Sheep at Harnham, nr salisbury, UK.

[LouiseTopp]

[Shadowman]

Nice shot.

[Manfred M]

Definitely an interesting shot Louise and I love the rim lighting on many of the sheep; it provides a nice outline of them against the background.

Shooting more or less into the sun (I assume it is just to the left of the frame) has a number of negative impacts. Some of these can be corrected in-camera, while others need to be addressed in post-processing.

1. Shooting into the sun fools your camera's light meter into underexposing the image, so it ends up being quite dark. I'm not sure what camera you are shooting now, but dialing in some exposure compensation (probably +2 or +3 would be a good starting point) would override the automatic setting and give you a better exposure.

Some of this underexposure can be fixed in post-processing.

2. When the sunlight hits your lens elements, it causes something that is referred to as "veiling flare". That softens to overall exposure and adding contrast helps over come it. That large green blotch is just another example of what happens when the light bounces off the lens elements.

[davidedric]

Hi Louise. I don't think we've heard from you for quite a while, so good to see you back and posting.

I do like your picture. Manfred has pointed out how technically it could be improved, but I do like the backlit sheep.

Dave

[zen]

Hi Louise. I don't think we've heard from you for quite a while, so good to see you back and posting.

I do like your picture. Manfred has pointed out how technically it could be improved, but I do like the backlit sheep.

Dave

+1 to Dave's comment. Love the back lighting . . .

Zen

[Cantab]

+1 to Dave's comment. Love the back lighting . . .

Zen

I also agree with Dave and Zen.

[MrB]

The image is the bottom half of the frame for me - a panorama of back-lit sheep.

Cheers.
Philip

[LouiseTopp]

Hi guys, how do I get rid of that green lens flare? I have photoshop elements 11.

[John 2]

Funny isn't it, how with a flock of sheep you can always guarantee some eye contact.

To answer your Q though, when it's that size, with difficulty is the answer I would give. I don't know jf element has a fill tool but I tried it in PS CC and it sort of works. Anybody got a better method?:

[Manfred M]

To answer your Q though, when it's that size, with difficulty is the answer I would give. I don't know jf element has a fill tool but I tried it in PS CC and it sort of works. Anybody got a better method?:

I generally try to either use them as a compositional element and introduce them into the shot on purpose or avoid them completely during capture. Using my hand as an additional sun shield generally helps. Certain lenses are more prone to flare so understanding which ones are and not using them is another partial solution. Higher end ones (i.e. the very expensive "pro" lenses with their specialized and pricey thin film coatings) tend to be more resistant to these effects.

Like you, I have not found a particularly effective way of eliminating them once they have been introduced into the image and the content aware fill tool often leaves messy footprints that looks strange.

Nicely said, like you John, I have not found an effective way of removing them once they are there.