Capture This Photography
Intense Sunflower
Posted by Laurie (New Jersey, United States) on 8 July 2007 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
This is a sunflower from a bouquet I had on my dining table. I took them out into the bright sun on my deck, sprayed them with water and took some photos of them with my macro lens. This one was the most intense in terms of contrast, light, and shadow. This was taken the same time as this one from my other blog.
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RoBeRt from Hawk Mountain, United States
WOWZA !!! Awesome Macro , love the water droplets !!
8 Jul 2007 6:30am
@RoBeRt: Thanks.
Dave from United Kingdom
Lovely lighting and great detail, the water droplets always add that extra something. Well done!:)
8 Jul 2007 9:07am
@Dave: Thanks.
dee from Innsbruck, Austria
"Intense" is really the right description for this awesome shot. Great lighting, great colours. Very well done!
8 Jul 2007 9:14am
@dee: Thanks.
Soodabeh from Yazd, Iran
Really good job! All components are in the best! Composition, lighting, focus, frame, sharpness.....Excellent!!
8 Jul 2007 9:16am
@Soodabeh: Thanks.
@Pyd: Thanks.
@Jerry: Hi Jerry! I've missed you! I'm glad you like it.
badala from Leiria, Portugal
Fabulous shot. The composition, light and color all work together.
8 Jul 2007 11:33am
@badala: Thanks.
Nick Passantino from Bronx, United States
wow well composed shot here.. the texture are great.
8 Jul 2007 12:09pm
@Nick Passantino: Thanks.
Behrooz from Tehran, Iran
Laurie, this shot is simply amazing! You got me staring.
8 Jul 2007 12:20pm
@Behrooz: Thanks. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Shailja from Boston, United States
This is a lovely contrast shot again Laurie - you seem to be having a ton of fun with macro :) all these lovely shots are making me want to look into macro lens as well!
8 Jul 2007 2:19pm
@Shailja: Thanks. I've always loved macro since I was little actually.
CaCTuS from Tehran, Iran
wow!
it's absolutely wonderful!
focus is great!
I loooooooove it!
8 Jul 2007 9:47pm
@CaCTuS: Thanks so much.
@pisces: Thanks.
@Babul Bhatt: Thanks.
photowannabe from rocklin, United States
I like the intenseness. Its like modern stained glass. Nice macro Laurie.
9 Jul 2007 12:12am
@photowannabe: Thanks.
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Laurie!! You've outdone yourself this time!! Stunning job!!! ;-) Standing ovation!
9 Jul 2007 1:27am
@amy: Wow. Thanks. I'm so flattered.
Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Welcome back Laurie, and what a fantastic shot here. This is just awesome, everything feels so right about this capture. EXCELLENT!!!!
9 Jul 2007 5:06am
@Rahul: Thanks.
Sriram from Chennai, India
Excellant detailing and sensational tones! Brilliant work, Laurie!
9 Jul 2007 5:29am
@Sriram: Thanks.
Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Congratulations, you are in the Aminus3 spotlight Laurie. :) Visit www.aminus3.com
9 Jul 2007 7:22am
@Rahul: Thanks for letting me know. I'm excited to see that it made it.
ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands
Great shot, love the pov and the water drops work really well.
9 Jul 2007 7:59am
@ColNed Pictures: Thanks.
Helen from Melbourne, Australia
Fantastic photo! I am not sure which sunflower shot I prefer most, they are both fabulous. Congrats on making it to the spotlight too!
9 Jul 2007 12:09pm
@Helen: Thanks. Wow that's exciting, it made it to the spotlight page...cool! Thanks for letting me know.
@Walt: Thanks.
KMF from Kerala,Kalpakanchery, India
fantastic shot especialy i relay like the water droplets on the petal
nice work
9 Jul 2007 12:58pm
@KMF: Thanks. The sunflower shots were a lot of fun to do.
Celialee from Kyoto, Japan
This is AWESOME laurie! My eyes just went wide! The clarity, the colour, the contrast!
