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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: lattiboy on February 03, 2009, 10:00:12 pm

Title: St. James Cathedral
Post by: lattiboy on February 03, 2009, 10:00:12 pm

The Sigma 15-30mm EX IF is a fantastic lens..... with horrible flare/ghosting. The skylight in this beautiful church is my nemesis! All shots taken handheld @ ISO800-1250. Most wide-open.


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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3515/3210547445_71d7cfdc83_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lattiboy/3210547445/)

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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3097/3219040689_da9b6101c0_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lattiboy/3219040689/)

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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3124/3209487460_aa83e8720d_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lattiboy/3209487460/)

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(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/3210545599_ea6bc010c3_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lattiboy/3210545599/)

Title: St. James Cathedral
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on February 04, 2009, 03:57:37 am

Quote from: lattiboy

The Sigma 15-30mm EX IF is a fantastic lens..... with horrible flare/ghosting. The skylight in this beautiful church is my nemesis! All shots taken handheld @ ISO800-1250. Most wide-open.

Not bad at all, in what are obviously rather tricky conditions! Apart, that is, from the last one, which to me looks like a very bright window without much else. Could you try bracketing and blending? Should be possible, even hand-held, although I realise that the flare will be a challenge.

Jeremy