Unwanted light spot on image

[rshemsworth]

Two photos taken with a Nikon D5300 have a translucent orange spot in the centre of the image. Can someone explain that? I suspect that it may be due to the sun as I was not using a lens hood. I attach one of them.

[Donald]

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[jcuknz]

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Edit Now I see the picture I doubt if it is sun in/on the lens, most strange and there seems tpo be a white ring just left below of it too

Edit #2 If you have any concerns about the sun shining on the lens it is worth developing the practice of shooting holding the camera with one hand and using the left hand to shade the lens ... but only do this if you have a neck strap to stop the camera falling on the ground
I did this two weekends running when shooting weddings for my boss and for the third weekend he offered my a camera to buy at a good price .... how I got my first SLR ... it had a neck-strap and was never dropped until my wife returning from an overseas trip where she had guarded it very carefully ... kicked it out of the car into a gutter full of rushing rainwater as we arrived home from the airport .... why and how I got my second SLR

edit #3 had another look and yes you are right it is I'm sure flare from the sun coming through a gap in the foliage . There seem to be two rings too.

[Stagecoach]

It's a seven sided circle, how many diaphragm blades does your lens have ?

[Donald]

Edit Now I see the picture I doubt if it is sun in/on the lens, most strange and there seems tpo be a white ring just left below of it too

I agree. That's not a light flare. Or if it is then there's something inside the camera/lens also at play. It's heptagonal in shape, not circular. The technicians on here need to come in to try and explain this one.

EDIT - I see Grahame has got in before me.

[Manfred M]

Double ring = flare and the fact that you can see the shape of the iris confirms that to me. There has to be some light sneaking in and hitting the front lens element. As John has suggested, some light sneaking through the foliage is the most likely source.

[jcuknz]

The background to my sad story lest you think me completely hopeless .... my boss had the idea of holding the flash in one hand and camera in the other for nicer lighting than with camera on a plate attached to bottom of camera..... in both cases I had finished the shoot and was returning to the studio and waiting for traffic lights to indicate I should cross the road and I somehow dropped the camera. They were cheap Japanese fixed lens cameras since most sales were postcards and not a Leica other firms gave me to use. BUT! Insurance people were not very happy.