Top right-hand portion of the pics....the trees look "hazy" to me. Any thoughts? It's my beloved Nikon 70-210D...old, inexpensive, but still a great lens in good light.
Top right-hand portion of the pics....the trees look "hazy" to me. Any thoughts? It's my beloved Nikon 70-210D...old, inexpensive, but still a great lens in good light.
Does the picture turn out differently than what you see in the viewfinder?
Looks like flare to me, I take it the picture was taken around mid day and slightly against the light. If you were not using a lens hood, using one may help.
The sun was on my left. I was definitely pointing more away from the sun than towards it.
Does the picture turn out differently than what you see in the viewfinder?
I can see that the light is from your left, but did you use a lens hood? Or are you using a low cost UV / sky light filter because these can cause problems in bright light too.
I'm not certain there is a lens hood for this lens....and I don't use any kind of filters or protection on my lenses....I just put my lens cap back on when not in use.
Does the picture turn out differently than what you see in the viewfinder?
Nikon NH 24 screw in metal lens hood ?
Lens flare - end of.
Older lenses NEED a hood in any light. Better protection than filters by the way!
Hells pensioner - born to be mild
JustMono
I'm not convinced it is lens flare Peter though it could be of course. I'd be inclined to go more for a dirty mark on the lens element somewhere (thumbprint?) either on the front or rear element? Has the OP checked the lens to see if there are any obvious marks on it? Just my 10p's worth.
BigWill
I'm sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay.
You could well be right Will, it is difficult to see with that background. It does look circular - to me at least - which led me to suspect flare. Worth a check on front and back elements all the same.
Hells pensioner - born to be mild
JustMono
I can only see thumbnails on my phone as the pics are links to a web page but was there someone nearby smoking? Is this quick burst of shots the only ones effected?
Not that I know what getting smoke in shots looks like
I'm open to the lens flare idea....but I'm also not convinced of it either. I don't think there is any way sunlight could have hit the front of the lens. The sun was on my left and a bit behind me and I was aiming right.
I've never had a flare problem with this lens....or any of my lenses as a matter of fact.
I thoroughly checked the front and back elements....no marks on them. I also attempted to look inside but wasn't sure from which direction was best to check from.
I'm going to go through my pics again.
Does the picture turn out differently than what you see in the viewfinder?
Looking at the larger images I would say that the problem is caused by the sun reflecting off the leaves and into the lens. This has produced a myriad of tiny points of flare, hence the undefined shape of the area. The cure in this case is a polarising filter.
That was my most recent thought actually. After looking at the other pics from that day....but taken with my 85mm f2....it seems the same trees also look a bit strange.Looking at the larger images I would say that the problem is caused by the sun reflecting off the leaves and into the lens. This has produced a myriad of tiny points of flare, hence the undefined shape of the area. The cure in this case is a polarising filter.
Does the picture turn out differently than what you see in the viewfinder?
Which confirms that it isn't the lens.That was my most recent thought actually. After looking at the other pics from that day....but taken with my 85mm f2....it seems the same trees also look a bit strange.Looking at the larger images I would say that the problem is caused by the sun reflecting off the leaves and into the lens. This has produced a myriad of tiny points of flare, hence the undefined shape of the area. The cure in this case is a polarising filter.
Nice shot by the way.
Perhaps get a little closer?
Hells pensioner - born to be mild
JustMono
Are you using film or digital? There's a possibility that it could be a mark on the sensor if it's digital? If it's film and these are prints we're looking at then perhaps it's a processing fault? If these are scanned prints from a flatbed scanner then there's a possibility it's a mark on your film scanner...................the list of possibilities is almost endless so I'd suggest that you take a few more piccies with the same camera and lens combination under different circumstances to see if the fault is persisting or not and thus eliminate a few possibilities?
BigWill
I'm sailing like a driftwood on a windy bay.
My only chance to get closer to one of the jumps was to battle with the sun. I broke out my 85mm f2 and took some shots in that direction.Perhaps get a little closer?
Does the picture turn out differently than what you see in the viewfinder?
D70...."Imagine The Limitations"Are you using film or digital? ?
J/K....I still love my D70....but I have my
eye on a D90.
Does the picture turn out differently than what you see in the viewfinder?
That second picture suggests that there is no dirt on the sensor so I stick by my first impressions flare from the leaves.My only chance to get closer to one of the jumps was to battle with the sun. I broke out my 85mm f2 and took some shots in that direction.Perhaps get a little closer?
Too close, you have chopped the top of her head off!Perhaps get a little closer?
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