The moon embracing the sun?

[Ciawz]

Lol, i admit the title is a bit misleading
But, what is that circle under the sun?
Taken today at 16:40

 

[Tim32581]

Lens flare.

 

[Ciawz]

I see, thanks
How do i prevent this from happening in the future?
0 photography experience and knowledge

 

[Tim32581]

I see, thanks
How do i prevent this from happening in the future?
0 photography experience and knowledge

Its usually best to avoid pointing directly at the sun. But sometimes when you cant avoid that you can minimize the flares with ND filters.

 

[Kilrah]

You either shoot at an angle where the flare ends up not being in the frame, or you don't care and remove it in post.

 

[Ciawz]

I see, thanks a lot for the input guys