Anyone ever have this happen in a digital photo?

Teddy Salad · Post by **Teddy Salad** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:53 pm

OK, all you digital photo mavens, can anyone tell me what caused the black hole near the center of this photo? Something on the lens maybe? I know it's not a shadow. This is the only time I've had this happen and was wondering what it was.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/22826825@N05/2347185871/" title="Black Hole by TeddySalad, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2248/234 ... df88_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="Black Hole"></a>

RickG · Post by **RickG** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:06 pm

Could it be a bird or a thrown cat?

Cheers, RickG

DELETED · Post by **DELETED** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:30 pm

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Eric in NJ · Post by **Eric in NJ** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:38 pm

If there is nothing on the lens now I would suspect a bug on the lens at the time of the shot.

California Girl · Post by **California Girl** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:44 pm

I'm guessing Lady Bug. It's easily fixed with Photoshop

Teddy Salad · Post by **Teddy Salad** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:50 pm

I thought maybe a flying puffer fish, but they're almost totally unknown in that part of the world.

I've never used Photoshop. What little I've seen of it looked anything but easy.

California Girl · Post by **California Girl** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:03 pm

Hope you don't mind, I took the liberty...

After a quick job in Photoshop: (it could use a lot more work, this is just a quick example)

Teddy Salad · Post by **Teddy Salad** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:41 pm

Wow, thanks CG.

nothintolose · Post by **nothintolose** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:28 am

I think that either it's a hummingbird OR a ghost/spirit.

cptnkirk · Post by **cptnkirk** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:16 am

Better call ghost busters to check this out very creepy. Hey beautiful pic

mbw1024 · Post by **mbw1024** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:47 am

I go with hummingbird! weird!

jmq · Post by **jmq** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:07 am

Looks like lens dirt. Was it on more than one image?

Nice job on the fix CG. Thats pretty cool that photoshop can do stuff like that.

Drink up!

17th Hole · Post by **17th Hole** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:32 am

It's the black smokey thing from "Lost"

Steve S · Post by **Steve S** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:34 am

Could it be a momentary tear in the space-time continuum?

RickG · Post by **RickG** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:48 am

Black helicoper, we see them all the time in McLean hovering silently.

Cheers, RickG

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Anyone ever have this happen in a digital photo?

Anyone ever have this happen in a digital photo?