Anyone ever get rainbows in their shots? causes?

[praline3001]

I was out today practicing my photography and was taking photos of a house. The first few were fine (shutter 80, f/14, iso 100) then in one shot I got a rainbow prisom right in the middle of my shot. Timing between shots was about 20 seconds so says my EXIF info. After that 1 rainbow shot, I didn't move and didn't change settings and got a normal photo.

I am OCD about keeping my lens clean. I am hoping something isn't wrong with my lens!!!

For a "real" rainbow there needs to be moisture and there wasn't any at the time as it was a pretty morning. Out of the 7 shots I took of the front of the house ~ not moving from my position at all ... only 1 rainbow.

Its a cool effect as long as it doesn't mean my lens is screwed up lol

I didn't upload the photo yet.

[RichardTaylor]

May be flare, caused by unwanted light hitting the front of the lens..

Are you using a filter on the lens?
If so remove it.
Using a lens hood may help.
If you can see it whist looking through the viewfinder then use something to shade the front of the lens.

[praline3001]

I just uploaded the shot. If it was lens flare it would have done it on the other photos that were taken less then 20 seconds apart, wouldn't it?

I marked 3 arrows that are points of interest. The rainbow, center field. A greeen splotch top center and then a green strait line right top.

Also, all of my other photos came out properly exposed. As you can see this one blew out everything.

[RichardTaylor]

"If it was lens flare it would have done it on the other photos that were taken less then 20 seconds apart, wouldn't it? "

No (unless you are shooting in a totally controlled environment - including constant light, camera position, camera settings (including focal length) and subject position.)

The exif is different for the defective picture.

Camera Canon EOS REBEL T3i
Exposure 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture f/13.0
Focal Length 28 mm
ISO Speed 200

Not - "(shutter 80, f/14, iso 100)"

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That looks like flare.

[BigFuzzy]

It's either flare, or magic/the divine.
I don't believe in the devine or magic.
So it's flare.
Definitely.
Even a slight shift of your lens between shots (even if .5 seconds apart), can make it just so that the flare will happen. It's always a possibility when looking towards a light source.

[Biomech]

It could be from that roof. The glass in the window could have split the light

[Turd Ferguson]

btw, it's CDO, not OCD.


It needs to be alphabetical.

[ravncat]

The only other possibility I can think of involves a polarizer. I've found rainbows that are actually only visible through a polarizing filter.

[Biomech]

btw, it's CDO, not OCD.

If only dps had a like button..

[praline3001]

Originally Posted by RichardTaylor

"If it was lens flare it would have done it on the other photos that were taken less then 20 seconds apart, wouldn't it? "

No (unless you are shooting in a totally controlled environment - including constant light, camera position, camera settings (including focal length) and subject position.)

The exif is different for the defective picture.

Camera Canon EOS REBEL T3i
Exposure 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture f/13.0
Focal Length 28 mm
ISO Speed 200

Not - "(shutter 80, f/14, iso 100)"

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That looks like flare.

I copied the wrong EXIF info from another shot I had HA HA
I got them mixed up as it was late. I do have 6 clear shots with the 1/125, f/13,ISO 200

I was worried something might be wrong with my lens. Glad to hear its just lens flare. I will have to start using my lens hood with the sun out. I don't own a polarize filter just yet =p