What's in my pictures?

Cap had a similar post last week. I'm not sure if he was talking about the same unwanted images, but he may have. The other morning I was up early to shoot some landscape photos of a sunrise from a very high area and it was quite cold. I had my tripod set up with the camera facing east to catch the sun as it came up.
Anyway, in the photo at top left you see these round faded red spots surrounding the sun. In the photo at bottom left you see the same with the addition of one at far left. They are also in the photo on the top right, but you have to look very closely to see them because they are so faint. Also, notice that light green shadow to the right of the sun.
If anyone has a clue as to what causes this, please comment. These photos are ruined, but I would like for it to not happen again. I could have stayed in bed where it was nice and warm.

I don't know but it likes kinda cool. But still not supposed to be there

Alien Motherships?

Or maybe a new light show.

Sorry
Brian I didnt reply as its an anomaly to me.

Sun Spots LOL

I used sunrise under scene position. Maybe a reflection due to too much direct sunlight? Maybe I should use beach?

Sorry
Brian I didnt reply as its an anomaly to me.

Jon, don't go throwing those big words around unless you are going to explain what they mean.:sqbiggrin:

This might be a fitting definition:
The angular distance of a planet from its perihelion as seen from the sun.
or this one:
anomaly-something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified

I believe it's called "flare". Pretty common when shooting pics of the sun. Try a different setting and see if that helps.

Are you using digital or film?
Jay is right, it's fairly common (in varying degrees and forms) when shooting the sun directly. It's the image of the sun reflecting and bouncing around the various lens surfaces. There are filters specifically for shooting the sun.

Are you using digital or film?
Jay is right, it's fairly common (in varying degrees and forms) when shooting the sun directly. It's the image of the sun reflecting and bouncing around the various lens surfaces. There are filters specifically for shooting the sun.


It's a digital. I have seen a lot of pictures of sunrises and sunsets with nothing like that in the picture. Are these filters something that attach to the lens. Is there anyway to eliminate them with photoshop or something similar?

anomaly-something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified

Wow, I know somebody just like that.:sqbiggrin:

I own the word thanks!!

That is lens flare, as already mentioned.

The sun is so bright that it causes this and when shooting directly at the sun there is no way around it.

A circular polarizer filter can help with this . . . but doesn't always work.

The best way to reduce flare is to shoot the sun right when it becomes visable at sunrise or just before it disappears at sunset.

Here are some of mine:

http://musicdoctordj.com/FloridaSunset-P1010484.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/SunsetOverMountains-11-25-05-P1050852.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/TaosSunset-5-26-07-P1020612.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/TaosSunset-5-26-07-P1020633.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/Sunset-12-07-2005-P1060034.jpg

http://musicdoctordj.com/SunsetOverMountains-11-25-05-P1050848.jpg

Thanks John. I see you have these in your bottom photo also. I take it you didn't use a filter for any of your pictures. Sounds like you don't recommend them. Are they expensive and available for finepix s6000fd. I don't suppose the lens hood would help at all? Thanks again.

Lens flare causes all sorts of weird effects, having to do with reflections on the lens itself and inside the camera (lots of different mirrors and glass constructed different ways in different cameras). I remember seeing stories on the news where people shooting pictures of the sun saw this weird "door". The weirdo alien/spiritual wackos said it was a door to heaven. Well of course it just has to do with the light going inside the camera and reflecting in the space where the image comes in or something rectangular inside the camera. Here are some flare effects:

http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/wp-content/lens-flare.jpg

http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/DigiCam/User-Guide/2500/BASIC-OPERATIONS/lens-flare-1.jpg

http://prideout.net/2003/flare.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Lens_Flare.JPG/800px-Lens_Flare.JPG

I feel better now. I thought something was wrong with my camera.

You can also try a lens hood or shoot your picture though a toilet paper tube cut in half.

i have a lens hood that came with the camera. I'll try it and see what happens. Thanks

I use a circular polarizer on some of my sunset shots.

I think your Fuji S6000fd will accept screw on 58mm filters.

It says on the front of the lens - a little circle with a line through it is in front of the filter size.

http://a.img-dpreview.com/reviews/FujifilmS6000fd/Images/S6500FD_3q-001.jpg

I bought a 58mm circular polarizer for my Sony for about $35.

You need a polarized filer on your lens. Think of your lens as a prism...when the sun hits it, it projects all the colors of the prism.

Just my 2 cents worth. I used to be into photography.

You need a polarized filer on your lens. Think of your lens as a prism...when the sun hits it, it projects all the colors of the prism.

Just my 2 cents worth. I used to be into photography.

Thanks Sue. I'll buy one soon I hope.