Helianthus annuus otherwise known as Sunflowers 2009 Style

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Helianthus annuus otherwise known as Sunflowers 2009 Style

This morning, took a little trip with wndrlst and got some great images...

This is the McKee-Beshers Field near Potomac Md off of River Rd.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/3729441167/" title="McKee-Beshers Sunflowers 2009-36 by jupitersolo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2423/3729441167_da3c9a79f7_b.jpg" width="1024" height="681" alt="McKee-Beshers Sunflowers 2009-36" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/3729441705/" title="McKee-Beshers Sunflowers 2009-37 by jupitersolo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2509/3729441705_4efafae4bb.jpg" width="500" height="500" alt="McKee-Beshers Sunflowers 2009-37" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/3730223666/" title="McKee-Beshers Sunflowers 2009-15 by jupitersolo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2592/3730223666_f5d9ed4a48_b.jpg" width="1024" height="643" alt="McKee-Beshers Sunflowers 2009-15" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/3730231588/" title="McKee-Beshers Sunflowers 2009-28 by jupitersolo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2651/3730231588_d3fcb38244.jpg" width="500" height="480" alt="McKee-Beshers Sunflowers 2009-28" /></a>

I shot 180 images and posted 49 to my flickr page. http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverse...7606287833825/

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07-17-2009, 01:31 PM

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Nice shots, jup. Really like the first one.

Checking out flickr, now.

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07-17-2009, 01:53 PM

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Thanks moe, here's one I pushed a little

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/3729416465/" title="McKee-Beshers Sunflowers 2009-18 by jupitersolo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2506/3729416465_c28b460b4c_b.jpg" width="1024" height="571" alt="McKee-Beshers Sunflowers 2009-18" /></a>

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07-17-2009, 01:58 PM

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Very nice. I like #3 best.

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07-17-2009, 02:19 PM

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I have almost this exact same shot of the same 3 flowers. Except probably taken from about a foot lower!

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07-17-2009, 02:22 PM

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OMG this stuff looks AWESOME!

I love the colors and the lighting. The stuff on Flickr is a visual treat!

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07-17-2009, 02:29 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by wndrlst

I have almost this exact same shot of the same 3 flowers. Except probably taken from about a foot lower!

That's my curse sometimes, I have to remember to get lower. Get yours up!!

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OMG this stuff looks AWESOME!

I love the colors and the lighting. The stuff on Flickr is a visual treat!

Thank You

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07-17-2009, 02:43 PM

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I'm workin on it! No, yours look awesome - I'm just a midget. Or you're really tall - not sure which.

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07-17-2009, 02:54 PM

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I'm workin on it! No, yours look awesome - I'm just a midget. Or you're really tall - not sure which.

No reason it can't be both.

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07-17-2009, 02:56 PM

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And, a deliberately High Key shot, just for grins...

I'm still working on sorting through them all. I took, well, a lot.

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07-17-2009, 02:57 PM

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no reason it can't be both.

qft

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07-17-2009, 03:00 PM

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I didn't do any macro work...

I may have to go back Sunday Morning now...

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07-17-2009, 03:03 PM

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I didn't do any macro work...

I may have to go back Sunday Morning now...

I lost count of the number of times I swapped lenses. Doooo Eeeeeeet....

We lucked out with that pretty sky. And the rain was so kind to wait.

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Nice stuff, too wndr. It's neat to see different takes on the same subjects. Really digging your 4th and 5th shots.

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Thanks, moe. I always enjoy shooting with others for that reason - it's nice to see the same subjects as they saw it. I think it's helpful, and can give me ideas next time I'm shooting similar things.

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I guess I should've gone

If you guys go out again, I might opt for it.

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07-17-2009, 05:21 PM

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wow...to the both of you! great shots...i was told about that place when i was up there last week but never made it out...maybe the next time i come up..you guys can take me?

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07-17-2009, 05:40 PM

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Wow!
Love this shot windy! The detail is

What kind of lens were you using?

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07-17-2009, 05:50 PM

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good stuff by all!

Jup that first shot looks very commercial, where is your royalty check

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07-17-2009, 09:16 PM

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Thanks, TS - that was actually just my 24-105 f/4L

This was shot with my 100mm macro. This lens never fails to impress me.

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great pics guys

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07-20-2009, 10:14 PM

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I processed another B&W this evening...this may be my favorite so far.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/moxiephotos/3741018882/" title="B&W2.jpg by MoxiePhotos, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3470/3741018882_8caf5bd3ea_b.jpg" width="1024" height="682" alt="B&W2.jpg" /></a>

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Nice, I'm going to have to punch out a couple B&W's myself.

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07-20-2009, 10:18 PM

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Do eeeet.

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07-20-2009, 10:43 PM

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love the black and white

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07-21-2009, 07:40 AM

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Nice shots you two...

Looks like fun.

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07-21-2009, 08:13 AM

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Wow, those are awesome shots. I love sunflowers. I was somewhere in southern France once that was just field after field of sunflowers and it was amazing.

Love that B&W one, wndrlst!

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Quote:

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wow...to the both of you! great shots...i was told about that place when i was up there last week but never made it out...maybe the next time i come up..you guys can take me?

Sorry, I meant to reply to this - come on out, but peak bloom is very short. Last year we missed it by a few days, and were pretty limited to macro work on the few flowers that weren't dropped.

Thankfully, Jup scouted it out this year - he went by the previous week, and nothing had bloomed yet. We got it spot-on.

Thanks, Jup!

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07-21-2009, 08:47 AM

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And thanks - it was fun!

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07-21-2009, 09:18 AM

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Your welcome, yeah, we only get this once a yr for about two weeks in July. Wish it was longer but that's all the blooms stay around for. The plant stays around much longer doing what it suppose to be doing making seeds.

I wish I could find more fields in this area, or even one to three hour drives.

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nice, lovin the composition!

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Dayyyumuuuuum!

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07-23-2009, 12:09 AM

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Jup - that last shot is just completely freaking Awesome.

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I hate you both.

Nice to have a field like that nearby.

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