A simple sunflowerThis is a discussion on A simple sunflower within the Nature and Wildlife forums, part of the Showcase category; Village Creek was already closed this evening when I got there (had an hour of daylight left) so I had ...
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08-15-2009, 08:57 PM
Village Creek was already closed this evening when I got there (had an hour of daylight left) so I had to settle for flowers in a local park. 
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08-16-2009, 08:38 AM
A simple subject (not in the sense of simple/easy to shoot) , but well executed. Very nice image, John. | | | |
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08-16-2009, 08:56 AM
Yellow is hard to conquer and you did very nice. Hate it when I run out of daylight too.
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08-16-2009, 08:58 AM
Is that a Sunflower or a Black Eyed Susan?
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08-16-2009, 10:18 AM
This looks great to me John!
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08-16-2009, 12:00 PM
Simple but beautiful shot, John! | | | |
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08-16-2009, 02:37 PM
Thanks, everyone!
Chris, I'm pretty sure it's a Sunflower. The petals of the BES are long and narrow.
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08-16-2009, 04:01 PM
Simple but nice. I like the subject isolation provide by the smooth OOF background.
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08-16-2009, 04:23 PM
Beautiful shot John. Sometimes simple is best. | | | |
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08-16-2009, 10:23 PM
Thanks, Jeff and Tim. I love using my 70-200 f/2.8 for shots like this.
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08-17-2009, 06:15 AM
Gorgeous shot!!!
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08-17-2009, 09:39 AM
Simple is often the best. Great colors. | | | |
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08-17-2009, 12:48 PM
Thanks, Patti and Melissa!
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08-17-2009, 12:53 PM
Nice shot John, Simple is good. I like the composition. | | | | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes | Linear Mode |
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