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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 199377" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>Now that you mention it, I do believe the light was refracted like an effect from a prism. It might be from bouncing around between the panes of the circular polarizer. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Jack, in the beginning of June I sent my Sigma Circular Polarizer back to Sigma to be replaced, and it literally arrived as I headed out the door. I put it on my lens and used it for the cemetery submission (monthly assignment thread) and completely forgot about it when I took this photo. </p><p></p><p>When taking front lit photos, I know lens flare can be present even when no filter is added to the lens. Sometimes lens flare can be used as an advantage artistically; I knew I'd get it--just not to this extent! And when I previewed the image on my display, I only looked at the star effect from the stopped down aperture and the overall exposure of the photo. The colored ball effect probably was from the polarizer so I may try to take additional photos with a UV filter and no filter at all for comparison. </p><p></p><p>When I created lens flare with my older Sigma 28-70mm lens on a film camera, the spots were in the shape of the stopped down aperture. These tend to be rounder than the traditional geometric shape which usually shows up. So now I'm curious to see how the lens performs without any filter at all. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 199377, member: 13196"] Now that you mention it, I do believe the light was refracted like an effect from a prism. It might be from bouncing around between the panes of the circular polarizer. :confused: Jack, in the beginning of June I sent my Sigma Circular Polarizer back to Sigma to be replaced, and it literally arrived as I headed out the door. I put it on my lens and used it for the cemetery submission (monthly assignment thread) and completely forgot about it when I took this photo. When taking front lit photos, I know lens flare can be present even when no filter is added to the lens. Sometimes lens flare can be used as an advantage artistically; I knew I'd get it--just not to this extent! And when I previewed the image on my display, I only looked at the star effect from the stopped down aperture and the overall exposure of the photo. The colored ball effect probably was from the polarizer so I may try to take additional photos with a UV filter and no filter at all for comparison. When I created lens flare with my older Sigma 28-70mm lens on a film camera, the spots were in the shape of the stopped down aperture. These tend to be rounder than the traditional geometric shape which usually shows up. So now I'm curious to see how the lens performs without any filter at all. :D [/QUOTE]
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