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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Joseph Bautsch" data-source="post: 9653" data-attributes="member: 654"><p>Unfortunately lens flare is something you just have to deal with regardless of the filters you use. I shoot sun sets and sun rises often and even using ND and CPL filters I can still get flaring. Flaring is mostly the result of unwanted light reflecting off the surface of the glass elements that make up the lens. A good lens hood does as much good at stoping lens fare as anything else except when shooting a sun set or sun rise. The lens hood does no good at all when shooting directly into the light source. Lens flare is a major reason the manufacturers put coatings on the lens elements. These coatings do a great job but obviously can't get rid of all the flare.</p></blockquote><p></p>