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]]> http://blog.mikepan.com/its-that-time-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Happy Flare-tuesday http://blog.mikepan.com/happy-flare-tuesday/ http://blog.mikepan.com/happy-flare-tuesday/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:21:04 +0000 mike pan http://mikepan.homeip.net/blog/?p=59 Inspired by JJ Abram’s ridiculous liberal use of lens flare in Star Trek, I’ve been messing with flares on my own time.  Using a basic dSLR and with various lenses at different aperture settings…

Canon EF 100mm F2 @ F22

Bright and sunny

EF 50mm F1.4
Flare from 50mm F1.4

Flare from 50mm F1.4

Flare from 50mm F1.4

You’ll notice the shape of the flare is very different for different lenses, and also the aperture size(F-stop setting) plays a big part in defining the shape of the flare as well.  In general, large f-number(F22) gives a more defined star-burst shape to the flare, while a small f-number (F1.4) gives a softer looking flare.

Anamorphic lens flares, which looks ‘cooler’ in my opinion, are harder to reproduce on a regular consumer camera because they require special anamorphic lenses.

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