Flare, Streak, Star etc filter?

[Miguel Bunster]

Hi does anyone know if there is a filter or a combination of filter that can produce the effect seen in this image?

 

 

 

It was taken from an airplane window which are made of two layers of glass or plastic which have a lot of small scratches. Any help would be great.

Thanks

Miguel

[David Mullen ASC]

You can make your own scratch filter using a clear plastic filter (maybe Cokin makes one in the P size) and making some light abrasions. There are some random-pattern star filters called Hollywood Star, Hyper Star other names sold by Tiffen:

 

http://www.tiffen.com/star_filters.htm

[Miguel Bunster]

Thanks David,

I will start playing with it.

Will se making different scratches on both sides of filter.

Best

Miguel

[Greg Gross]

You could actually create a real star effect at right time of day with just your camera lens(on camera

of course). Shoot images digitally and view effect for end results. Of course working fast with the co-

operation of weather is reqiured. There's a new technique being utilized by still photographers now to

create filter effects without actually using a filter as we know it. I guess you could say you'd be using

nature's big key light. Think of your eye as the camera lens(eye of the photographer) the aircraft win-

dow was the filter and the key light was nature's.

 

Greg Gross

[Miguel Bunster]

I iwll keep testing and see how it goes and upload some images.

Best