What is the name of this optical effect?

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I think effects of this kind are generally called lens flares, but is there a more specific term for this specific effect?

Are these your own photos, or someone else's? Do you have any filter on the lens? — osullic, Aug 25 '23 at 14:08

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 25 '23 at 05:07

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For me this is combination of flare and starburst which happen when you use high number for aperture and it is caused from diffraction.

answered Aug 25 '23 at 05:07

Romeo Ninov

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 25 '23 at 06:17

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Diffraction grating

In optics, a diffraction grating is an optical grating with a periodic structure that diffracts light into several beams travelling in different directions

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What is the name of this optical effect?

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Diffraction grating