Creative use of lens flare - show us your pictures !

[f6cvalkyrie]

Hi,

yesterday, I shot a picture in the backyard with my Full Spectrum G1 and an IR filter.
When editing it in LR, I discovered that I had like fired a missile in the backyard

Here's that shot :

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It made me think about an older picture shot with the 7-14 Panasonic lens, where I also had lens flare playing an important role. I digged into the archive and found it :smile:

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Do you have some shots with creative use of lens flare ?
Just share them with us, please !!!

C U
Rafael
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[KVG]

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[f6cvalkyrie]

Here's one from a few weeks ago ...

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C U,
Rafael​

 

[Matt917k]

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[sge998]

how about lens rainbow?
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[Livnius]

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Ladies Baths Falls. by Livnius, on Flickr

 

[f6cvalkyrie]

One from last summer ...

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C U,
Rafael​

 

[Rob917]

Hey you wanted flare, a little out of focus but it has flare

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Nikkor 50mm f 1.4 AIS on Panasonic G3

 

[entropicremnants]

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Breaking Nick: Gear with Ethereal Glow by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr

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Panasonic 7-14mm Test: Queen Palm Halo by Entropic Remnants, on Flickr

 

[Cruzan80]

Not at all sure what I did to get this effect, but the bottom right has a "flower flare" going on...

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[unkabin]

Went out looking for flare yesterday. All shot with the Panasonic 20mm.

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[Brian Beezley]

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This was entirely accidental so it's not exactly creative, but I like the effect. I was using an Olympus OM 100mm f/2.8 with the sun just above the frame. I had forgotten the lens hood and got this result. When I blocked the sun with my hand, the flare disappeared. I was satisfied with this explanation until the little green men showed up.

Brian

 

[MajorMagee]

This is cross-posted, but the best recent example I have:

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[Harvey Melvin Richards]

Is it cheating to use the 7.5 fisheye?

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M1012721-1 by Harvey Richards, on Flickr

 

[scott2hot]

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[fransglans]

I´m a big fan to flare and shooting into sun, here´s one from today taken with PL25

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[Harvey Melvin Richards]

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M1013092-1 by Harvey Richards, on Flickr

 

[rloewy]

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[RobWatson]

Cross post ...

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[MajorMagee]

I caught this little spark from the sun while I was take pictures of the leaves from the inside out this morning.

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E-P5 with PL 20mm, f/9, 1/320 sec, ISO 200