I have an odd thing happening in my photos. It looks as though color is bleeding through. On this photo, it is really noticeable on the brim of his hat and where the tree line meets the sky. Can anyone explain to me what this is and how I can fix it?? (It is seen easier if you view the image large.) I haven't fully edited this yet. I did some basic lighting and clarity adjustments and some noise reduction.
@binny I just did some research on chromatic aberration and found that my Canon software has excellent abilities to correct this!! Thank you so much for your help!
That doesn't look like your standard CA, which is usually a magenta/green or red/cyan shift or a purple bloom. It looks to me more like the result of heavy highlight recovery from the sky, or some kind of masking problem.
@harveyzone All I did to this was pull the RAW file into PSE 10 and on the very first adjustment screen that it only pulls up for RAW files, I upped the fill light, the brightness a little, upped the clarity a little and blacks a little. Would any of those things cause it? I didn't adjust the exposure of the sky because I liked the way it was.
The brim of the hat has picked up a colour cast from the strong pink light from behind. That should not be a surprise. The hat brim appears to have a slight red tinge anyway which would tend to look more luminous in that strong pink light. If you look at the lovely back light in the brides hair that too has a slight pink tinge. It is the same tonal cast as the hat brim.
If you have other pictures that show this effect without the strong back light it might help. However, I am inclined to think it just the effect of the strong back light which is at least two stops brighter than the foreground (you can tell that because it is blown out in the centre of the light source).
It is possible that your lens coating is damaged and is exaggerating the effect. Or that you have a fine sheen of dirt on the lens which would also have the same effect. Certainly you can see specks in that area if you look closely. A slightly greasy sheen will cause additional chromatic shift - especially to the red end.
This effect does not look to me like chromatic aberration from the lens. Normally C.A. looks more like a red or green line defined around the edge. I think pink would be an unusual aberration. I also don't think your processing caused the effect although you may have exaggerated it slightly with the fill light .
If there is really anything wrong you will see the same effects on other shots. If you have those then it would help if we could see them.
I like this picture a lot - despite the strong brightness in the sky line which would normally be distracting. The shot has a lovely homely appeal and relaxed poses. So you have really got the shot right in my opinion.
If it really offends your eye then a little non-destructive sharpening or overlay work will correct it and take the slight softness out.
@binny from what i can tell it is the bright sun coming into the image. You need to ensure that the light is not coming into the lens by shielding the sun from the subject or using them to block the sun.
@binny@netkonnexion@agima Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my question. I feel like I have learned a lot from this!! I love this part of 365...people always willing to help!! Just wanted you all to know that i appreciate your time! Have a great day!!
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If you have other pictures that show this effect without the strong back light it might help. However, I am inclined to think it just the effect of the strong back light which is at least two stops brighter than the foreground (you can tell that because it is blown out in the centre of the light source).
It is possible that your lens coating is damaged and is exaggerating the effect. Or that you have a fine sheen of dirt on the lens which would also have the same effect. Certainly you can see specks in that area if you look closely. A slightly greasy sheen will cause additional chromatic shift - especially to the red end.
This effect does not look to me like chromatic aberration from the lens. Normally C.A. looks more like a red or green line defined around the edge. I think pink would be an unusual aberration. I also don't think your processing caused the effect although you may have exaggerated it slightly with the fill light .
If there is really anything wrong you will see the same effects on other shots. If you have those then it would help if we could see them.
I like this picture a lot - despite the strong brightness in the sky line which would normally be distracting. The shot has a lovely homely appeal and relaxed poses. So you have really got the shot right in my opinion.
If it really offends your eye then a little non-destructive sharpening or overlay work will correct it and take the slight softness out.