Lens problem ??? Help please.

[danielo]

I have G5 camera and on some shots with direct and also indirect sun light is visible some unpleasant effect. I don't know how to name it. Can anybody tell me how to avoid this problem, or if the problem is with camera lenses??? Look at the picture at the bottom left corner.

http://fotky.azet.sk/fotka.phtml?i9=319a9c422e&ft=751354&ftv=1

[Ikinaa]

I have G5 camera and on some shots with direct and also indirect sun light is visible some unpleasant effect. I don't know how to name it. Can anybody tell me how to avoid this problem, or if the problem is with camera lenses??? Look at the picture at the bottom left corner.



You mean the colored stroke in the lower left of the picture...
That's lense flare, the light reflecting between the different lenses until reaching the CCD.
You have to change position. When you shoot the sun like that it's nearly always a guarantee to get the flares...
Try lowering the shot, so that the sun isn't in the picture and then if it still persists putting your hand above the lens to shield false light.
Normally you see it on the screen before taking the picture...

[sdommin]

Your link doesn't work, but I opened your picture in a different window (be sure to preview your post before you submit it). What you have is lens flare, from the sun's light bouncing around in your lens. It happens in all cameras, and can only be avoided by making sure the bright sunlight does not directly hit your lens.

[Ikinaa]

Your link doesn't work, but I opened your picture in a different window (be sure to preview your post before you submit it). What you have is lens flare, from the sun's light bouncing around in your lens. It happens in all cameras, and can only be avoided by making sure the bright sunlight does not directly hit your lens.

A lot of photo sites don't seem to allow direct linking to pictures, but with this new forum feature of resizing pictures and opening them in a new window when clicking on them, you can see them anyway, because in this case, they are not directly referenced by the forum...

[danielo]

Can lens adapter with sun shield helps to avoid this problem?

[Ikinaa]

Can lens adapter with sun shield helps to avoid this problem?

Yes, it's as I described before with the hand above the lens to shield the sun from entering the lens directly

[danielo]

Thank you.

[pradeep1]

Here is your beautiful photo cheesily re-edited with my limited skills to fix your problem. I cloned the shadowy hills and then dodged the girls arm. Don't you love digital :?:

http://sprakash.home.att.net/photos/skier.jpg

Hope this helps.

[phili1]

Photoshop is a good friend who does wonders for me. If I have a goof it can transform a bad pic to a good one. My therory is get it right in the camera but sometimes that is not possable. Anyway I re di your pic in photoshop got rid of the lens flare and brought up her face. If you have the original it will come out much better with no arifacts. just an example of what you can do.

http://www.pbase.com/image/24950003/large.jpg

[Roumen]

Danielo,

You should not shoot against the sun. In case you would like to make a picture against the sun - try to place the sun in some of the upper right/left corner in such way that no lens flare is visible on the LCD.
This is my attempt in PS to repair your image and some examples:

http://roumen.freeservers.com/sample

Greetings,
Roumen

[John_T]

I have a program that will put a perfect lens flare in a photo wherever you want it. Looks it was in the original. Some people obviously find lens flare exciting and attractive.