Haze around buildings...

[Phil]

Hi,

I'm hoping someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong here. I've searched online multiple times but don't seem to be able to figure it out..

Basically, when I take a photo in darker conditions, (my favourite kind of photography) I seem to end up with a bright haze around objects, such as buildings, etc....

Take the photo below:
Another sunset over Porthcawl, Wales.... by Philip Davies, on Flickr

How can I stop this from happening?

[Spike]

Looking at your equipment used, it’s not a hardware issue. I suspect it may have something to do with HDR and the way it’s overlaying the various layers to create the composite photo. Have you tried taking it straight (without HDR) and then doing corrections in Photoshop? Might be worth taking two shots of the same thing (one with HDR on and the other with HDR off) and comparing the results. Lovely photo, though. I’ve had some lovely shots of those amazing rocks at Porthcawl.

[Phil]

Originally Posted by Spike

Looking at your equipment used, it’s not a hardware issue. I suspect it may have something to do with HDR and the way it’s overlaying the various layers to create the composite photo. Have you tried taking it straight (without HDR) and then doing corrections in Photoshop? Might be worth taking two shots of the same thing (one with HDR on and the other with HDR off) and comparing the results. Lovely photo, though. I’ve had some lovely shots of those amazing rocks at Porthcawl.

Thankyou!
I've only just really discovered HDR, having always thought it a dirty thing, but actually, it's wonderful. Especially for low light photography, where shadows would just be black holes with no detail.
I'm editing and creating the HDR in lightroom, with final tweaks (where necessary) being done in Photoshop, such as removing people I didn't notice when taking the shot!
I've had this haze appear in lots of non HDR shots in the past, so I don't think HDR is causing it.

[Mean & Green]

Have you tried activating the chromatic aberration function in light room?

If that doesn’t work, how about going over that area with a brush and reducing the exposure slightly just on that area?

[Spike]

Originally Posted by Mean & Green

Have you tried activating the chromatic aberration function in light room?

If that doesn’t work, how about going over that area with a brush and reducing the exposure slightly just on that area?

That’s a good idea. I don’t tend to use lightroom on photos preferring to go straight to Photoshop.

[clf]

they are not too severe to be fair. I only noticed as I zoomed in, and it seemed to still be faint. It remind me of sharpening halos, which can be particularly troublesome in high contrast situations. It is something I played around with, when sharpening an image was an essential process. HDR is something I never really got into myself, so cannot offer any explanation directly related to HDR processing.

Although THIS tutorial is geared towards sharpening it is quite helpful in understanding the hows and whys, not to mention the benefit for general knowledge of it. I think it will be helpful for HDR though.

[Phil]

Originally Posted by Mean & Green

Have you tried activating the chromatic aberration function in light room?

If that doesn’t work, how about going over that area with a brush and reducing the exposure slightly just on that area?

I usually switch on lens correction, which I think includes chromatic aberration, but I don't think I did for this photo....
I'll try it and see what happens.

I've tried using the brush in the past for this situation, but I can never get it to look right!

Thanks for your help.

Originally Posted by clf

they are not too severe to be fair. I only noticed as I zoomed in, and it seemed to still be faint. It remind me of sharpening halos, which can be particularly troublesome in high contrast situations. It is something I played around with, when sharpening an image was an essential process. HDR is something I never really got into myself, so cannot offer any explanation directly related to HDR processing.

Although THIS tutorial is geared towards sharpening it is quite helpful in understanding the hows and whys, not to mention the benefit for general knowledge of it. I think it will be helpful for HDR though.

Thank you.
I know it's not too bad, but I had half a mind to get this one printed. (Today I have changed my mind... Foreground looks wrong to me somehow... It looked fine to my eye last night though....)

Ooh interesting. I'll have a look at that link tomorrow, thanks!