare is going to be present. It's a function of the sunlight reflecting around inside the lens. You can move the lens so that the flare is in an innocuous place in the image or you need to address it in PP, as Linda recommended.
Here is a description of lens flare and its cause.
cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/lens-flare.htm
Hope this helps
Here is a description of lens flare and its cause.
cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/lens-flare.htm
Hope this helps
Aug 20, 2020 22:41:24 #
Thx, I look forward to reading the article. I like shots pointed directly at the sun as the star burst is so intense and the lighting extreme. Generally I like the flares, but in this case, not.
Aug 21, 2020 00:26:33 #
Flying Three
Loc: Berthoud, CO
It is always interesting as to what bothers some people and what bothers others. I don't mind the lens flare although I would tone it down some. What bothers me in this photograph is the sharp vertical line and change of color caused by the tree on the right. This is very distracting to me. Also, as already mentioned, remove the power lines.
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