The flare doesn't bother me at all. a) it is interestingly positioned re the hand b) it is a reference to the fact that it is a photograph and the dubject is backlit. c) It anchors an axis running thru hand, shoulder bag and face with the same colour as the the flowers at top right. d) the third achoring red is in the flowers at the end of the building which triangulate the perspective e) in an otherwise muted colour composition, the blue of the jersey and the reds of flare and flowers do a little complemtary colour dance.

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