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Flare
Posted:
Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:16 amby dm64
Hi all
Took this photo at the weekend but got this really weird flare from the sun.
Any thoughts, have just progessed over to digital from film and while I know highlights can be an issue I didnt expect this.
Was taken at 200ASA 1/8000 -4 stops Exp Compensation on F16
Cheers Dennis
Posted:
Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:21 amby Manta
Woah! That's wild!
I have no idea how that would have come about but I think the boys at Roswell may know something about it.
We are not alone....
Posted:
Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:27 amby gstark
Dennis,
Welcome; please put your location into your profile.
I've seen this sort of thing before, and it seems that it's simply that the light intensity is overpowering the sensor.
Posted:
Thu Apr 28, 2005 9:20 amby Hlop
If I understood that correctly, it's a problem of electronic shutter - everything that slower than 1/250 is handled mechanically, and everything that faster is electronic. So, this is an incorrect bahvior of electronic as reaction to very bright object
Posted:
Thu Apr 28, 2005 9:34 amby rokkstar
I had exactly the same problem when I was photographing the clouds the other day.
I looked at the shot and it looked like it had a rip in the photo. Right over the brightest light source.
Gary is right, I think it is the intensity of the light and the sensor gets overpowered.
Posted:
Thu Apr 28, 2005 9:40 amby MHD
yep, for really really overexposed pixels the charge spills over into adjacent cells...
this is a pretty extreeme case...
Posted:
Thu Apr 28, 2005 9:56 amby the foto fanatic
I'm sure that I have read somewhere that it is important not to point your camera into the sun because the sensor may be overwhelmed.
I have seen this sort of effect on slide film - complete overexposure leading to burn-out.
When the sun is relatively low like this, it's probably best to use a lens hood, even holding one hand above the lens to keep the direct sun rays out if necessary.
Posted:
Sat Apr 30, 2005 10:34 amby dm64
Thanks for the thoughts guys
I like Manta's comments - I think I should send it off to some obscure magazine and tell them I have a UFO shot
I was trying to get a starburst effect by shooting into the sun but its not to be ...oh well
Might try some next time with a low shutter speed but stopping the lens right down and see what I get....one of the things I love about digital...no wasted film!!!
Den
