Sunrises January 23 - 29, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
I need some advice on my pictures. I've noticed that many have spots on them. I thought at first it must be dust on the lens. You can see them clearly on all of the pictures when they're enlarged, but especially on Tuesday. I used compressed air to blow any out, but the spots are still there and they seem to move from shot to shot. Monday and Tuesday were taken while facing some intense wind, but the other days were pretty calm.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 10:51:00 AM CST
We had a similar problem with motes in the camera's eye at my park. I assume it is a digital camera, so:
Apparently, over time, some of the sensors within the camera body can develop glitches. Nothing can be done.
Or, there may be dust inside the camera (this was our problem) which is blocking some of the sensors.
One way to check this is: do the motes move form one exposure to the next? Moving motes means (damn, I'm starting to sound like Dr. Suess, here) dust. Stationary motes can mean sensor problems.
We looked at the price of cleaning a 5 year old Nikon D series and decided to just replace it.
Good Luck.
I really like your dawn photos. I have a big (well, for eastern PA its big (for the Rocky's they wouldn't even name it)) to the east which means I miss the horizon colours.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 1:34:00 PM CST
Hmmm.. I think the problem is moving motes, which indicate dust in the camera.
Well, I was hoping to buy a new camera later this year, so I'll probably wait. The one I have probably isn't worth $50 these days.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 2:56:00 PM CST
Venus is dim
Not if you enlarge it. Or is that "Dustus"?
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 3:40:00 PM CST
Not if you enlarge it. Or is that "Dustus"?
The "star-like" point is what I refer to as Venus, although I never confirmed it was Venus. It's not dust. And yeah, on the enlargement it's more noticeable. But I've seen it much brighter on previous mornings.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 4:14:00 PM CST
I really like the darker photo with the snow flakes illuminated by the flash.
Hmm, as far as cleaning goes, I couldn't tell. I have never once cleaned my camera, which is absolutely ridiculous, but true.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 5:02:00 PM CST
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 5:05:00 PM CST
I really like the darker photo with the snow flakes illuminated by the flash.
Me too. When I first saw it (without reading) I thought "OG! You told me you can't see stars where you are. This is FANTASTIC". Oh well...
And I STILL think I found the Little Dipper.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 8:40:00 PM CST
If you're using the flash on all your photos, the spots are probably just reflections of dust floating around in the air.
At least that's what it looks like to me.
Or they're ghosts. Possibly demons.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 8:42:00 PM CST
Ohhhh.. Babs, I never thought of them being orbs. Yeah, that's what they are. ;)
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 9:12:00 PM CST
If you go to a photo store, you can buy some stuff to clean the dust off your sensor. The Deacon has a can of air spray for his. I think there are brushes too, but I'd be really careful about poking around my sensor with a brush (wow, that sounds naughty!). My camera has a built-in sensor cleaner that activates every time I turn off the camera. That's probably a regular feature on most digital cameras by now, excerpt for the little point-and-shoots.
Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 1:11:00 PM CST
I took my wife's camera and tossed in the the washer. It got rid of the fishy smell.
Oh... I'm sorry. I thought I was at Flumadiddle!