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Sunflower and the Bee
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Sunflower and the Bee

by Rick Turner

Gallery: FloraPosted June 5, 201249 views6 comments
This is a large sunflowre farm near Dallas, Texas. Just off exit 269 on Mars (west side of 45) road 15 miles south of Dallas.

Sony a700
70-400 g series Sony zoom @ 133 mm
f6.7 @ 1/500 sec.
Tripod, ball head and cpl filter.
PS5 process

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 5, 2012 at 2:27 PM
Incoming! :biggrin: I love the warm light on everything, and the dof that has the whole flower sharp.
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on June 5, 2012 at 7:48 PM
Rick - Love the warm lighting and the Bee frozen in flight :cool: - good details on the petals also. Wish you had a more blue-er sky to work with.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on June 5, 2012 at 8:37 PM
Rick:
Sunflowers are always so cheerful. Lovely to see the in flight bee. Good details and just the right DOF. The image looks a little dim on my monitor but in any case, sunflowers are often associated with bright sunlight so you may want to try brightening this a tad.
Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on June 6, 2012 at 9:27 AM
Hi Rick, this is a high-end quality photo. I like all at your amazing shot: vibrant colors, terrific lights, razor sharpness and superb details of the sunflower. Bravo and my congratulations. :toast: :toast:
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 8, 2012 at 5:44 PM
Like the warm color, DOF, sharp detail, and exposure here Rick.
Great framing & that fly-by pollinator's the icing on the cake man :wink:
Have a great weekend & God Bless Texas! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on June 8, 2012 at 10:01 PM
Hi Rick :wavey: Everyone seems to notice the delightful warm light captured here :eek: :jump: Excellent color and detail make this a very pleasant capture :cool: :smile:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments