What in the world are these light streaks? (Page 3): You are correct!

AR Farm Gal Loc: Piggott, AR (NE AR)

ELNikkor wrote:

Definitely fingers, I can see the roundy ends of them. You did this while he was moving, as you would not have intentionally taken a photo while he was changing position.

You are correct!

AR Farm Gal Loc: Piggott, AR (NE AR)

Blenheim Orange wrote:

Maybe. I think that lens flare can manifest itself in a variety of ways, including streaks. My first thought was "oh, you opened the back of the camera before you rewound the film!"

Mike

Yes, that thought occurred to me as well.

AR Farm Gal Loc: Piggott, AR (NE AR)

Muddyvalley wrote:

I usually take a shot of the ground or something oof not related to the stack. Does that count as a hand?

You'll have to ask Mike if he initiates the fingers/hands thread.

turp77 Loc: Connecticut, Plainfield

ELNikkor wrote:

Definitely fingers, I can see the roundy ends of them. You did this while he was moving, as you would not have intentionally taken a photo while he was changing position.

I agree with you they are definitely fingers

PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA

AR Farm Gal wrote:

Thank you! I think you get the prize! I normally hold my hand completely over so there is no image. Since my shutter speed was 1/10, that could explain the blur/streak. Apparently, I waited a little too long to cover the lens completely.

Yes, you go ahead and start the thread. I'll contribute! :)

I was thinking the shutter speed was the culprit. I'm curious about your settings, why did you choose them. Increasing the ISO and opening the aperture would allow a faster shutter speed to avoid any movement blur. Did you have your camera on a tripod or even a monopod?

davidrb Loc: Half way there on the 45th Parallel

AR Farm Gal wrote:

Yes, I did. Only this 1 image out of 5 showed these streaks. The camera never moved--husband only started to get up. As you can see, he is blurred because of that.

Your camera DID move. It moved to the right and slightly up from the original photo. Look closely at your first print and notice a small stone located above the word "DOWNLOAD." (The stone is actually above the letter "D") Now notice your second photo and that stone is now 1/2 inch more left than in the first shot. It is also lower than the in the first. When you moved your lens you allowed different light to strike it. Thus, you have caused flaring. 1/2 inch seems trivial until viewing your photos but it is more than enough to allow problems.

wmurnahan Loc: Bloomington IN

AR Farm Gal wrote:

My husband and I came across this fireplace chimne... (show quote)

In film days I would say your film got exposed. Looks just like a light leak.

rlv567 Loc: Baguio City, Philippines

davidrb wrote:

Your camera DID move. It moved to the right and s... (show quote)

QUOTE: "Actually, the camera didn't move. I cropped and straightened the photo which may give the appearance the camera moved." The position of "Download" has nothing to do with the pictures!

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

rlv567 wrote:

Loren - in Beautiful Baguio

Loved Baguio!

AR Farm Gal Loc: Piggott, AR (NE AR)

davidrb wrote:

Your camera DID move. It moved to the right and s... (show quote)

We have discovered that it's actually my fingers moving across the frame that caused the streaks. I sometimes take a photo with my hand covering the lens to mark a start/stop point in the frames in case I want to focus stack. Apparently, I was in that process when I snapped the shutter.

AR Farm Gal Loc: Piggott, AR (NE AR)

PhotogHobbyist wrote:

I was thinking the shutter speed was the culprit. I'm curious about your settings, why did you choose them. Increasing the ISO and opening the aperture would allow a faster shutter speed to avoid any movement blur. Did you have your camera on a tripod or even a monopod?

The camera was on a tripod. I was using live view. I set the ISO and aperture I wanted and adjusted until I got a proper exposure. That happened to be 1/10 sec. I apparently was just paying attention to the exposure levels and not my shutter speed. In retrospect, I would have adjusted the ISO if I had noticed it. I wanted the aperture where it was.

AR Farm Gal Loc: Piggott, AR (NE AR)

AR Farm Gal wrote:

The camera was on a tripod. I was using live view. I set the ISO and aperture I wanted and adjusted until I got a proper exposure. That happened to be 1/10 sec. I apparently was just paying attention to the exposure levels and not my shutter speed. In retrospect, I would have adjusted the ISO if I had noticed it. I wanted the aperture where it was.

This was a frame I didn't intentionally mean to shoot (to keep). Husband was moving, and so was my hand. The shutter speed wasn't a problem in the other 4 images.

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

It's a 1/10 of a second blur.

AR Farm Gal Loc: Piggott, AR (NE AR)

Fotoartist wrote:

It's a 1/10 of a second blur.

That would be correct! Always wanted to do a 1/10 of a second blur of my fingers!! Pretty cool looking.

PGHphoto Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

Blenheim Orange wrote:

OK. Could it be your hand in front of the lens? That happens to the best of us occasionally.

Mike

That was my conclusion - looks like fingers to me