tristanlaing Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 I shot this with a 50 F1.4 wide open with ttl Flash (1/250th of a second). Some shots were completely ruined by the flares. Is it normal to have this kind of flaring with a lens shot wide open with flash? It was quite wet, there may have been some water on the uv filter.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 "It was quite wet, there may have been some water on the uv filter." Why have the filter? Silly post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis triguez Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Did you use a lens hood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_chiarchiaro Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Quite wet? Was it raining? Perhaps these spots are the very out of focus images of raindrops that were close to the lens and brightly lit by the flash. --Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappoldt Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Nikon faires are creating them in punishment for your shooting a statue of Paul Bunyon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron l Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Tristan - You get these back scatter reflections from water drops in the air when the flash is fired off. Usually they look smaller than that, though. If there was water on the filter, you will also get this effect. The water acts as a second lens and will do all sorts of fun things to your photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_millard Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Let's see.... Cp, Cq, Cr.. Aahh, here it is: "Crazy Flash"... See "Tourist Trap" Pacific Coast Highway / I-5., somewhere north of San Francisco? I think this is the camera's way of saying: "run like hell". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank uhlig Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Vivek just said: " ... Why have the filter? Silly post...." I would NOT think it silly to have a filter to protect the lens in the rain. I can clean my filters with soap and water. Have you ever tried doing this with a lens? To get off rain drop or surf spray residue ??? Silly reply! Now why did the poster shoot wide open? Why did he underexpose? Why compose so poorly? Why is a good question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
federico2 Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 I personally find the "special effect" quite pleasant.<br>Seriously, this is not flare, they're water drops on the filter or very near to the lens, lit by the flash. And if you experience flare when it's not raining, use a lens hood or a multi-coated filter. <br>It is not a good idea to use flash at big distances however. Pictures tend to be underexposed.<br>A friend of mine was shooting the Tour Eiffel with the flash on and I asked her why and she replied smiling "because it's night".<br>Best regards,<br>Federico Sartorio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivek iyer Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Yo Frank! Chill out! Tristan here was not born yesterday nor is he a novice shooter. Hence my reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristanlaing Posted March 15, 2005 Author Share Posted March 15, 2005 Thanks fredrico, that seems to be a plausible explanation. Also, the photo is not underexposed, although the scan may look that way. iso 400, f1.4, and a 100 guide number flash ensured plenty of flash power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank granovski Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Years ago I got this flare and I couldn't understand why. Then I used a lens hood which got rid of the flare. Filters can cause this also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis triguez Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 I am with Vivek, you can use an umbrella and no filter. And always a lens hood. (If you can not manage with the umbrella, there are umbrella hats) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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