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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bob Blaylock" data-source="post: 494265" data-attributes="member: 16749">That looks like standard lens flare to me, albeit rather sparse as lens flares go.  Even though the sun its outside of the picture, I'd bet that the sunlight is directly hitting the front filter or element, and causing reflections within the lens system.  That's what causes this.  The only way to prevent this is to either be turned far enough away from the sun that the sun doesn't hit the front of the lens, or else to use some sort of sun shade that blocks the sun from hitting the front of the lens.</blockquote>