Photo: Spores of the Sun

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-01-26T23:40:41Z in Photography, Shop, Stock Photos, with these tags: 4x6-lustre, b&w, bright, canon rebel xti, contrast, dandelion clocks, ef 50mm 1:1.4, macro, seeds, spores of the sun, sun, vignetting, jump to comment form. 113 words.

Spores of the Sun — a dandelion clock against the blinding sun

Took this by positioning the dandelion clock right in front of the sun, but I hurt my eyes a bit from the light. They’re fine, but it reminded me to be more careful about photos like this. This was going to be a sequel to Two of Us Against the World, but I decided to focus on the dandelion blocking the sun, as it’s so much brighter. Had to under-expose manually, because the camera didn’t want the sky to be black. This is my finest black-and-white photo since Raindrops. :smile:

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Canon Rebel XTi, EF 50mm 1:1.4, 1/2000, F16, 50mm, ISO100, 2008-01-25T15:27:19-05, 20080125-202719rxt

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