Sunset over Brandon Marsh.

[Keith]

Urged on by the great Sunset Shots from Crisscross, I decided to catch tonights sunset, this is straight out of the camera, not sure I am happy with the halo, is this avoidable or is it because of the quality of lens I am using?
Sigma 150-500mm.

[crisscross]

Great to see someone joining in with some proper water to reflect the sun; makes for a far more interesting composition. Good stuff Keith.

Halos and other over-exposure effects around straight-on sun shots are difficult to avoid, always a delicate balance betwen exposing for the sun and everything else too dark or getting unwanted peripheral effects round the sun. I have worked at removing the latter in otherwise good shots and would think this one would be worth trying on...but absolutely essential to be using prog with feathered selection potential.

[Dave Humphries]

Hi crusty,

Just a thought, (and at the risk of opening "old wounds" from another thread) if you have a UV/protective filter on the front, this might be one time to remove it and see if the halo disappears.

Cheers,

[Keith]

Hi crusty,

Just a thought, (and at the risk of opening "old wounds" from another thread) if you have a UV/protective filter on the front, this might be one time to remove it and see if the halo disappears.

Cheers,

Yes Dave I do have a UV filter on the lens, I will keep that in mind when I try again, cheers.
Thanks Chris.