Photo distortion question

[Andrew Tarpinian]

On Dec 14, 2010, at 3:06 AM, Matt Picone <matman at mysticworks.com> wrote:

> On 12/14/2010 3:02 AM, Gert van Santen wrote:
>> Op 14-12-2010 7:06, Peter Korsten schreef:
>>> Op 14-12-2010 6:43, Andrew Tarpinian schreef:
>>> 
>>>> I have been going through the images I shot when I was in the
>>>> Netherlands. So to all the photo guys, take a look at this:
>>>> 
>>>> http://www.polaritydesign.com/photos/amsterdamfocus.jpg
>>>> 
>>>> Any idea what is the cause of that separation on the right side of the
>>>> candle holder and the orange background lights? Is it a lens or a camera
>>>> thing?
>>> Maybe it's just a hard shadow? If you used flash, not a lot would
>>> reflect back to the camera, because the the candle holder is quite shiny.
>> I tend to agree, especially because the thin dark shadow line
>> does not have the exact same width in all places.
> 
> That was my instinct as well.  Was there a surface behind the candle in 
> that place?

Not at all, it's at a cafe overlooking a multiple lane road, if the background was clear you would probably see Amsterdam Centraal.