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Here are two examples. I shot the frog with my best lens (110mm f/2.8 Mamiya RZ67) which is typical of what an architectural photographer might use - maybe mine's a bit better than average, now that a full frame DSLR is the standard for good cameras. See how there are high contrast reflections but no flare at all. The night shot is an example of a fairly bad one, with a point&shoot 35mm camera I got for $5. Flares everywhere, contrast causes weird fringes. (Actually, I like it, it's very hipster-retro and punchy, and it's far from the worst lens I've ever used - at least it doesn't give veiling flares - but not suitable for pro work.)

Thanks, I really appreciate the advice. I did not know that about photographers using those lenses. That is very interesting!

Okay. This goes for all three images I saw from this series: There is a strong temptation to use lens effects such as glare and flare. A small amount of this sort of thing can add a bit of realism, but overdoing it is distracting. Remember that pro photographers spend thousands of dollars on high end lenses to prevent these effects.

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