White spots?

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cheekiang wrote in post #2555851
Hi,

I took a picture of a building which is bright against the night sky. I found tiny white spots on the dark sky. why?

I deleted the pic so I cannot show you all. Is it the flash that contribute to the white spot?

Thanks

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This is out-of-focus dust being highlighted by the on-camera flash. Use an off camera flash and this will be greatly reduced. This is a feature of the flash being so close to the lens it is the dust equivalent to red-eye.

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