Any tips for images through glass?

[squidgeyem]

Hi All,

We went to the Zoo last year on holiday and I tried taking images through the glass, we were in south of spain, so i didn't need a flash as there was substantial light, I put my lens right up to the glass and obviously cleaned where i was putting it before, but i still get this terrible glare on my images, see below, could you please advise of anyway i can stop this? i've seen so many images taken through glass and they never seem to get it! Images were taken over a year ago, so the composition and so on isn't the best, but they show the point of the problem i'm getting

Thanks in advance :D

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2352/2282161410_a991c5c48a.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3248/2282162514_2cb9ff8216.jpg

[james_death]

You seam to have done what you should by cleaning the glass gettuing lens flat to the glass but did you wrap a bit of cloth around the lens body where it touches the glass to ensure no light get between your lens and the glass as you have a risk of the lens lifting from the glass slightly as you shoot.
This is all i can add sorry.
All the best

[robbys82]

dont polarising filters help with stuff like this, must admit I haven't really taken many photos through glass recently

[squidgeyem]

I've read some stuff online about filters, but other pages say they are useless!! maybe i should buy some and try for myself, problem is i haven't ever used filters and i aint got a clut what to buy!!!!

[Skinny Pete]

A polarising filter is probably your best bet because they are made to get rid of reflections on shiny surfaces and also brighten up the colours of whatever your taking a picture.

[Dave Scanlon]

Hi Squidgey
try a rubber lens hood
the hama ones from 7 day shop screw in as a filter, but flex to the glass

http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_1&products_id=6005

[CT]

What Dave said - rubber lens hoods are the way to go... make sure it's in contact with the glass all round.

Using this method you can also use flash but bear in mind it may be frowned on in zoos or some enclosures.

[Ashers]

another good tip is if u experiment with angles u can take a decentg photo without the refletion say start at 45 degrees, thats *** i had to do at the tower

[soupdragon]

I'll go with the lens hood suggestion, it's what I do.

[Dave P]

I asked my pal who is a pro of 50 years and he said shoot at an angle to the glass for the best results.
Try it yourselves and post the results. :thumbs::)

[Dave P]

I asked my pal who is a pro of 50 years and he said shoot at an angle to the glass for the best results.
Try it yourselves and post the results. :thumbs::)


:canon:

[squidgeyem]

Yea i'll make sure I post results :D I'm off to chester Zoo a week on sunday, i've been looking online and thing i've found the rubber len's you guys have been talking about I'm going to give that a try too :D

Thank you for your help :D

[Jelster]

I know I'm a bit of a novice here but....

I thought that polarising filters only really worked when you are around 45 degrees from the light source. So, if you take a position at an angle to the glass then a polariser will be quite useful.

I have a rubber hood on my 100-300 and that works fine when up against glass, but I often find that the glass is grubby on the inside - not a lot you can do about that :shrug:

Steve

[barsbyart]

Hi! What Dave and CT said above... except you don't need a rubber lenshood - you could use a cardboard box like a lenshood. Paint it matt black inside, hole for lens, opposite end open and in contact with the glass. Benefit of this is that if your box is large (wide) enough you can then angle your lens to frame shot rather than have it 90 deg to glass. Downside is you look odd! It does work!