Please tell what is going on with these photos

<p>Would appreciate if someone could tell what happened with these photos. This hazy look did not happen on all the photos.<br>

Equipment used - D300 Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8 D with Tamaron 1.4 Tele converter<br>

No filters used. Was in P mode just messing around at the zoo.<br>

The same kind of hazy look happened on a few photos the other day with the same lens. </p>

<p>Appreciate any insight you can offer, as I have no idea what I did to cause this , therefore do not know how to avoid.</p>

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<p>Here is another one.</p><div></div>

<p>Roberta -</p>

<p>To me it looks like you were shooting through glass and the camera caught some of the reflection in the glass.</p>

<p>The only time I get that look with my D300 is when I'm shooting through a car window (rolled up) or the window of my house.</p>

<p>Dave</p>

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<p>It would be nice if you'd shrink your photos a little, they are real bandwith suckers. :)</p>

<p>Looks like something right in front of the lens, maybe?</p>

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<p>Were you shooting through a glass partition?<br /><br />Were you shooting into the light? It looks like good ol' fashioned glare.</p>

<p>Flare from chain linked fence?</p>

<p>Did your equipment was moved from places with different temperatures / humidity in a short period?<br>

Sometimes you get condensation on the elements and you have to wait until it dryes</p>

<p>Roberta -<br>

I've made a quick version for you. I have set W&B points in NX2 & pulled down a tad of the brightness of the shot. With the RAW file I can probably do better. You have my e-mail, so if you want to send me the RAW file - please do.<br>

I think you have glass in front of you & that interferes.... But this might look a tad better to you....<br>

How does this look to you?<br>

<img src="http://lilknytt.zenfolio.com/img/v3/p309656368-4.jpg" alt="" /></p>

 

<p>Sorry for the size of the files.<br>

Not shooting through glass , out in the open.<br>

It was sunny, but the sun was to my side, not shooting into it. Had lens hood on.<br>

Had been outside for well over one hour shooting, when these were taken so no condensation.<br>

The orangutan enclosure is out in the open. I had the lens pointed down as he as sitting my the side of his enclosure. </p>

 

<p>Just curious if the pictures are like this when you remove the Tamaron 1.4 Tele converter.</p>

<p>Do you have a filter on your lens?</p>

<p>I think the key comment was this sentence in the original post:</p>

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<p>This hazy look did not happen on all the photos.</p>

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<p>Assuming that the problem is not restricted to one particular lens, and other images captured by that lens is fine, it pretty much rules out any equipment malfunction.</p>

<p>And any glass partition and protection filter have been ruled out.</p>

<p>Was it a crowded environment? If so, maybe someone's hand, finger or shoulder was partially obstructing your lens in some of the frames?</p>

<p>If you take more test shots with the same lens (w/ and w/out TC) and camera, and there are no problems, most likely you have nothing to worry about.</p>

<p>Thanks everyone for the thoughts on this. No one was close enough to me to obstruct the lens. I guess that there could have been something in the enclosure (the cement embankment?) that could have caused the glare.<br>

I will try shots with and without the TC and see what happens.<br>

This is the same lens I had to send in about 6 weeks ago as it kept giving me the fEE error. I sent to Nikon to look at and they stated everything was in specs, but I still get that fEE error on occasion.<br>

Shun, can a lens go bad slowly? </p>

<p>Thanks</p>

 

<p>Can a lens go bad slowly? Of course it can. For example, if there is mold growing inside, the problem can get progressively worse over time and your images will look foggy. However, it is very unlikely that such problem would suddenly cure itself, unless you had moisture inside and that has dried up.</p>

<p>It's someones' yellow hat, in the extreme nearfield bokah. Seriously.</p>

<p>It does look a lot like something close to the lens just slightly in the way, like a yellow hat, or part of a fence or railing. It's easy to not notice things like that when you're concentrating on looking through the camera.</p>

<p>Is it the teleconverter that makes the background look so swirly? Or does the 80-200 f/2.8 do that on its own?</p>

 

<p>John, it was at f/2.8, but I think it was the teleconverter. I really am beginning to think it is something going on with the TC.<br>

I found a couple of more pictures that the bottom half has that haze. Need to save my money and buy the longer lens !</p>

<p>The lens in question will not do this without the aid of some kind of obstruction, and its obvious you had something near the field of focus. See pic attached when all goes well using this lens.<br /> Always pay attention to what's around you, and better luck next time.</p><div></div>

<p>Roberta, if something is obstructing inside your teleconverter, most likely the problem will appear in every frame captured with it. I would shine a flashlight thru the TC and see whether there is something inside obstructing the light path.</p>

<p>But most likely the problem is between the front of the lens and the subject.</p>

<p>The lens hood is new. I ordered the Nikon HB-7 according to what Nikon states is used on that lens. It is the barrel type hood. Prior to that I had a petal lens hood.<br>

Do you think it could be the lens hood? </p>

<p>The lens hood will not cause this as its out of the field of focus</p>

<p>There is something between the lens and subject, possibly also flare. Any problem with the lens or TC causing this much haze would be obvious when looking through the thing.</p>

<p>finger? :)</p>

<p>The OOF yellow thingy changes location between the two images. I vote for the yellow hat scenario. It should have been visible in the VF. (Not being critical.) Let us know if you find out anything.</p>

<p>Camera strap?</p>