What is this?

esc2476 · October 19, 2010

I recently attended a wedding and took photos as a guest-I never use flash because I do not want to interfere with the photographer. Anyway, many of my photos have these green dots like this one? What is it?

esc2476 · October 19, 2010

I should add, I do not view this photo as a "keeper", but it was the best illustration of the green dots.

innershell · October 19, 2010

Paranormal activity? It's a little odd that many photos have the green dots, otherwise I would have concluded that it was glare from pod lighting. Did that venue have pod lighting like this throughout the venue?

esc2476 · October 19, 2010

innershell wrote: »

Paranormal activity? It's a little odd that many photos have the green dots, otherwise I would have concluded that it was glare from pod lighting. Did that venue have pod lighting like this throughout the venue?

What is pod lighting? The photographer set up a few remote flashes on high light stands.

esc2476 · October 19, 2010

I guess I am hoping this is the result of the wedding photographer, because I would hate for him have to deal with this on many of his photos.

l.k.madison · October 20, 2010

esc2476 wrote: »

I guess I am hoping this is the result of the wedding photographer, because I would hate for him have to deal with this on many of his photos.

Looks like glare to me. I know it sounds weird, but I've had it happen before. Especially given that they are in a pattern, I'd assume it's from the lights on the ceiling.

A friend of mine got married in early January of 2010 and shooting pictures of her wedding as a guest, I had a problem with a pole outside still wrapped in blue Christmas lights. It forced me to convert ALL of her "leaving the venue" pictures to b/w, even the ones when I wasn't actively shooting the pole, it just happened to be close.

I really hope the pro's shots don't have those in them, that's a LOT of editing to get those to go away.

Blurmore · October 20, 2010

I can tell you exactly what it is...see the three candelabra light on the wall? This is flare from it. The Canon 85 f1.8 is notorious for this type of flare...the plastic fantastic to an extent. It can be mitigated a bit by using a high quality SMC filter, the more coatings the better. Cheap UV filters are a waste of money, all of my lenses have multi-coated filters.

Qarik · October 20, 2010

yup..flare

Matthew Saville · October 20, 2010

Blurmore wrote: »

I can tell you exactly what it is...see the three candelabra light on the wall? This is flare from it. The Canon 85 f1.8 is notorious for this type of flare...the plastic fantastic to an extent. It can be mitigated a bit by using a high quality SMC filter, the more coatings the better. Cheap UV filters are a waste of money, all of my lenses have multi-coated filters.

This is a common looking flare that most primes will exhibit when they are given a spectral light source. You have to be very careful where you place people's faces in a shot when shooting with a lens like that. The flare will always be exactly opposite of dead-center... I think in some viewfinders with some lenses you can see it faintly in the viewfinder, but it's always more pronounced in the actual image...

=Matt=

wvrocks · October 20, 2010

Matthew is right. The two shots I've attached, although obviously not wedding photos, show a similar phenomena. These were shot with a minolta 50 1.8 prime on a Sony A300. I think there may have been a UV filter too. In my shots the lights were below the subject and the spots show up higher. Your's are exactly opposite. High light source, low spots.

Agnieszka · October 20, 2010

Blurmore wrote: »

I can tell you exactly what it is...see the three candelabra light on the wall? This is flare from it. The Canon 85 f1.8 is notorious for this type of flare...

(Canon

I keep having to clean up photos from my second shooter all the time). Chandeliers are killers for Canonians

Moogle Pepper · October 20, 2010

Agnieszka wrote: »

(Canon I keep having to clean up photos from my second shooter all the time). Chandeliers are killers for Canonians

nuh uh!

Agnieszka · October 20, 2010

Moogle Pepper wrote: »

nuh uh!

(you know it's true

thumb)

esc2476 · October 20, 2010

Thanks for the info guys. I am pretty sure I was shooting with my 24-70 2.8 at the time.

esc2476 · October 20, 2010

Very interesting discussion.

quark · October 21, 2010

This happens to me (canon) as well. Seem to be worse when I have a UV filter installed on the lens but I don't have any data to support this, just a theory.

Ed911 · October 21, 2010

Agnieszka wrote: »

(you know it's true thumb)

You are too funny.

Odd that it looks like a backward 7...I was first inclided to believe it was a sign of satan...since 7 is generally associated with God...err...well, maybe not satan...but, the god of bad things that happen to otherwise good photos...

On the other hand, I can see where this unexpected flare could really cause problems in an there wise nice image.

cj99si · October 21, 2010

Blurmore wrote: »

I can tell you exactly what it is...see the three candelabra light on the wall? This is flare from it. The Canon 85 f1.8 is notorious for this type of flare...the plastic fantastic to an extent. It can be mitigated a bit by using a high quality SMC filter, the more coatings the better. Cheap UV filters are a waste of money, all of my lenses have multi-coated filters.

Yup thats it, and it will happen with any lens at the right angle.

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