Judy1013

@ Chinaman, just beautiful!!!!

Chinaman Loc: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Thank you Judy. Need to be careful with starbursts via a filter as there is little control over the size of the starbursts which can overwhelm the image. They cause a lot of light diffusion as well which degrades the clarity of the image. Sorry Bmazz, don't mean to hijack your post!

crazy4thread Loc: Minnesota

Thanks for posting these. They both look great, one natural one more artistic. Nice to see the differences. :)

sixshooter Loc: constitution state

Not the best photo.....Playing with a star filter,Sun reflecting on water. Smaller ap is important..When you go wider the filter lines become more apparent.F/18

Chinaman Loc: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Thanks for posting these. They both look great, one natural one more artistic. Nice to see the differences. :)[/quote]

No problems. Glad to help.

dilong Loc: Herne Bay, UK

I have a 5100 too, and did not realise it had a starburst fiter on it. Where might I find it, as cannot see it on menu. Thanks

woodsmitty Loc: Bruderheim, Alberta Canada

I can't beleve it! With all us old timers on this site I Would have expected someone to tell this questioner that holding one piece of window screen in front of the lens gives a four pointed star around every light and placing a second piece at 45 degrees to the first piece will give an eight pointed star effect.
We did this with every film camera from box cameras to SLR'S and medium format cameras.
I see no reason this should not work with digital cameras. Give it a try you have nothing to loose but your patience and a little time. While you are experimenting try a portrait shot through a piece of cardboard tube from toilet tissue. A very interesting vignette effect. An old clear lens filter with a dime placed in the centre while patrolium jelly is smeared on the lens not covered by the dime gives portraits a nice effect also. Remove the dime before taking the picture of course.

sixshooter Loc: constitution state

Dear GOD MAN !!!!! have you any idea what decent lenses cost??? There is every nature of filter out there with absolutely no danger of permnantly destroying equiptment!!!!

woodsmitty Loc: Bruderheim, Alberta Canada

|Ouch! I should not type at 3 AM. I ment use an old filter with the jell and dime. Do not ever mess up a lens just an old filter. Using the pieces of window screen, tape the edges with duct tape so the wires don't stab you.

MtnMan Loc: ID

Go to the retouch menu, filters, "Cross screen".

I didn't realize that is what it was either. Not an obvious name. I got the idea that the name comes from how they do it with physical filters...literally putting a cross screen on the filter surface.

Note that when you apply the post filters in the D5100 it automatically creates a copy of the image for you. Some filters allow you to do other things to that new image, some not.

A nice thing about the software filter is that you have some control over it. You can adjust the number of points and the relative length of the points.

Fun to fool around with.