eliza_beth Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 <p>I took this photo with my D300. Has this been a problem for anyone else? This is the first and only time it's happened to me.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliza_beth Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 <p>Here is the full shot.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picturesque Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 <p>It is flare from backlighting. Use a lens hood, which is still inadequate sometimes. You can also try taking your UV filter off, if you use one, to see if it makes a difference. Sometimes, multiple lens surfaces make the effect worse.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidlong Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Those are some interesting demosaicing artifacts. If the shot was taken in RAW, you might be able to avoid it with a different RAW converter, and some converters offer a choice of algorithms or algorithm parameters. The flare will still be there of course, but the pixel-level structure won't look so odd. Very nice photo by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_rych Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 <p>What Nadine said. Spot on!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobcossar Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 <p>Nadine nailed it for sure......if you look closely, you can see the whole image is somewhat desaturated from the "misty" flare that accompanies the other, more obvious kind.....</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eliza_beth Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 <p>I used a lens hood & no UV filter. I'm no stranger to flare (& mist), I've got no problem with the overall look. It's just when you look closely and can see the "artifacts", that' s what I'm concerned with. I guess it's just the angle? Too much sun coming into the lens? I've just never seen this unnatural geometric pattern come up before. Here's the next image in the series, slightly different angle, and no weird pattern. I use Adobe DNG Converter, should I use something else?</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phule Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 <p>The artifacts within the flare are from the RAW converter. Try a different RAW converter with the image file.</p> <p>http://www.photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00RbvR</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenPapai Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 <p><em>" I use Adobe DNG Converter, should I use something else?"</em></p> <p>Wrong question. The converter just changes the raw file image format to the common DNG raw file format. It doesn't change the exposure or contrast or colors.</p> <p>You're probably most likely using one of the versions of PS's ACR. ACR 5.2 or 5.3 is the latest and greatest, can't be beat version.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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