If it's backlit then maybe a lens-hood is only marginally useful anyway. Often with my SLR and a lens hood I have to use something else to shield the strong light getting into the lens & stop the flare.
Some lenses are just more prone to flare than others, my modern 5x4 lenses are remarkably flare free. Older lenses suffer far more badly.
There is one possibility, a way to improve your lens-hood, I had a Hoya lens that flared very easily and made a cardboard piece with an aperture that was effectively like barn doors stopping all light other than needed for the image itself, this made a huge difference.
Ian |