Lens flare is the light scattered in lens systems through generally unwanted image formation mechanisms, such as internal reflection and scattering from material inhomogeneities in the lens. These mechanisms differ from the intended image formation mechanism that depends on refraction of the image rays. Flare manifests itself in two ways: as visible artifacts, and as a haze across the image. The haze makes the image look "washed out" by reducing contrast and color saturation (adding light to dark image regions, and adding white to saturated regions, reducing their saturation). Visible artifacts, usually in the shape of the lens iris, are formed when light follows a pathway through the lens that contains one or more reflections from the lens surfaces.
Flare is particularly caused by a very bright light sources either in the image – which produces visible artifacts – or shining into the lens but not in the image – which produces a haze. Most commonly, this occurs when shooting into the sun (when the sun is in frame or the lens is pointed in the direction of the sun), and is reduced by using a lens hood or other shade.
Refuse all
I don't believe no more
Things start to fail inside me
Paralyze the fear and stop the shakes
I'm on a cane
It never feels the same
Deep inside
Start the light
Let's end the night
You carry on no matter what
Sympathy
A golden ring
The flare will blind both you and I
Defuse all my rage
Calm my nerves down
Before it's too late to hear me
Bend the lens and face what's never seen
Clone the doubts and find what's buried here
Deep inside
We are star seeds
Fractions of pain
The waterfall inside us is drying up today
Hands out
Wise up
The story is speeding
Get up
Face it
Astounding turnover
Start the light
Let's end the night
You carry on no matter what
Sympathy
A golden ring
The flare will blind