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Posted by Nick Moore on August 4, 2009 at 9:32 AM
Tournesols
What says summer more than a field full of Sunflowers, found this field close to home which was a bonus!.
Which version of #1 do you prefer - Colour or B&W?
#1 is a Blend of 2 exposures, one for Sky and one for flowers, the darker are of sky to the left I believe is smoke drfiting across from a wildfire to the West.

EDIT: see Pano version below too.

"Tornesols" - Turn with the Sun (French for Sunflower)
Posted by Nick Moore on August 4, 2009 at 9:33 AM
B&W
Posted by Nick Moore on August 4, 2009 at 9:33 AM
#3
Posted by Nick Moore on August 4, 2009 at 9:33 AM
#4
Posted by Jack Garrett on August 4, 2009 at 9:52 AM
All I can say is WOW! Number 1 is a killer shot and I love number 3 as well. While #2 is nice, I prefer the color in #1. If you had some color in the sky on the last one, it would be better but still a nice shot. I think it's a little skewed though.
Posted by Jack Garrett on August 4, 2009 at 9:53 AM
PS: You could try cropping some of the sky in #1. It would make a neat pano!
Posted by Nick Moore on August 4, 2009 at 10:06 AM
Thanks Jack, #4 may have a rotation, I think I was resting the camera on top of a towel on the roof of the car for that one, next time I think I need to take a ladder :biggrin: .
Here's a 2:1 crop of #1 though.
Posted by Jeremy Week on August 4, 2009 at 10:29 AM
Wow, nicely done Nick! I really like the color in #1. Great subjects too, with a sunset and sunflowers. My vote is for the pano version. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by Steven Peckham on August 4, 2009 at 10:38 AM

Nice shooting there Nick. Captured a nice sky to complement the flowers. Like the pano crop with the first one as well.
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 4, 2009 at 12:03 PM
I like the color version more, but both are great. I also like #4.
Posted by Stan Rose on August 4, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Easy pick--color! #3 is my fav of the series.
Posted by Don George on August 4, 2009 at 1:08 PM
I like #3 but the pano is my favorite.
Posted by Jack Garrett on August 4, 2009 at 1:11 PM
OH yeah...love that pano!!! :jump: :toast:
Posted by Don Grall on August 4, 2009 at 1:30 PM
Here's another vote for the pano! Great job!
Posted by Tien-Chien Chen on August 4, 2009 at 2:44 PM
add me to the pano! By the way I wonder where it is?
Posted by Chuck Peacock on August 4, 2009 at 4:21 PM
Pano. :cool:
Posted by Sarah Marino on August 4, 2009 at 4:39 PM
The pano is my favorite, too!
Posted by Michael Renner on August 4, 2009 at 5:56 PM
I dig that pano!!! I think if you wanted to go B&W, #3 would be an excellent choice. The texture in the sunflowers would look great, especially if you had some tighter shots, or crop what you have.
Posted by Amy Lindsey on August 4, 2009 at 7:50 PM
Very nice Nick! I prefer #1 and #3 personally. The cropped version of #1 feels a bit too classtrophobic for me.
Posted by Brian Jackson on August 4, 2009 at 8:13 PM
Wow pano is amazing!

Brian
Posted by John Mumaw on August 4, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Much as I love b&w, #1 is just too exquisite in color to be denied. Love the pano. crop, as well.
Posted by Roger Rouch on August 4, 2009 at 10:30 PM
The pano is indeed nice, but I really like the open feeling and sky colors in #1 the best. What a great series!
Posted by bill meikle on August 5, 2009 at 10:42 AM
#3 for me Nick.
Posted by Jennifer Geck on August 5, 2009 at 9:54 PM
Nick, these are gorgeous. Love the pano crop.

I think you should do, like, a 15 hour time-lapse of the sunflowers rotating. :biggrin:
Posted by Morris McClung on August 6, 2009 at 12:12 AM
I like the crop, but an exceelent series, Nick. I don't care for the b&w, but all of the others are expertly done.
Posted by Justin Peterson on August 6, 2009 at 9:58 AM
#s 1 and 3 are superb, Nick. Excellent captures of summertime!