Flare for Children

The Children's Museum in San Luis Obispo. A little dust on the lens, corrugated metal siding and the sun just peeking around the corner made for an interesting theme shot.

[Deb Mayne]

Schhmmmiicckkkk!

[Tiina Kaaria]

Great flares.

[Anthony]

Pretty crazy flares! I almost feel like I should shield my eyes.

[aikiuser (jenn)]

@debmayne Schmick. I'm gonna have to learn English one of these days...
;-)

[Deb Mayne]

@aikiuser Schmick, means it is pretty darn fine! ;0)

[aikiuser (jenn)]

@debmayne LOL, I just checked Google. Yup, I've got a new favo(u)rite word now!

[Sarah85]

That's some full on flare!! :)

[Lacy Kent]

Super schmick! ;)

[Deb Mayne]

@aikiuser Awesome!

[aikiuser (jenn)]

@lacedxxoo LOL ! ! !

[Dean Barnes]

Never mind interesting...AWESOME more like. Great flare...great shot!

[TPiix]

@debmayne haha i love that you're teacher jenn the local lingo ;)) hehehe

[TPiix]

and jenn, i am blown away with this photo, you can see shapes in the flares, freekin amazing :)) great angle and colours too :)

[Heather (pixelchix)]

That's some seriously wicked-cool flare. Total awesomesauce, jenn!!

[d77]

Wow! One of the best lens flares Ive seen. Great shot!

[Matt M (lintbrush)]

Schmick! Okay...I'm going to try to use that once in awhile :) Haven't seen the sun since this theme started. I'm in Northern California so things were clearly nicer in SLO today. Great theme entry!

[Deb Mayne]

@taidster :0D I know, it's totally giving me a giggle!

[Deb Mayne]

@pixelchix Yay, you are getting it. Remember, only pull out the awesomesauce for totally rad photos! ;0)

[Deb Mayne]

@lintbrush *chuckles*

[Craig Tull]

Nice! (that means schmick)
Love it! Especially like the slanted angle. Been drinking by any chance...?

[Richard Schuster]

Beaut shot Aiki! Totally cool flare (if sun's reflections can be cool??)
Did you HDR the shot at all?

[Rick Schies]

Cool flares, and it sounds like a fun place to visit, even for adults.

[Chris Coupland]

Awesome shot love the colors!

[Jennifer B.]

Wow, this is awesome!

[Margaret Tryon]

Great flare.

[Ira]

I adore the flare!

[Elise DeCola]

Awesome flare!!!!! I love this!

[Julia Richards]

Awesome lens flare, Jenn! Just awesome. :D

[stephanie dp]

nice flares! great perspective.

[aikiuser (jenn)]

@craigdtull Whud maksh you shay that? -hic-

[aikiuser (jenn)]

@bosschuster Not really true HDR (it was only one shot), just a little Topaz adjustment to bring out the shadows. :-D

[Rudi Teruel]

GREAT SHOT and GREAT entry for this week's theme, aiki....

[Tammi Oberg]

gorgeous flare!

[Cathy]

Sweet flare !

[Amy Evans]

I can't believe this flare!! SO GOOD!!! Great work!

[martyjk]

super flare, worthy of a theme entry i would say... well done.

[Hila Friman]

woww! that has to be one of the BEST flares ive seen.
it better be one we can vote on!!

[Terri Campbell]

I agree with Hila, this is fantastic!

[Kerri]

Very cool

[Autumn Eden]

Beautiful!!! Loving all of that bright happy flare!

[aikiuser (jenn)]

@debmayne @monna @crappysailor @swarren85 @lacedxxoo @nodecaff @taidster @pixelchix @d77 @lintbrush @craigdtull @bosschuster @digitalrn @cccoupland @jjsooner @maggie2 @ira @eliserose781 @_juliarichards @stepheesue @rudit @tamallamma @photocat @amyhughes @martyjk @hilafriman @kerristephens @autumnseden
Holy cow, everyone--THANKS for such nice feedback! I'll be getting back atcha in just a couple of days after I catch up with my "real" work!! You folks ROCK!

[Paula Fontanini]

Very interesting shot to say the least and FABULOUS flare! :)

[joey d.Muli]

Spectacular!!:)

[Cindy Bryant]

well done to capture such an interesting flare

[Shannon Pitton]

Great flare and interesting composition. Really like this shot.

[Kim Ables]

wonderful flare!

[Marinade Spatula]

Fantabulous flairs!! What I love is that the shapes and colours in the flairs pic up those in the patterns around the bottom of the building - great result. How the hell'dya do that?!

[aikiuser (jenn)]

@bluemoon @jodimuli @cindy @shantwin @kasumie13 @miranda
THANKS everyone!!! Happy Holidays to you all
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[aikiuser (jenn)]

@miranda I've always loved the shapes and colors of the museum details and I was SO hoping I could find some flare there for exactly the reasons you described. Thankfully, I happened to be there at just the right time of day and was able to move my camera around enough to maximize the potential. Woo hoo!

[Marinade Spatula]

@aikiuser Great stuff. thanks for the explanation.

[Sue Moran Thole]

Jenn, you own the trademark on angles! Another great shot.

[Teresa (pocketmouse)]

Very pretty!!! :)

[Dana Howard]

This is a killer shot!!

[Driéli Streb]

Beautiful image! fav.