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Hi folks,

Had a trip out to Dunham Massey at the weekend to grab some pics of the Deer. The day went well and I have some good images but have noticed on more than one of them a strange effect in the out of focus background areas.

I have seen this before and it was siggested that it was the VR that had not settled down before I pressed the shutter ! Not the case with this image as VR was activated for quite a while...
Lens 70-200 AFS VR f2.8
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Davey
 
Thanks.

Have you ever seen the strange "Striped" effect in the out of focus background areas though ????
Any ideas as to what these may be ????

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Davey
 
This "strange" effect could be the VR. In the out of focus area the bokeh is different, depending if the VR is on or not AND how the VR has to work. Little VR work does not affect the bokeh so much.

The image has nice colors, but the subject is a little bit small, just my opinion.

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Björn
 
The image was selectively sharpened just on the dear. The rest of the image is untouched.

I wish I could have gotten closer to fill the frame better. The deer are in a sanctuary so you are not allowed in.

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Davey
 
Something ain't right, that's for sure. The bokeh looks pretty horrible, and that strange stripey effect isn't helping either. I'd do some tests to see if I could replicate the effect, then contact Nikon.
 
Like he's getting ready to do something ugly with those antlers if you take one more step in his direction !!

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Try not to sharpen in your camera. Normally you sharpen in PP for more control.
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Sandy
 
I think it's a nice shot. The deer is looking at you... and the look is saying, "You don't think I can see you? I can't get up and jump far far away in 2 seconds!" :)
 
Davey:

I've only seen this with my 70-200 when I was shooting through a fence or screen. Was that possibly the case? Anything else out-of-focus in the foreground like branches, grass, etc.?

I don't think it's the VR mechanism because if it was, the effect would show up as motion blur over the entire image. I can't think of any way the VR function could selectively effect the image and the main subject, the deer, doesn't seem to show any motion blur.

What was your shutter speed? Was the wind blowing? Any filters?

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Were you using VR on with a tripod? That would do it. Also, if you had VR set to ACTIVE that would also do it. VR leaves a lot of ways to screw up with. You will notice that the photo looks like it has camera movement. This usually shows up where lighter small areas are also picking up background darkness (branches, leaves, etc).
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I agree with the VR in ACTIVE position. This is for panning and it looks like you only got the VR effect in one direction hence the streaks.
 
I guess I will have to do some tests. Can't remember which mode the VR was in but I was not using a tripod.
Will give it a try and post feedback later this week.

Thanks for all your help
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Davey
 
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