Shine for me

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Right now, the forests are back in colorful autumn glory. Worth going out, sun or no sun, fog or no fog, rain or no rain, wind or no wind … the forest is full of beautiful photo opportunities!

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Ingrid, this is an interesting and unusual image. I like the way you have used lens flare. This is well done and I have no suggestions to offer.

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How joyful! And gentle, too, with the warm tones and soft, circular bokeh/flare. Just lovely.

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I really love this! My only suggestion would be to reduce the brightness of the light in the top left corner a little bit, just to enhance the gentleness Bonnie notes. But you probably had a purpose in keeping it so bright (and the title hints at this). I can’t work out what created the really interesting shapes in the LRC. All in all, superb!

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Thanks all for your appreciation.
I love to play with lens flare, and yes, @Mike_Friel , the light is very bright in it on purpose. I hope it adds a bit of mystery to the photo. The flare in the BLC is a specific bokeh I can sometimes create, depending on my angle and that of the sun, using a specific lens, i.e. an old analogue Super Takumar 50mm f/1,4, full open.
Please if you want to try this, don’t look THROUGH the lens at the sun because this is seriously dangerous for your eyes. I take these photos without looking, i.e. I make the composition UNDER the sun, and then I look away while turning the camera slightly upwards.
Best, Ingrid.

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Thanks for the explanation - and I appreciate your points on safety also. I like to use an old Helios lens sometimes for its interesting bokeh.

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Oh, this is a lot of fun. I like the different type of lens flare here that has the circles and the lower right flare. You must have to shoot a few images if you get the composition close, then move the camera into the light. The results must be fun to review.