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Rising over the morning sun
Rising over the morning sun
manishk


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Bokeh II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G
Location: College Park, MD, USA
Date: Jun 19, 2006
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/8000
Galleries: Sky, Nature
Date Uploaded: Jun 19, 2006

 Shot of a small weed in front of the morning sun about 3-4 m away from the camera . A dark vertical line on the right side of the sun is an electric pole which I couldn't avoid.

This photo is inspired by a picture I saw a long time ago at www.photo.net. Unfortunately, I am not able to find the link again.

Post processing: Cropped at around 80-90 percent of the full frame. Adjustment layers: Curve, Hue and Saturation; Noise Ninja

Post Challenge: Wow! I can't believe I am in top 20 with my first entry. Thanks everyone for your comments and encouraging words.

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 432
Avg (all users): 6.5788
Avg (commenters): 8.4500
Avg (participants): 6.5308
Avg (non-participants): 6.6224
Views since voting: 1936
Views during voting: 432
Votes: 273
Comments: 27
Favorites: 6 (view)

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AuthorThread
 06/28/2006 02:26:58 AM
Like the tones in this one. Very nice. Dynamic and peaceful at the same time.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/27/2006 09:08:01 PM
nicely done here. the minimalism and simplicity of this shot is second to none. 10
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 06/27/2006 08:12:08 PM
Clever use of bokeh. Everyone else has gone for little points of light - you've chosen a large orb of light. I think it works brilliantly with the minimalist composition. Nice sharpness on the main subject too.
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 06/27/2006 10:56:54 AM
Amazing - totally amazing...
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 06/26/2006 10:20:05 PM
Beautiful! Great color.
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 06/25/2006 10:44:49 PM
The blade of grass is brilliant. I really like this.
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 06/25/2006 09:04:00 PM
Nice shot. I like the rings of different colour that are around the sun.
Marty
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 06/25/2006 03:24:03 AM
Wonderful image...a very asian feel. I like it.
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 06/24/2006 03:42:01 PM
simple and lovely
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 06/24/2006 09:25:23 AM
Nice image...
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 06/24/2006 03:36:46 AM
simple, but very pretty.
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 06/23/2006 08:23:39 PM
i hope you did not look through the viewfinder :)
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 06/23/2006 01:53:56 PM
very nice! I really like the silhouette againts the "bokehed" sun, it has an almost abstract feeling to it.... good luck ;)
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 06/23/2006 11:36:54 AM
Very clean and simple. I like this image.
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 06/23/2006 11:06:02 AM
Gret interpretation!
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 06/23/2006 10:10:25 AM
Very well done. I love the composition. I love the colors. The focuse is tac sharp. So based on both technical and artistic merits you must be presented with a 10 ( let me tell you I did not give many of those out in this challenge)
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 06/23/2006 08:36:02 AM
I love this! This is a lovely clean shot and your wheat/grass strand really stands out against your bokeh background! 8 from me!
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 06/23/2006 07:45:37 AM
Stunning. 10
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 06/22/2006 04:16:05 PM
this looks almost too good to be real. Very cool bokeh of the sun! even though the subject is more of a shadow than a foreground per se, the foreground is a shadow! cool!
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 06/22/2006 12:11:16 AM
Not usually fond of sunsets, but this is good. One of the best in the challenge
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 06/21/2006 08:59:14 PM
Fantastic shot!
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 06/21/2006 06:29:30 PM
Beautiful colors - Love this shot - nice work!
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 06/21/2006 04:58:35 PM
This is terrific. WOW.
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 06/21/2006 02:03:18 PM
Simple but elegant. 9.
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 06/21/2006 09:10:31 AM
Beautiful
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 06/21/2006 12:26:59 AM
Different and beautiful.10.
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 06/21/2006 12:20:48 AM
I think you're the only person who thought to use the sun as the "out of focus" piece! Very beautiful! 10!!
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