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bigbromskier
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so i had alil skatesesh with my buddy and i brought my camera along and i took this pic of him ollying the spine with the sun real low behind him and its got this crazy sun flare that made white strips as you can see:

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(ive never gotten a photo to work so maybe ths will)

anyways i took this on my d50 with just my average 28-80 lens so im wondering what caused this. obviously theres too much light but iknew this and was going to just darken it in photoshop a little but now this white strip is just killing the photo so does anyone have any answers for me?
Sep 3 2007 10:37PM
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bigbromskier
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i dont konw why this doesnt work or me ever
Sep 3 2007 10:38PM
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xnick11
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Your best bet would have been to use a UV filter. The rays can really fuck up pictures sometimes.

I can't tell you about your line problem tho, cause the picture doesn't work.
Sep 3 2007 10:43PM
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bigbromskier
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ya ive been thinking about a filter but i havent gotten around to getting one
Sep 3 2007 10:45PM
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.makuma.
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doesnt work, you have to load it up first
Sep 3 2007 11:52PM
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bigbromskier
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ok i figured it out now
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Sep 4 2007 10:49AM
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BSI
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I talked to a couple of Nikon users today and the consensus is that it's because it's a Nikon. Apparently the Nikon sensors have a hard time with direct light.

Your best chance, as far as filters go, is a polarizer.
Sep 5 2007 6:47PM
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xnick11
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You could have easily framed him without the sun being in there.

I don't know anything about Nikon sensors, but when you point the camera directly at the sun your going to get an under exposed shot. Next time use filters, or try not to get the sun in the picture.
Sep 5 2007 11:13PM
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BSI
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Only if you rely on auto exposure.
Sep 5 2007 11:37PM
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TWoods
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yes, it's the nikon sensor. no love for the sun shots. 
get a good UV filter and it takes care of it
Sep 5 2007 11:49PM
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xnick11
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Manual will do the same if you point it directly at the sun.
Sep 6 2007 3:49PM
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BSI
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The point was that if your shooting in manual, you can exclude the sun from the view finder while setting the exposure and then recompose.
Sep 6 2007 6:48PM
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n-o
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ive never encounterd that befoe, i also dont own a nikon so...
Sep 6 2007 7:58PM
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