The Ultimate FLARE Thread: Pics Please

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leica IIIc with a 1.5f/50mm Summarit, Fuji Felvia 50 pushed 1 stop.

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Here's mine (CV Skopar 21/4, Efke IR820, RG 715 filter)...
 

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Interesting flare caused (I am reasonably sure) by the leaf shutter, as composing the image did not show any of the flare:

Sun scar
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(Schneider-Kreuznach APO-Symmar 150mm at f/5.6, 25-years-expired Ilford FP4+ (4x5in), Linhof Technika V)
 
What have I learnt from all of this? That all lenses flare at some angle or some type of light.
Sometimes we have to accept that flare can be a phenomenon that can give character to a photo and is, again, sometimes desirable.
 
Flare from this morning...

Flare from this morning...

I had one where the flare kind of worked just an hour ago.
 

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