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Hello all. I take pictures just because I like to. Very relaxing, calming. Sometimes I see things and can just picture it in a photo. I see different angles and like them. Pictures make me happy.
So.. I am no expert, at all. So, I wanted to start a help thread of sorts.
This is a picture I took in New York of a grape field. There were about four that came out like this.
What you have there is lens flare. It's caused by reflections off the lens elements inside the camera as a result of shooting directly into the sun. Basically, you overloaded your camera. Aside from introducing flare, you "blew out" the sunny area, which means the pixels are all saturated, and you've lost details.
Lens flare isn't always objectionable and can sometimes add an artistic touch to the photo. You could always edit it out if you don't like it. The only way you can eliminate it is to reduce the amount of direct sunlight next time. Either you'll want to shoot though haze, or partially obscure the sun using clouds, mountains, trees, or what have you. You'll get more pleasing details in the shot as well.
The amount of lens flare you get will largely depend on the characteristics of each individual lens - design, quality, etc. On a dSLR you could always try out different lenses, but since this isn't possible on the Kodak V1003, you'll just need to experiment on different ways to minimize it up front, and how to remove unawanted effects in post processing. You can also try some of the different shooting modes programmed into your camera.
Thanks moose whisperer... I have been messing around with those things here the past few days. My bf has a canon power shoot.. something like that, aks me why I don't use his. I think I am afraid of it, but may just give it a try.
Pikantari, I'm not a pro either, from my own "trial & error" another good suggestion (since you said there wasn't anything available to block the sun) might be is to let the sun set a little more. HTH
My question is this: When photographing sunsets, how do I get around that little red dot you see in the picture?
TIA
Robyn
A lens hood should take care of that. If you shoot with a DSLR you should be able to purchase a lens hood for your favorite lenses. This should help cut back on that glare/reflection.
A class would be helpful but not a necessity. I have never taken a photog class in my life, I am as about an amateur as you can get. I just practice practice practice and take advice from the folks here.
Im much better now than I was a few months ago. Thanks to reading mags, websites, practice and listening to everyones advice here.
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