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Flare‚ An Example

A Flair for Flare

Flare takes two forms. The first is best described as "non-image forming light" that affects the photograph. We all know what this does. It degrades the contrast of the image by increasing the exposure without adding any image content. Every photographer knows that the way to avoid it is to shield the front of the lens from the sun (when doing outdoor work) or from any artificial light appearing directly in the shot when working indoors.

The second type of flare is caused when non-image forming light enters the lens in such a way as to reflect off the internal surfaces of the lens, causing the elements themselves to become part of the image. The photograph below is a wonderful example of this. In fact, without the flare it would have been ho-hum at best. With it, it's quite an eye catcher.

Bubble Dance‚ November, 2001

Photographed with a Leica M6 and 35mm f/1.4 Summilux ASPH on Ilford XP2 SuperExposure‚ 1/50th ...

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