Flare

[Chantelle]

I like this shot. It's a basic landscape shot of the beach with the big sun flares going in a line across the image. I don't like these flares on portrait shots, but it looks quite neat on landscapes. Well done - as usual....

[Mad Aussie]

I like this shot. It's a basic landscape shot of the beach with the big sun flares going in a line across the image. I don't like these flares on portrait shots, but it looks quite neat on landscapes. Well done - as usual....

[photofixer]

yeah i like it i think the flare evens out the properties of the composition however without your logo at the top it might make it uneven again

[Mad Aussie]

Thanks photofixer

[F8&Bthere]

Well we all know I'm a bit weird at times, but I like it with the flare. To my eye it adds something to the photo. I think we've all been sorta trained to think flare is bad- a sign of a bad lens, inappropriate use of filters, or a photographers mistake. Yet when I watch TV I'm surprised at how often it appears that a director has gone out of their way to get flare in a scene. Especially in commercials.

[Mad Aussie]

Well we all know I'm a bit weird at times, but I like it with the flare. To my eye it adds something to the photo. I think we've all been sorta trained to think flare is bad- a sign of a bad lens, inappropriate use of filters, or a photographers mistake. Yet when I watch TV I'm surprised at how often it appears that a director has gone out of their way to get flare in a scene. Especially in commercials.

I obviously agree and have raised the issue in the past here. I think where the flare adds to the effect of harsh light or a concentrated burst of light it can work ... sometimes.

Thanks for your comment F8

[F8&Bthere]

To show how weird I am, here is a recent shot where I actually added flare where it didn't exist,

[Mad Aussie]

Great shot! And that's what I did above ... added the flare.