I tried to take a shot of my son blowing out his birthday candles, and no matter how I positioned the camera, I got glowing balls of light from the candles going right across his face. Also, each of the flames has a ghost next to it. I also had similar problems involving Christmas lights last year. Why is this happening, and how can I avoid it in the future? Here's the equipment I was using:
Canon XSi
Canon 50mm f/1.4
UV filter
Also tried adding a circular polarizing filter to no avail
Tripod
Camera settings:
f/3.2
1/15 second
Manual focus
Canon XSi
Canon 50mm f/1.4
UV filter
Also tried adding a circular polarizing filter to no avail
Tripod
Camera settings:
f/3.2
1/15 second
Manual focus