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the sun will rise

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Nikon D80 + Tamron 90mm F2.8. Not really sunrise; a few hours past sunrise really. 8am. My roommate was still asleep and I didn't want to do any particularly loud activities. So I took photos.

The bottom of a dandelion seed was taped onto a square vase to help hold it in place and straight. An ordinary straw with used to add the waterdrop. The waterdrop ended up touching some of the dandelion's pappus hairs, making them cohesive to the waterdrop thus deforming the waterdrop. So I had to tweeze away these wet pappus hairs to make the waterdrop look round again. Minor curve editing in GIMP to darken midtones.

Yes there is some glare due to the sunlight. I'm not sure why the pappus hairs seem to make rainbows maybe they're so thin and close together that they form a diffraction grating. Who knows.
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Another one of those cliche shots I just had to try. A previous practice shot is on my FB: [link]
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1. Attribution (credit) is given to Jean Fan AND roseonthegrey . deviantart . com
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Description
the sun will rise

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Nikon D80 + Tamron 90mm F2.8. Not really sunrise; a few hours past sunrise really. 8am. My roommate was still asleep and I didn't want to do any particularly loud activities. So I took photos.

The bottom of a dandelion seed was taped onto a square vase to help hold it in place and straight. An ordinary straw with used to add the waterdrop. The waterdrop ended up touching some of the dandelion's pappus hairs, making them cohesive to the waterdrop thus deforming the waterdrop. So I had to tweeze away these wet pappus hairs to make the waterdrop look round again. Minor curve editing in GIMP to darken midtones.

Yes there is some glare due to the sunlight. I'm not sure why the pappus hairs seem to make rainbows maybe they're so thin and close together that they form a diffraction grating. Who knows.
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Another one of those cliche shots I just had to try. A previous practice shot is on my FB: [link]
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Website: [link]
Facebook: [link]
Myspace: [link]
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under the CC license, this photo may be displayed on other websites as long as:
1. Attribution (credit) is given to Jean Fan AND roseonthegrey . deviantart . com
2. A link is placed on the website linking back to the original photo
3. All other conditions under the CC license are met (photo may not be altered in any way)
Any use of this photo other than as authorized under this Creative Commons license or copyright law is prohibited.