Hello Sunflower! by odie

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Jun 23, 2012

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A ray of sunshine for all! I was inspired by a lovely sunflower that my cousin has in his flowerbed. He lives in Tennessee so his flowers are way ahead of mine. I dug this photo out of my 2011 stash so that I could have an early blossom of my own. :-) Hope everyone is well as can be and having a wonderful summer so far. Jodie

Comments (11)

CRUZADO2

9:18AM | Sat, 23 June 2012

Nice work.

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duncanlong

9:27AM | Sat, 23 June 2012

Breathtaking beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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brycek

1:09PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

Very Beautiful!!

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goodoleboy

6:42PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

A lovely sunflower with cast shadows. Love the texture in the middle. Very, very nice, Jodie.

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Blush

7:01PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

Beautiful hugs susan

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kgb224

3:06AM | Sun, 24 June 2012

Superb capture Jodie. God Bless.

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tofi

9:10AM | Sun, 24 June 2012

So very pretty Jodie! It's most vibrant and exuding the colours to brighten up the day! Excellent lighting, my Friend! I'm so pleased you shared this with us!

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anahata.c

12:40PM | Sun, 24 June 2012

bold composition, Jodie, the flower spills into the shot from the upper corner. This would be great full size (before compression for RR) to bask in the hues. And you got the shadow on top, and let all the light come forth on the bottom, so it spills into the light. That's important too...because sunflowers are often captured (or painted) as broad yellow flowers, but without any gradations; but your shadow here gives them much more character. Also the upper petals have an 'inner red' in them, which I just love. I can't say why, but that kind of choice is a 'jodie' choice. The stamens have real variety too. Also---small point---you have some blue tints in the leaves under/around the flower, which I really like...Again, you get clarity in your shots mixed with a soft feel that just knocks me out; and it still feels like magic to me. Simple but beautiful shot. You do flowers proud. (You know, van Gogh painted sunflowers that burst off the canvas; but he also went 'inside' them to find their more brooding side, their 'many personalities'; and that made their sunniness---which is your wish for all of us here---that much more enjoyable, as a result.) Thanks for the wish to all of us! I don't know what you're getting, but we're gettin' 102 degrees this week. So much for "the cooling effect of the lake"...ha...What is it about the Midwest that 9 months out of the year are cold, and 3 of them are arctic; but come June, boom! It turns into the equator. Someone missed something when they designed this place...

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