9 Jul 2007 1:00pm
@Celialee: Thanks so much.
Bob Israel from Brookfield, WI, United States
Nice image Laurie! I like the look . . . very different from the usual. Great job.
9 Jul 2007 1:30pm
@Bob Israel: Thanks.
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
You've taken your already high standards to a new level. This is a remarkable image for a host of reasons: the subject, the clarity, the colors, the textures and shapes, the whole compostion. It all comes together and really works!
9 Jul 2007 2:38pm
@Viewfinder: Thank you so much for the very kind words.
Shahab from Qazvin, Iran
Superb!color composition is great.Dropps &furs are wonderful.quite well done Laurie!
9 Jul 2007 2:47pm
@Shahab: Thanks.
shiv from new delhi, India
WOW,what a shot,love the composition,the intensity and EVERYTHING else.
9 Jul 2007 2:54pm
@shiv: Thanks Shiv, I'm glad you like it.
@John: Thanks. Wow, if only I could really paint like him!
@Jen: Thanks.
@still: Thanks.
Suby from Milton keynes, United Kingdom
Lauries is on fire, 2 amazing amazing images on your blogs,
Suby is more than impressed and that is a huge compliment as they are flower shots :)
Suby
9 Jul 2007 7:58pm
@Suby: LOL...so maybe I am winning you over to see the value of flower shots?
I love shooting flowers with macros, it's always been my favorite thing to do.
Anyway I am so glad you like them.
Shar from Regina, SK, Canada
Very powerful image...usually photographing flowers in the bright sun doesn't work. You broke the rule and proved it wrong-nicely done!!!
9 Jul 2007 11:04pm
@Shar: Thanks. I don't think the shot would have worked as well under those circumstances had I not sprayed it with water. I really think that was the key here.
HorseRotorVator from Newton, United States
Wow, top notch! I could never take something this cool! :)
9 Jul 2007 11:38pm
@HorseRotorVator: Thanks. Don't sell yourself short! Keep at it and you may just surprise yourself.
@Craiger: Thanks.
{H} creatives from Santa Clara, United States
I love it! Magnificent contrast and colors, Laurie! Beautiful composition!
10 Jul 2007 12:48am
@{H} creatives: Thanks.
Angry Buddha from Phoenixville, United States
This deserves to be on the spotlight page. Phenomenal shot!!
10 Jul 2007 1:06am
@Angry Buddha: Thanks. I was excited to see it there.
Imran from Los Angeles, United States
beautiful picture...great color and contrast
10 Jul 2007 5:26am
@Imran: Thanks.
@david: Thanks.
@Sun: Thanks.
@John Wilson: Thanks.
@Zing: Thanks.
Seraphine from San Francisco, United States
Great photo. It's interesting how the water droplets are so uniform.
10 Jul 2007 8:40pm
@Seraphine: Thanks.
Reza from Montreal, Canada
This is one of greatest shots in your blog Laurie! Composition and details are fantastic and I should say that I the water drops :)
10 Jul 2007 11:34pm
@Reza: Thanks. It's one of my personal favorites. Along with the wet Hibiscus shot.
Dawn Sutherland from Phoenix, United States
Absolutely beautiful macro!!! I have never seen one shot so beautifully!!! Kudos!
11 Jul 2007 6:02am
@Dawn Sutherland: Thanks. I really appreciate that.
@Kris [PiXistenZ]: Thanks.
@Tim: Thanks.
@Auror: Thanks.
@hamidreza: Thanks.
@Alain: Thanks.
Alfredo J. Martiz J. from Tokyo, Japan
Wonderful Macro Laurie, this photo is so beautiful, the colors are so intense, the contrast and details are amazing, you have done a great job, congratulations!
23 Jul 2007 8:44pm
@Alfredo J. Martiz J.: Thanks. I was going for an intense feeling here so I was very pleased with the result.
@Arjun Kachru: Thanks.
Nikon D200
1/125 second
F/22.0
ISO 400
60 mm