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Rising Sunflower
Rising Sunflower
lynnmarie


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Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Location: outdoor classroom at Hays High School (KS)
Date: Jul 2, 2007
Aperture: 16
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 3, 2007

Viewed: 481
Comments: 20
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 Backside of the Kansas state flower, the common sunflower (Helianthus annuus L). This particular specimen is about seven feet tall.

My original:

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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 07/12/2007 10:32:50 PM
Originally posted by Sheryll:
Love the crop on this. Great use of negative space and the way you edited the sky is great too.


I totally agree. AND I think the title is perfect too. I really like this entry. The coloring is fantastic.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/10/2007 01:23:53 AM
Love the crop on this. Great use of negative space and the way you edited the sky is great too.
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens
 07/04/2007 10:51:41 AM
Like the others, I'd like to see a bit more light on the flower, but you've done a very creative crop. Good work.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 07/04/2007 10:37:48 AM
Would love to see the flower a bit more luminous but otherwise...I like it.
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Pentax K-30
Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 AL WR
 07/04/2007 12:43:50 AM
Very effective cropping choice! Your processing has really made the yellow pop too. Sweet!
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Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
 07/04/2007 12:42:35 AM
I really like the pastel shades
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Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 50mm f/1.8 SAM
 07/03/2007 10:40:06 PM
I like the crop & the gradient in the sky. Sweet! Thanks for the info, too.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1
 07/03/2007 10:35:53 PM
You got a really nice shot out of your original. I like the graduated colors on the bottom leading to the nice blue. Good crop.
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 07/03/2007 08:57:08 PM
Looks like it's just peeking over the horizon.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 07/03/2007 06:56:11 PM
reminds me of a sunrise ... like the composition and colors ...
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Sony Alpha a6000
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/03/2007 06:33:50 PM
I love it as is.. I get the feeling of the flower looking into the image for the light , so I would not illuminate it anymore. great work !
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Fujifilm X30
Custom Made Pinhole
 07/03/2007 03:47:23 PM
Love this. Such a comfortable feeling. Good one.
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Canon EOS-D60
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 07/03/2007 03:45:47 PM
Great perspective. I like this a bunch.
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Leica M Monochrom
Leica 50mm f/2.8 Elmarit M MF - Black
 07/03/2007 03:23:05 PM
here comes the sun... using shadows/highlights you could of gotten better light on the front of the petals but it is still well composed and nice to look at
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/03/2007 03:22:01 PM
very nice composition - I might have made the flower a touch lighter.
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Olympus E-300 EVOLT
Olympus 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
 07/03/2007 03:13:51 PM
Needs more blue gradient in the background and a little illumination/contrast on the flower would make this gorgeous.
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Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS II USM Lens
 07/03/2007 02:44:44 PM
Nice detail. I like the composition--well done.
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Fujifilm X-T2
Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS
 07/03/2007 02:24:42 PM
Sunrise! He, he, cool! 7 feet tall! That's impressive.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 07/03/2007 02:12:36 PM
I love sunflowers! We have them all over here in Utah, but not many of them get seven feet tall! Your perspective here is wonderful, and the background incredible! Nice work!
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Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 07/03/2007 02:09:12 PM
That's gorgeous! Colors overall are a little muddy; see the green hue in the brighter sky especially. There's a LOT of potential in this image!
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