Hey Chris, I was probing (no, not that kind) and was wondering if you shot this image from inside a car or something. The only logical conclusion is if you shot it through a thick peice of glass. Otherwise, it may very well just be internal flaring. Shooting wide open also causes a huge amount of light scatter, so I wonder if that's it as well.
Oh yeah, great image, blah blah, here, you get a 10.