Rickhstudio wrote:
I have a problem that I hope some UHHer can help with. These pictures have not been modified from the Raw file except some cropping and conversion to jpg. They look the same as the raw files. I took pictures with a Canon 5D Mk4, 100-400 II, Stabilizer on, Stabilizer Mode 1. The Flycatcher was taken with a 1.4 extender III, 1/2500 sec, f8, iso2500 at 560mm. The quail was taken without the extender 1/250 sec, f5.6, iso 400, 400mm.
There has been no sharpening, denoise or any other modification. In the background of both pictures, there is streaking around some of the light portions of the background. This is a problem I hope I can correct. This is in the background of many other shots, all different f stops, shutter speeds and isos. Any idea what is causing it? The contest I am going to participate in starting in January requires at least an 18MB tif file with no upsizing and allows nothing besides global file modification. No masks, blurring, cloning, etc. I hope to have this streaking taken care of before the contest begins. Any valid suggestions will be appreciated- or any suggestions of tests I can run.
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It is the bokeh on the bright strips of grass(branches too). You need a lower f-stop to diffuse it more and not get the stripped effect. Making sure that the background is further away from your subject can also help as well as finding a background that has no highlight.
As an interim solution to your present photos, if you have Photoshop, you can make two layers, blur the bottom background and using the mask tool adjust the top layer so you show the blurred background on areas of your choice.