Can someone explain this?

[khaz]

In a couple of the photos I took tonight, as I was shooting towards the ceiling, there are additional lights in the picture that showed up as refelctions. Can someone explain why this might have happened. (note the defenders right arm)

[johnms88]

Its called lens flare. Shooting directly into a light will cause this (filters will exaggerate the problem further).

Which lens were you using..the 28-135?

[khaz]

No, my 50mm 1.8. Should I take the filter off when I am shooting inside?

[johnms88]

Do some searching about lens flare, most people say that filters will make flare worse. A lot of times though, flare is unavoidable when shooting directly into a light.

[Perry Ge]

What kind of filter? This looks like the doing of a non-high-end filter.

[khaz]

Heve no idea, it came on the lens when my dad bought them for me 20 years ago. I just got back into this. It looks like it is "Access"? I need to update those I guess...

[khaz]

And I forgot to mention, thank you for explaining lens flare to me! Another good night of learning something new!

[Aaagogo]

do you have a hood on?

i shoot with my hood on all the time, and i shoot into the light too,

might be due the filter, might be the lack of a hood.. try both?

[khaz]

Thanks, I think I have an old hood around here, from 20 years ago as well :o

[Brandon Anderson Photos]

i have noticed that when shooting race cars with the reflective lettering and numbers if I have a filter on I get that flare too....I just dont shoot with the fileters anylonger

[rabidcow]

Lose the filter. I had the same issue a few years back, I took the UV filter off, slapped the lens hood on and never looked back.

If you shoot paintball, keep the filter, but for most sports, lose it.