Thanks to end of term activities I finished at school over an hour early today so I took a detour on my way home to Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth. Having failed in my mission to find some summer shoes in the sales there I turned my attention to finding today’s photo. I’ve photographed the Spinnaker Tower many times before but with a deep blue sky and some glorious sunshine I couldn’t resist shooting its strong lines once more. As I walked around the base of the tower I noticed that I was getting some lensflare from the sunshine and decided to make creative use of it, making a starburst effect by shooting with a tiny aperture.

Looks like a message of light from above :))) Wow, very cool shot, Helen! I love to try to capture such flares...but it's not always easy! lookagain · 2012-07-05: 14:49

Well done, it's a great shot! DancingDolphin · 2012-07-05: 16:16

Patience paid off in this effort, Helen... danrav · 2012-07-05: 19:54

yes, it's a great shot, Helen ! josy63 · 2012-07-06: 01:30

this is beautifully constructed - i like how the light beam sort of "splits" into the little column structures of the bridge :-) stormfish · 2012-07-06: 04:09

Very pleasing to the eye, Helen. I like the water the light forms prisms on the underneath the circular formations on the building. Beautiful composed and presented. djnana · 2012-07-06: 09:41

Great shot and just enough lens flare to set off a great speed of light shot! SheriJ · 2012-07-06: 15:36

Love therays in this capture very cool mystic1 · 2012-07-09: 22:45

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