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Laugh 1 One week ago. October 21, 2015. Sunrise light was a fierce red that morning!









M42 Asahi SMC Takumar 1.4/50 on Canon 5D Classic


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I love flare


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Attila wrote:
I love flare


Flare really is awesome.


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Canon LTM 1.4/50 on Sony A7


rice field by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/kuuan/]Andreas
, on Flickr


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and another one with Canon LTM 1.4/50 from the same shoot, not much flare, but of course again deliberately taken against the low sun
I like how the flare makes the bamboo pole almost float

penjor by Andreas, on Flickr

pole? it's a socalled 'penjor' in Bali, see: http://id.indo.com/featured_article/hindu_penjor.html
the one seen is a much more simple penjor than typically set along the streets during 'Galungan', the biggest festival,
this one was set up in front of a small rice field shrine during the festival of 'Saraswati'


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Ahhh a shot from bali?
kuuan

Me too.
Canon FD 24mm f2.8



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Bali right, WOW, this is great, the temple entrance guardian's, dvarapala's threatening spirits gushes forth in fiery smokes from his nostrils, truly amazing!!


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Untitled by Andreas, on Flickr

'Pen-F' Zuiko 3.5/100, Sony A7 at 'World Music Festival', Ubud, Bali


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Wonderful examples!


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star shaped flare from my great Volna-9, on Pentax K7



more stars from the Volna-9



I don´t know exactly why, but I love this result, it looks good to me. Flare producing lack of contrast, giving a retro look. Like these modern Instagram filters.
Jupiter-11 Black "Fatboy"



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Zeiss Loxia 35mm f2 Biogon on Sony A7r - recent trip to Japan, taken at Himeji. 0.4sec @ f16, ISO 200



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From the Valleys of Switzerland.




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crazy flare from xr-heligon...


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Industar 61, worst possible angle Smile



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Got lucky with this Super Takumar 24mm f3.5



Folk are always singing to high heavens about how wonderful the flare control is.. PIGS ARSE! It will flare up like anything if you point it stupidly.

This though gave me a nice warm glow in the centre of the image to counteract the blues and greens.

Nice one Takumar Laughing

Shot at f8 on a Pentax K5.


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daytime at night



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BeardsAreBest wrote:
daytime at night

Sweet, crazy flair.


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Gate protector by Lee Wooi Chun, on Flickr


A7ii + Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f1.4 MC VM

Best flare lens on my list (not that I tried a lot lenses that flares...), but sadly not mine T.T


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Super-Takumar 55mm f/2



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Vivitar 28-70 on A7. Shot at 28mm.

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Volna 9 flare

Volna 9 Flare by Güray Dere, on Flickr

Volna 9 Flare by Güray Dere, on Flickr

Volna 9 Flare by Güray Dere, on Flickr

Volna 9 Flare by Güray Dere, on Flickr

Warp Cat by Güray Dere, on Flickr

Warp Cat by Güray Dere, on Flickr


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those are very beautiful Güray, thank you!

Color Skopar 4/21 on Sony A7, Ogoh Ohog 'demon' in Bali

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Ogoh Ogoh[/url] by andreas, on Flickr


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guraydere wrote:
Volna 9 flare

Great pictures with the Volna, I really love them!

kuuan wrote:
Ogoh Ogoh 'demon' in Bali

Wow, I really feel like I am in trance in Bali... Like 1 small

Cheers!

Abbazz


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Abbazz wrote:

kuuan wrote:
Ogoh Ogoh 'demon' in Bali

Wow, I really feel like I am in trance in Bali... Like 1 small
Cheers!
Abbazz


thank you Abbazz. The parade when the ogoh ogoh will be taken around town will happen this evening and I shall take some photos again, but I am also pleased with that one and don't expect that I shall take any other that I shall like better, but then surprise is one aspect of photography that I like very much Smile