(5 years and 2461 days ago)
EmiK says:
Awesome = )
Sun Flare - Photography Contest [63 entries]
Contest goal:
"When you take a photograph and direct sunlight contacts the many pieces of glass in your lens, it usually creates reflections and flares in your photographs. This is called sun flare." For some photographs, this can be a problem. However, sometimes that flare makes the shot much more interesting. For this challenge, show us your photographs where sun flare is a desirable natural effect. Mind your eyes, though. Don't go staring into the sun too much! This page has some great examples of sun flare images:.
Status: finished. Check out the winners below!
"When you take a photograph and direct sunlight contacts the many pieces of glass in your lens, it usually creates reflections and flares in your photographs. This is called sun flare." For some photographs, this can be a problem. However, sometimes that flare makes the shot much more interesting. For this challenge, show us your photographs where sun flare is a desirable natural effect. Mind your eyes, though. Don't go staring into the sun too much! This page has some great examples of sun flare images:.
Status: finished. Check out the winners below!
Suggested by: photogirl723
lincemiope: I wonder if you can use glasses or filters, external to the machine ( 5 years and 2464 days ago )
Contest Moderator: I would say no to external filters, such as star effect...let's keep it to original shots, this is not a hard technique... ( 5 years and 2463 days ago )
photogirl723: I see lots of sunsets....not really sunflare. ( 5 years and 2457 days ago )
Contest Moderator: There is some flare there, unless the sun is perfectly sharp, which is almost impossible...If you didn't want sunset photos, then add that to the description next time and don't wait until the END of the contest to comment on it. Be more precise in your descriptions and we can accommodate your ideas or requests...otherwise, we mods are not psychics, we have to go by the description YOU provide and interpret it as best we can without being able to read your mind.
Sorry to sound harsh, but, how can you wait 8 days to make a comment on a contest such as that and you never included that in the description? Well, my best advice...vote accordingly then. (and write clearer, more defined contest goals in the future) ( 5 years and 2457 days ago )
Sorry to sound harsh, but, how can you wait 8 days to make a comment on a contest such as that and you never included that in the description? Well, my best advice...vote accordingly then. (and write clearer, more defined contest goals in the future) ( 5 years and 2457 days ago )
Wayne Cheah: Dear Mod. Quote:- "...how can you wait 8 days to make a comment..." That, my friend, is a woman' prerogative, at least from where I come from 
( 5 years and 2457 days ago )
( 5 years and 2457 days ago ) Howdie stranger!
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Peep - created by Wayne Cheah
Misty Sunrise Flare - created by poetress59
Illuminate - created by TwilightMuse
End of day... going home... - created by MarcosSanchez
Deep Woods Morning - created by kyricom
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Beautiful colors...
Thanks Marcos.
my favorite shot ....you should take the win ,,,hands down great job
Thanks jojeda. It's my favorite too
Gorgeous sun flare = )
Thanks Emik.
Thanks everyone !
The irony of this shot was that I actually had no intention of taking it. The late afternoon sun was blazing through my window, (hence the pulled curtains), and it sort of irritated my eyes quite a bit and so more out of anger I took the camera and fired off a shot. And when I replayed it on the camera LCD, I was pleasantly surprised. It confirms the old saying...."what is planned seldom happens; what happened is seldom planned"
I congratulate the winner, beautiful photo, but I see a glass between the sun and the camera. I had asked if we could, and I was told no.
See the comments under the contest.
Hi Lincemiope. There was no glass, (meaning glass window), of any kind between the the sun and the camera. The sliding glass window was completely opened. The little gap in the curtains was to let some air in as it was a very hot tropical afternoon, otherwise I would have completely closed off the curtains as the sun's glare was irritating me then. This country is right on the Equator. Closing off the glass window would have been hot and suffocating. I hope this helps?
certainly helps. of course it was not a controversy, to you, but since I also had a picture of the sun against a partially broken glass, I would like to publish it. I'm glad you told me, you were really nice.
Congratulations on your beautiful work, for others I see., Donatella
Thank you again for your kind words. Perhaps you can use your "broken glass" photo for some other contest, at least on the "Anything Goes" category.
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