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01-22-2013, 01:35 PM   #1
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Big dilemma

Hi Folks,
Here it is the dilemma which I will be probably living for a while, untill I will be 100% confirmation for either lens deffect or something in the sky.
There was a beatiful night a couple of days ago, pretty windy and cold, but I was making a barbeque sipping a bear and observing the stars, so I decided to grad my k20D and take a couple of pictures of the night sky. I decide to try to put Super Takumar 17mm wide open with yellow filter.
The exposure time was 30 seconds.
I do not know why the sky attracted me but I did that.
So, here it is the picture a little bit tuned up in Picasa, nothing serious just white balance, fill light, shadows and hoghlights tune up.
As you can see there is something in the left corner, I tend to believe that it is a dust on the lens, but hell it looks pretty familiar....
The other picture is the cropped one:
So, that is the dilemma, to guess if my camera took something in the sky or it was just a reflection that came from dust on my lens under the Moon light.
Do not want to live with it alone, that is why sharing with you...




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flare and ghosting
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flare and ghosting
But I still believe they exist and are watching us...
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QuoteOriginally posted by Vasyl Quote
But I still believe they exist and are watching us...

Oh, they do and they are, but not in this image.

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Filter ruined your picture, sorry.
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QuoteOriginally posted by Vasyl Quote
But I still believe they exist and are watching us...



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QuoteOriginally posted by Vasyl Quote
But I still believe they exist and are watching us...
Most likely...how else is this explained, besides the barbeque


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Well that's what happens after you sip the bear.
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Yup, nothing wrong with the lens, just reflections and aborations jumping around between the glas elements. I actually managed to get a double moon(!) when shooting with a really good lens tonight, it's just how optics work.
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Filter ruined your picture, sorry.
It's not a big deal...I mean the picture...I was playing with the camera, trying this lens...
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Yup, nothing wrong with the lens, just reflections and aborations jumping around between the glas elements. I actually managed to get a double moon(!) when shooting with a really good lens tonight, it's just how optics work.
I can imagine how much beer you had taken...
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QuoteOriginally posted by wombat2go Quote
Well that's what happens after you sip the bear.

One might get away with sipping a black bear, but never, I repeat, never sip a grizzly bear.
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One might get away with sipping a black bear, but never, I repeat, never sip a grizzly bear.
What is special in sipping a black bear?
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What is special in sipping a black bear?
They are less likely to eat you.
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I was making a barbeque sipping a bear
Grizzlies have NO sense of humor!

Definitely flair. Easy to get when shooting wide open with some lenses.

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