[BFreeZ28]

Ok this photography thing boggles me sometimes.

Awesome series of pics with a weird light issue....

The driver had his running lights on because the sun was going down, I didnt use a flash. Look at the orange dots below where the lights used to be.

What can I do to make sure this doesnt happen again? I try to stay away from flash because that blows up the front license plate.
Grrr.

 

[JMAST]

What kind of camera/lense ?

 

[rswannabe]

shutter speed was slower than the motion of the car?

I think an automatic camera takes a slower image when it is dusk / dark. I might not be even close though.

 

[BFreeZ28]

I use a Nikon D90. I dont remember which lense I had, I rotate with a 18-105 and a 70-300.
I was on M, F5 aperture, shutter on 1/125, iso was cranked to 3200.

 

[JMAST]

I use a Nikon D90. I dont remember which lense I had, I rotate with a 18-105 and a 70-300.
I was on M, F5 aperture, shutter on 1/125, iso was cranked to 3200.

Are you using any kind lense filter ?

 

[BFreeZ28]

Yes, lense filter is a UV.

 

[JMAST]

Yes, lense filter is a UV.

It is possible that you're getting a reflection from the filter on to the lens glass, sort of like a mirror under certain low light conditions. I've had this happen to me before.

 

[Hyper-Performance]

It's definately flares/glares from the lens and UV filter (its basically the relection of the glare off the first element or filter on the next element.)

Take off your UV filter for the night/evening shots and see if that helps.

 

[BillyBob750]

Looks like flare to me. I had this happen to me a couple of times this past weekend.

 

[Lonnie Gautreau]

BINGO, reflection...

 

[Lonnie Gautreau]

I use a Nikon D90. I dont remember which lense I had, I rotate with a 18-105 and a 70-300.
I was on M, F5 aperture, shutter on 1/125, iso was cranked to 3200.

3200 ISO? holy crap...

 

[powertvmark]

That is why I don't use UV filters on anything. Light reflects between the filter and the lens and that's what happens.

I've shot motorsports for 11-12 years and I have never had a "Oh the UV filter saved that", hence why I don't run them.

Polarizers sometimes, no UVs.

 

[snakeyes]

That is why I don't use UV filters on anything. Light reflects between the filter and the lens and that's what happens.

I've shot motorsports for 11-12 years and I have never had a "Oh the UV filter saved that", hence why I don't run them.

Polarizers sometimes, no UVs.

I've never seen a problem like that with a UV filter, but I guess it could happen. I often use the same 18-105 lense your using (Nikon), and it will flare. (but most of my photos are in areas that are flare prone anyway). I think the first thing I'd do would be to check the settings in the history, and see where the white balance and light settings were at. I noticed a little more blue in the photo, and this leads me to at least give that a good look. Still most of the time I get flares (mostly shooting into the sun over a beach or water) they tend to have a slight hex shape.
I think I drop the ISO setting down to at least 1600 if not a little lower (I'd start out at an ISO of 1200), and then take a serious look at the light conditions. . If it's still there then I'd look at a polarizer.
gary

 

[Hyper-Performance]

It looks like the lens you were using at the time was the 70-300, you shot all three at 185mm.

And I'll step up to say I have had a UV filter save my lense. I was shooting at a road race, one car kicked up a piece of gravel and it hit the lense, broke the UV, not a scratch on the lense optics. I'm sure it was a freakish thing, overall I'm just glad it wasn't my head or eye!

 

[Dom87SS]

i know in this case the light is coming directly toward the lens, but is it possible a hood could help bring some of this down or eliminate it? i know i dont have a hood and get flare from time to time. i also have UV filter on mine. which i often am cleaning rubber off of. id much rather clean that than the lens its self all the time.

 

[BFreeZ28]

I have a polarizer, but I take it off when the sun goes down.

 

[Lonnie Gautreau]

I tryed a cheap uv on my Canon 70-200 and all of my stuff came out soft. I had a UV on my sigma and the reflection never botherd me

 

[QatarC6]

reflection you should use lens hood at day and night time .

 

[Dom87SS]

thats kinda what i was thinkin. i should probably go get one soon

 

[tim lewis]

thats shawns top secret way of standing his car up now! small rocket boosters in the bottom of the front bumper LOL.