shooting into the sun

I've been doing lots of sports shooting and especially some ish eye stuff to get a nice sunblast in shot...i keep seeing shots where the sun comes out perfectly star like and just can't replicate it!

Here's an example photo i found recently that explains my point perfectly. I presume he used a flash gun too due to the amount of light on the subject considering he's shooting directly into the sun too.

If you didnt take it, link to it rather than attach it, forum rules. The smaller the aperture the more likely you are to get a star. The other alternative is a star filter.

Just dial the aperture all the way down; I'm not even sure a strobe/flash was used here. It's bright enough that it looks like the snow's acting as a reflector to fill in the subject.

Snydremark wrote in post #15195960
Just dial the aperture all the way down; I'm not even sure a strobe/flash was used here. It's bright enough that it looks like the snow's acting as a reflector to fill in the subject.

I think that's the idea, the aperture opening creates the "star" - of course there is always Photoshop with those starbust / sun light filters

watt100 wrote in post #15196199
of course there is always photoshop with those starbust / sun light filters

Actually this is something that can be done 100% in camera. Just shoot using the minimum aperture for your lens as was mentioned previously.

If you want to show images that you haven't personally shot, or other material, just post a link to it as there are © issues?
IMAGE POSTING RULES

Right. The narrow aperture creates the stars. The number of points on the star is influenced directly by the number of aperture blades. Lenses with an even number of blades create stars with an equal number of points, so a lens with a six-blade diaphragm creates a six pointed star. Apertures made from an odd number of blades create stars with double the number of points. A nine bladed diaphragm creates an 18 point star. Flatter blades make more defined stars. Rounded blades which are preferred for smoother background blur actually make the stars less defined.

kfreels wrote in post #15200194
Right. The narrow aperture creates the stars. The number of points on the star is influenced directly by the number of aperture blades. Lenses with an even number of blades create stars with an equal number of points, so a lens with a six-blade diaphragm creates a six pointed star. Apertures made from an odd number of blades create stars with double the number of points. A nine bladed diaphragm creates an 18 point star. Flatter blades make more defined stars. Rounded blades which are preferred for smoother background blur actually make the stars less defined.

You learn something new everyday! Thanks for the info.

Very good info here! I also had no idea

What about red / orange flare dots?

Here is the Sigma 10-20 @ f7.1