What is this strange ghosting effect and how can I remove it?

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There's a strange ghosting effect in this photo (actually quite a few of my recent photos), when I used built-in camera flash.



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EXIF: f/5.6, ISO 400 and 1/60 sec.



Is it caused just by a slow shutter speed? How can I remove it?






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    Possible duplicate of What is this shadow in my photo?
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There's a strange ghosting effect in this photo (actually quite a few of my recent photos), when I used built-in camera flash.



sample photo



EXIF: f/5.6, ISO 400 and 1/60 sec.



Is it caused just by a slow shutter speed? How can I remove it?






effect







share|improve this question



















  • 1




    Possible duplicate of What is this shadow in my photo?
    – Michael Clark
    12 hours ago










  • Related: How is the circular motion blur created in this Instagram image?
    – Michael Clark
    12 hours ago












up vote
1
down vote

favorite









up vote
1
down vote

favorite











There's a strange ghosting effect in this photo (actually quite a few of my recent photos), when I used built-in camera flash.



sample photo



EXIF: f/5.6, ISO 400 and 1/60 sec.



Is it caused just by a slow shutter speed? How can I remove it?






effect







share|improve this question















There's a strange ghosting effect in this photo (actually quite a few of my recent photos), when I used built-in camera flash.



sample photo



EXIF: f/5.6, ISO 400 and 1/60 sec.



Is it caused just by a slow shutter speed? How can I remove it?






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    Possible duplicate of What is this shadow in my photo?
    – Michael Clark
    12 hours ago










  • Related: How is the circular motion blur created in this Instagram image?
    – Michael Clark
    12 hours ago












  • 1




    Possible duplicate of What is this shadow in my photo?
    – Michael Clark
    12 hours ago










  • Related: How is the circular motion blur created in this Instagram image?
    – Michael Clark
    12 hours ago







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Possible duplicate of What is this shadow in my photo?
– Michael Clark
12 hours ago




Possible duplicate of What is this shadow in my photo?
– Michael Clark
12 hours ago












Related: How is the circular motion blur created in this Instagram image?
– Michael Clark
12 hours ago




Related: How is the circular motion blur created in this Instagram image?
– Michael Clark
12 hours ago










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For me this is motion blur. And because is the same on all the objects edges it is caused by slow shutter speed. Try to use 1/100, 1/160.



Also you should know internal flash usually have very limited power and range. So the other advice I can give you (if you often take photos in low light) is to invest in external flashlight.






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    thanks! I thought that was it.
    – bearmohawk
    13 hours ago










  • 1/100 of a second on what grounds? No focal length is provided, that might not be nearly enough. @120mm for example...
    – AthomSfere
    10 hours ago






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    On the grounds that the motion blur isn't absolutely obscene and almost halving the time the shutter is open is likely to get at least the right ballpark without unduly limiting the light captured.
    – William - Rem
    9 hours ago






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    @AthomSfere Max flash sync speed is often in the neighborhood of 1/250.
    – TKK
    9 hours ago

















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To be a bit more specific, this is the superposition of



  • a very short exposure with flash, the clear sharp part

  • overlaid by an underexposed long exposure shot (the blurry part)

However, the amount of motion blur for a 1/60 shot is unusually large, so you likely took the picture from far away. This would also explain why the blurred part is so visible, your flash was too far from the subject and didn't make much difference with the ambient light.






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    It is also possible that the lens's IS mechanism hit the limit of its range and subsequently found a new center when the lens started moving back the other direction. This would explain the two fairly strong images with little in between.
    – dgatwood
    9 hours ago










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For me this is motion blur. And because is the same on all the objects edges it is caused by slow shutter speed. Try to use 1/100, 1/160.



Also you should know internal flash usually have very limited power and range. So the other advice I can give you (if you often take photos in low light) is to invest in external flashlight.






share|improve this answer
















  • 1




    thanks! I thought that was it.
    – bearmohawk
    13 hours ago










  • 1/100 of a second on what grounds? No focal length is provided, that might not be nearly enough. @120mm for example...
    – AthomSfere
    10 hours ago






  • 2




    On the grounds that the motion blur isn't absolutely obscene and almost halving the time the shutter is open is likely to get at least the right ballpark without unduly limiting the light captured.
    – William - Rem
    9 hours ago






  • 1




    @AthomSfere Max flash sync speed is often in the neighborhood of 1/250.
    – TKK
    9 hours ago














up vote
4
down vote



accepted










For me this is motion blur. And because is the same on all the objects edges it is caused by slow shutter speed. Try to use 1/100, 1/160.



Also you should know internal flash usually have very limited power and range. So the other advice I can give you (if you often take photos in low light) is to invest in external flashlight.






share|improve this answer
















  • 1




    thanks! I thought that was it.
    – bearmohawk
    13 hours ago










  • 1/100 of a second on what grounds? No focal length is provided, that might not be nearly enough. @120mm for example...
    – AthomSfere
    10 hours ago






  • 2




    On the grounds that the motion blur isn't absolutely obscene and almost halving the time the shutter is open is likely to get at least the right ballpark without unduly limiting the light captured.
    – William - Rem
    9 hours ago






  • 1




    @AthomSfere Max flash sync speed is often in the neighborhood of 1/250.
    – TKK
    9 hours ago












up vote
4
down vote



accepted







up vote
4
down vote



accepted






For me this is motion blur. And because is the same on all the objects edges it is caused by slow shutter speed. Try to use 1/100, 1/160.



