Is this just a case of overexposure?

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by The Ugly Tourist

I got back a couple of rolls with this odd effect. The sky all washed out and hazy looking, even though the day was fine. Should I have used some minus exposure compensation? Would a UV filter or a skylight filter have helped at all? Other shots on the same roll seem fine. What do you think?

Thanks,

DB
 
I didn't use any filter. The lens had a small hood. Would a filter have helped, if so, which?

Thanks,
DB
 
No I was thinking if a filter was on the front you can sometimes get strange results shooting toward a bright source at certain angles.
 
I've been getting the same problem recently:





Again, lens hood and no filter. Any ideas?
 
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If this is an older lens, you should check for haze. Take the lens off and shine a strong flashlight/torch through it and observe from an angle (don't look straight into the light). If the lens elements glow in a "milky" fashion, you've got some haze, probably from outgassing lubricants. An oily mark (such as a fingerprint) on the front element could also scatter light like that.

Whatever the cause of the scattered light, stopping the lens down should improve things a bit. Your exposure seems fine, a negative exp. compensation would have rendered the foreground too dark.
 
Haze between the elements. Check that there also wasn't fungus that had been cleaned prior to you receiving the lens but had already etched one of the elements.
 
It looks really nice. If you're worried about it remove any filter and ensure the front element is as clean as possible. The glass/air interfaces of all the elements in the lens will cause some scatter as light passes through and this is kept to a minimum with coatings on each element. There is such a dynamic range in the photo that you should expect this effect if you're to have the darker tones well exposed. I think your lens has coped very well indeed. There even seems detail in the sky. Once again, I really like the effect.
Pete
 
It does look similar Coldkennels. My lens is a 21mm Avenon. I bought it NIB. I haven't had any trouble with it up to this point. I'll have to shine a light through it when I get home. I guess there is a chance there is something inside, but it really looks spotless outside. Hmm.
I really hope that isn't the case.

Cheers,

DB
 
Looks like flare to me also.A lens shade isn't going to block all stray light.Looks like you're shooting into the sun.A lens shade won't block that if the sun is low in the sky.
 
Just lens flare with the sun almost in the frame. Difficult to keep the sun out when shooting a 21 and a back-lit scene.
 
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