How to take pictures of the sun without the "glare"?When I shoot the sun is not a circle. Thanks!?

Answer 1

It's better known as "lens flare"...

Here's an example:
http://www.cs.mtu.edu/~shene/DigiCam/User-Guide/2500/BASIC-OPERATIONS/lens-flare-1.jpg

...and whether it's in the form of bright streaks, random polygons, or an overall washed-out look -- it manifests when you're shooting photos near a bright light source or like the sun shining directly into the lens.

What causes it is when non-image light that does not pass (refract) directly along its intended path, reflects internally on the lens elements any number of times (back and forth) before finally reaching the film or digital sensor.

Avoiding lens flare with the sun shining into your lens is next to impossible. A dirty lens can contribute to lens flare however, as the direct light of the sun bounces and refracts off the particles so, a clean lens is a step in the right direction to reducing, but not eliminating, lens flare.

A good lens hood can nearly eliminate flare caused by stray light or sunlight coming from outside the angle of view (but again, not with the sun in your field of view (part of the picture), shining directly INTO the lens).

So basically, you want to block the direct light of the sun's rays from entering your camera lens, otherwise expect some degree of lens flare.

Here's a couple of good articles on the subject...
http://www.creativepro.com/story/howto/23405.html
http://www.pcin.net/update/index.php/2007/01/24/lens-flare-digital-photography-tip-of-the-week/

Answer 2

Halos are pictured as a luminous ring or a disk of light that surrounds an object. Webster's Dictionary describes a halo as the aura of glory, veneration, or sentiment surrounding an idealized person or thing. It was the ancient pagans that originated this practice of using halos or "sun-disks" to signify the divinity of the sun god Ray. The halo did not come into Christian art until the third century at a time when pagan religions were suppressed and the halo fell to disuse among them and it was around that time the Catholic Church grabbed it. In the beginning, the Catholics only had the halo around their Jesus god, but by the fifth century, halos were used for the goddess Mary, angels and their saint gods.

Answer 3

cameras are not designed to photograph the sun. you will need to adapt your camera by putting a welders cobalt glass or similar virtually opaque filter in front of the lens. if using an SLR or other camera with optical viewer, do not look at the sun throught it. place a paper behind the viewer, you will be able to tell if the sun is in the picture.. A digital camera with LCD or CRT viewer is a better choice.

Answer 4

uhmm, sorry to burst your bubble, but i think thats impossible:S
you'd have to get ur camera out into space :P

Answer 5

try using different lens filters. perhaps a skylight filter...but i dont garentee it.