Also you should know internal flash usually have very limited power and range. So the other advice I can give you (if you often take photos in low light) is to invest in external flashlight.






share|improve this answer












For me this is motion blur. And because is the same on all the objects edges it is caused by slow shutter speed. Try to use 1/100, 1/160.



Also you should know internal flash usually have very limited power and range. So the other advice I can give you (if you often take photos in low light) is to invest in external flashlight.







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    thanks! I thought that was it.
    – bearmohawk
    13 hours ago










  • 1/100 of a second on what grounds? No focal length is provided, that might not be nearly enough. @120mm for example...
    – AthomSfere
    10 hours ago






  • 2




    On the grounds that the motion blur isn't absolutely obscene and almost halving the time the shutter is open is likely to get at least the right ballpark without unduly limiting the light captured.
    – William - Rem
    9 hours ago






  • 1




    @AthomSfere Max flash sync speed is often in the neighborhood of 1/250.
    – TKK
    9 hours ago












  • 1




    thanks! I thought that was it.
    – bearmohawk
    13 hours ago










  • 1/100 of a second on what grounds? No focal length is provided, that might not be nearly enough. @120mm for example...
    – AthomSfere
    10 hours ago






  • 2




    On the grounds that the motion blur isn't absolutely obscene and almost halving the time the shutter is open is likely to get at least the right ballpark without unduly limiting the light captured.
    – William - Rem
    9 hours ago






  • 1




    @AthomSfere Max flash sync speed is often in the neighborhood of 1/250.
    – TKK
    9 hours ago







1




1




thanks! I thought that was it.
– bearmohawk
13 hours ago




thanks! I thought that was it.
– bearmohawk
13 hours ago












1/100 of a second on what grounds? No focal length is provided, that might not be nearly enough. @120mm for example...
– AthomSfere
10 hours ago




1/100 of a second on what grounds? No focal length is provided, that might not be nearly enough. @120mm for example...
– AthomSfere
10 hours ago




2




2




On the grounds that the motion blur isn't absolutely obscene and almost halving the time the shutter is open is likely to get at least the right ballpark without unduly limiting the light captured.
– William - Rem
9 hours ago




On the grounds that the motion blur isn't absolutely obscene and almost halving the time the shutter is open is likely to get at least the right ballpark without unduly limiting the light captured.
– William - Rem
9 hours ago




1




1




@AthomSfere Max flash sync speed is often in the neighborhood of 1/250.
– TKK
9 hours ago




@AthomSfere Max flash sync speed is often in the neighborhood of 1/250.
– TKK
9 hours ago












up vote
10
down vote













To be a bit more specific, this is the superposition of



  • a very short exposure with flash, the clear sharp part

  • overlaid by an underexposed long exposure shot (the blurry part)

However, the amount of motion blur for a 1/60 shot is unusually large, so you likely took the picture from far away. This would also explain why the blurred part is so visible, your flash was too far from the subject and didn't make much difference with the ambient light.






share|improve this answer
















  • 2




    It is also possible that the lens's IS mechanism hit the limit of its range and subsequently found a new center when the lens started moving back the other direction. This would explain the two fairly strong images with little in between.
    – dgatwood
    9 hours ago














up vote
10
down vote













To be a bit more specific, this is the superposition of



  • a very short exposure with flash, the clear sharp part

  • overlaid by an underexposed long exposure shot (the blurry part)

However, the amount of motion blur for a 1/60 shot is unusually large, so you likely took the picture from far away. This would also explain why the blurred part is so visible, your flash was too far from the subject and didn't make much difference with the ambient light.






share|improve this answer
















  • 2




    It is also possible that the lens's IS mechanism hit the limit of its range and subsequently found a new center when the lens started moving back the other direction. This would explain the two fairly strong images with little in between.
    – dgatwood
    9 hours ago












up vote
10
down vote










up vote
10
down vote









To be a bit more specific, this is the superposition of



  • a very short exposure with flash, the clear sharp part

  • overlaid by an underexposed long exposure shot (the blurry part)

However, the amount of motion blur for a 1/60 shot is unusually large, so you likely took the picture from far away. This would also explain why the blurred part is so visible, your flash was too far from the subject and didn't make much difference with the ambient light.






share|improve this answer












To be a bit more specific, this is the superposition of



  • a very short exposure with flash, the clear sharp part

  • overlaid by an underexposed long exposure shot (the blurry part)

However, the amount of motion blur for a 1/60 shot is unusually large, so you likely took the picture from far away. This would also explain why the blurred part is so visible, your flash was too far from the subject and didn't make much difference with the ambient light.







share|improve this answer












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    It is also possible that the lens's IS mechanism hit the limit of its range and subsequently found a new center when the lens started moving back the other direction. This would explain the two fairly strong images with little in between.
    – dgatwood
    9 hours ago












  • 2




    It is also possible that the lens's IS mechanism hit the limit of its range and subsequently found a new center when the lens started moving back the other direction. This would explain the two fairly strong images with little in between.
    – dgatwood
    9 hours ago







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It is also possible that the lens's IS mechanism hit the limit of its range and subsequently found a new center when the lens started moving back the other direction. This would explain the two fairly strong images with little in between.
– dgatwood
9 hours ago




It is also possible that the lens's IS mechanism hit the limit of its range and subsequently found a new center when the lens started moving back the other direction. This would explain the two fairly strong images with little in between.
– dgatwood
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