Exploding Seeds of Rhino Tree

6:th mystery of Rhinoceroses...

I think Salvador Dalí must have been trying out some secret gene technology in the seventies. [link]

I found this tree growing in Rhino river (image of the river not developed yet)
Photographed in the 1000th of a second just when it, once every 1000 years, spreads its seeds with a loud bang in the middle of the winter.

The vegetation in the background will also be studied closely...

I spent more than a week to get the angle, light and colors right on this one, the background was unsettled but beautiful, so i didn't want to DOF it away completely… 14 renders later, hope you like…

Mandelbulb 3D + Photoshopping