Sheep And Flare

if you had included the whole of the second sheep in the circle and lost the third sheep it would have looked like a patterned plate.
you could try a square crop and re title it ewe trees? :)
 
I love it! So unique and appealing. At first I wanted more balance, but the quirky scene deserves an out of balance composition :)
 
That spot above the first sheep is, so I recall, some sort of lens aberration. I remember getting the same effect taking moon shots at night in Zion Canyon, Utah. I spent 6 hours with a Mormon guy and never saw his face as it was so dark (no cars or buildings and high canyon walls). He explained the effect to me, but I cannot remember how it occurs. Anyway, I'd get rid of it.

Anyway, I like it because the burnout is just at the limit before ruining the image.
 
This reminds me of an image from one of those 1970s Photography technique books, and I mean that in a good way, a silhouette of three sheep on a hill, transformed by the sun and flare effect,it would also work with one of those starburst filters, which used to give an image that little extra "something "which is still relevant today.

Tim
 
You don't need special lenses to do starburst. This uncorrected image was taken with a basic Canon lens out of the window of a bus, probably with a polarising filter.
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Nice image, and yes , I'm well aware you don't need a filter to get that effect, but years ago in the seventies, the starburst filters were popular, and you could choose the amount of star points you wanted, and there was something about this image that reminded me of that era.

Tim
 
barnabyT said:
Nice image, and yes , I'm well aware you don't need a filter to get that effect, but years ago in the seventies, the starburst filters were popular, and you could choose the amount of star points you wanted, and there was something about this image that reminded me of that era.

Tim
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I can't say I actually like starbursts myself as they are rather unnatural, although the one I posted is OK as it is not the main feature - it serves to fill in a dramatic landscape.

I actually much prefer Rob's original post - it is a lens effect, but much more subtle and significantly enhances the basic image.
 
I'm not particularly keen on starbursts myself either, or the purple or pink grads that were about in the 70s, they had there place at the time , fair enuf.
I've posted a few images myself which have lens flare. I'm ok with it, and like the above image, its bold and different, and how boring things would be if people didn't try out different techniques.
Tim
 
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