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I took this picture yesterday and I like it, but the lights on the tree have been flipped across the horizontal axis and flipped across the vertical axis. I am pretty sure that it is a lense situation. I have not seen this before and was wondering what it is and how I may be able to not have it in the future pictures. How would I post process this many lights out?

The shot was taken with a D300, 1/2" sec, F3.5, aperature priority, ISO 200, Nikkor 50 mm F/1.4 D AF. EXIF included.

 
DCamFan said:
I took this picture yesterday and I like it, but the lights on the
tree have been flipped across the horizontal axis and flipped across
the vertical axis. I am pretty sure that it is a lense situation. I
have not seen this before and was wondering what it is and how I may
be able to not have it in the future pictures. How would I post
process this many lights out?
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Its either caused by internal lens reflections or a filter. If you had a filter on the lens, try taking it off next time.

larsbc
 
I agree with Lars, looks like ghosting from a filter that you have on the lens.

When doing night shots that involve bright lights in the frame, it's best to clean the lens elements thoroughly and remove any filters that you don't need. If you need a filter for special effects, you should buy the top shelf filters that can reduce this issue substantially, but it needs to be very clean as well, on both sides.

I don't know of an easy way to remove the ghosts. You'll have to clone them out individually, which would be rather easy for most of them.

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Did you take the picture through the window looking inside? A trick from the old days to get these stars is to take a piece of window screening and place it in front of the lens. It acts as a low end filter: it softens the image and contributes to these stars.

Higher quality star filters were slightly etched with angled lines. Cokin had several of these to produce different number of stars.

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I had a $20 UV filter on the lense for protection. I will try to take it off.
 
Thank you for the replies. I had a $20 UV filter on the lense for protection. I will try to take it off.
 
She is from the Hunter line of the Golden Retrievers and has some Lab features. It is usually hard for her to stay, but I got lucky. I used my Photix remote, so I was on the side of the camera telling the dog to stay. That is where her inquisitive look is coming from.
 
Hurry, your tree is possessed by the spirits of Anti-Christmas tree! J/K Looks like ghosting, do you have a filter on the lens?

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