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Sunflowers-Take two

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Posted by Jim Bennett on August 20, 2010 at 10:30 PM
Sunflowers-Take two
Well, I got up at 3:30 Thursday morning and drove back to the Longmont sunflower field for sunrise to see if I could improve on what I shot last Monday. The weather didn't cooperate very well, but I am more pleased with the results after learning from my mistakes the first time. These were all adjusted from one raw file with no bracketing this time.

The field horizon is tilted, but that's the way it really is out there...

Jim Bennett
Highlands Ranch, CO
Olympus E-3
Posted by Jim Bennett on August 20, 2010 at 10:32 PM
I liked some of the closeups that I saw the other day, so I did some of my own.

Jim Bennett
Posted by Jim Bennett on August 20, 2010 at 10:33 PM
And another semi-closeup... I liked having the unopened sunflower near the mature one in this shot. Any opinions?

Jim Bennett
Posted by Todd Caudle on August 20, 2010 at 10:50 PM
I think the close-ups are the picks of the litter, Jim.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on August 20, 2010 at 11:00 PM
These seem much better to me than the first set. I too like the close-ups. Maybe warm the WB in the first?
Posted by Bill Brennan on August 21, 2010 at 12:23 AM
Very nice, Jim. Agree that close-ups are #1 picks.

Bill Brennan
Posted by Don Grall on August 21, 2010 at 12:48 AM
The close-ups work for me too, Jim. Nice meeting you by the way!
Posted by Morris McClung on August 21, 2010 at 10:23 AM
Ditto on the close-ups. I like the comps and the dof. Very nice.
Posted by Stan Rose on August 21, 2010 at 3:23 PM
Much better! Love the closeups. :smile: