Quote Originally Posted by Liz
Recently I got a 2nd camera to carry around with me. It's a G3 (yea a bit heavy, but great optics!). I've noticed much more flare than normal. I sold my old G3 to get the digital Rebel. I never had anything like this - and the friend who purchased my camera never had this type of problem.
This looks like a classic case of just shooting too close to the sun. A makeshift lens hood or even shading the lens with your hand should eliminate the problem.