Lens Flare - Photography Contest [30 entries]

Winning entry, with a score of:

65.4%

By bf2015

Contest goal:

Lens flare is the light scattered in lens systems through generally unwanted image formation mechanisms, such as internal reflection and scattering from material inhomogeneities in the lens. These mechanisms differ from the intended image formation mechanism that depends on refraction of the image rays.

For good optical systems and most images, flare is a secondary effect that is widely distributed across the image and thus not visible. However, in this contest your goal is to make sure that the flare is visible, in the most artistic way possible.

Required level: 10+ or higher.
Status: finished. Check out the winners below!

Suggested by: jawshoewhah

adeincyprus: is this a smart contest for digicam users.......being as how sensors get damaged by too much light hitting them. ( 5 years and 3560 days ago )

iquraishi: hhmm... yea it could be.. but as the required skill level says 10+ we are going to see true, amazing & inspiring entries..

( 5 years and 3560 days ago )

adeincyprus: the level of a user is not necessarily the measure of a good photographer. A new user who is a brilliant photographer is eligible to enter the low level contests!!! ( 5 years and 3560 days ago )

jawshoewhah: The re-wrote the contest guide lines. I only wrote the last line. I thought it would be a good suggestion and was guessing it might be a higher skill level. ( 5 years and 3559 days ago )

kyricom: Some nice shots... but it seems like on many of them people are confusing a star filter with lens flare ( 5 years and 3558 days ago )

UncleJimmy: Agree w/ kyricom, lans flare is usually ondicated by the repeated pattern of orbs or lights falling across most of the frame...if done correctly ( on purpose or otherwise) you can even tell how many elements in how many groups the lens has by counting the orbs. You can also see in some the number and shape of the appature blades... ( 5 years and 3558 days ago )

bf2015: I looked at the definition of lens flare, and you're right kyricom. I think though, most of the entries are going to be some sort of star patterns. I personally don't use star filters, however, most of the nikon lenses I use create in-lens "star" effects. ( 5 years and 3556 days ago )

friiskiwi: hate to think what this contest is doing to my sensor, but it's certainly giving me a headache. ( 5 years and 3554 days ago )

jawshoewhah: I know it's a little late but I just did some reading on it. Apparently zoom lenses will do more damage than say standard lenses. So as long as you are using a standard 18-55, we should be fine. Here's my reference: http://photo.net/digital-camera-forum/009ltO ( 5 years and 3552 days ago )

Perathor: m...kies ( 5 years and 3550 days ago )

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Morning Flare - created by bf2015

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Score: 65.4% (55)

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(5 years and 3556 days ago)

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Morning, Flare

Glare on the sand - created by MrsCooper

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Rank: 2/30

Score: 63.5% (47)

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(5 years and 3556 days ago)

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Glare, the, sand

Sun Over Lara Bay - created by adeincyprus

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Rank: 3/30

Score: 62.9% (39)

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I am not keen on shooting in the direction of the sun, I usually try and avoid it where possible. This shot was taken late afternoon, as the sun burst through the clouds, I could not resist shooting it.
I converted to black and white, I liked the effect, it has more impact I think. (5 years and 3558 days ago)

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Sun, Over, Lara, Bay

Ragtop with Some Flare - created by UncleJimmy

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Rank: 4/30

Score: 61.8% (31)

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Originally destined for the delete button because of all the lens flare, I kept it just in case...and here it is! (5 years and 3560 days ago)

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Ragtop, with, Some, Flare

Noon - created by bf2015

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Rank: 5/30

Score: 61.5% (24)

10631 views

(5 years and 3557 days ago)

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Noon

Lamantine says:

awesome !

adeincyprus says:

in the hi res, there are some strange lines and marks to the left of the corner point, also, I would have thought that the 'halo' at the corner would have been stronger and darker, like an 'eclipse' effect

Mekun says:

Aden i think your right. Sky has an odd wrinkle in it to the left .

maclu2iaf says:

i think the first think we need to question, where is the lens flare???

adeincyprus says:

also, if the sun were being looked at from the angle in this shot, then the corner of the building it is behind would be much darker, almost sihouette!

maclu2iaf says:

ade, this picture was hdr'ed (very good done). i think we should be on focus about the lens flare topic.

captgeo says:

Just a question.... I guess it is okay to enter an HDR photo in any contest as long as it is on theme?

FallingHorse says:

I personally cqan't see why HDR is unacceptable as long as it's on theme - it's a widely accepted form, but in this case I can see no lens flare

maclu2iaf says:

personally, hdr'ed photo is ok as long it still keep the originality (just like this one)..

adeincyprus says:

the originality is not still in this one imo.........the halo / eclipse effect of th esun behind the building is lost.......there should be some major shadow effect under the blue overhang, not bright blue like it is..........it should appear as silhouette. Just hold you hand in front of a bright light and look at it, an dsee if it is the same out of the light, the color will change as it comes out of the light!

author says:

Actually this is not an hdr shot. If it was the clouds would be softer. As to the shadows under the overhang...across the street from this building is a 40 story skyscraper that has "mirror" windows that basically acted like a huge light mat which is why the entire building is lighted. The overhang is a see-through blue material. No shadows is actually what caught my eye in the first place.

jawshoewhah [banned] says:

There's some flare there it's just really subtle.

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