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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
Avoiding lens flare is also a goal of any good photographer/videographer.

Lens flare added in (or purposely not avoided) just kills immersion.
I don't see it with my eyes IRL, seeing it is a reminder it's not real.
gpt
the only reason i've ever bought into lens flare is an FPS where the character is expected to see through a live video feed, ala Doom or Halo.

otherwise it's just noise.