jupitersolo

Got up this morning about 4:45am, drove out and met wndrlst and her HLL, for a picture opp. Not a great crop of flowers this year, a bit of a drought keep these at about 5ft or less this year. Many of them barely getting 3 or 4ft tall.










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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/4784019320/" title="Mckee-Beshers Sunflowers 2010 -12 by jupitersolo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4784019320_6cabc5777f_z.jpg" width="613" height="640" alt="Mckee-Beshers Sunflowers 2010 -12"></a>



<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reverseimage/4783385291/" title="Mckee-Beshers Sunflowers 2010 -14 by jupitersolo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4783385291_2e1126d1be_z.jpg" width="640" height="322" alt="Mckee-Beshers Sunflowers 2010 -14"></a>

MWalsh9152

nice pics Jup, I was just reminded that theres a crop about 20 minutes north of me, I'll have to scope it out tomorrow and see whats up

JLatimer

Nice pics. Is this a farmer who opens the field up to sightseers? Kinda nice they let you right in there.

And is that a pic of the elusive wndrlst in your contest pic? The only other photo in existence is a pic of a boot if I recall correctly.

MWalsh9152

the place near me, they allow you to get right up to the sunflowers, on their website they actually encourage you to come see them, and have them on the field closest to the road on the side of a small hill that I think he made for them. Im actually gonna go scope it out this morning since there is nothing going on for work so far.

As for the boot, thats a metaphor. The girl in the contest looked cute, and since D looks like a boot, that obviously couldnt have been her

jupitersolo

No, not wndrlst, she had left by time I took that picture.

The place is a wildlife area in Montgomery County Md., they plant sunflowers in two different fields during the summer to attract birds for hunters to kill in the fall and winter.

jupitersolo

Yeah, that place is nice, it's much bigger than this one. I have it booked marked, if I could ever get up there.

stogie1020

WOW, I like the panos!

wndrlst

Nice, Jup. I especially like #4.

I don't know when I'll get mine loaded up..I'm developing a backlog of fun stuff. Boooo.

MWalsh9152

Jup, you obviously know of a different place than I do, the one I know of is very small, and the one you have shown dwarfs it. Care to share this one you have bookmarked?

also, I took a ride this morning since my first appointment wasnt untill 10am. Obviously our grow schedules are very different, the sunflowers here were only about 6" high green plants still

jupitersolo

It's in CT, not MA

http://www.sunflowersforwishes.com/

MWalsh9152

thats about 90 miles from me....I just might have to check it out

Shalooby

One of these mornings I'm going to get up and go with you two. Nice shots.

jupitersolo

I wouldn't pass it up. I'd been there already.

srika

nice, i esp like #1. it looks real and unreal, at the same time -

JS + XES

iTrader: (1)

Love em all. Great shots!

MWalsh9152

Maybe I will be able to make it for dusk this Sunday, I'll have to consult with the woman unfortunately ....shed be pissed if I went to something like that without her. At least we will have the little one so I can tell them to go away and leave me alone when we get there

princelybug

iTrader: (16)

Nice pics!

DanL

iTrader: (2)

Very nice! There's a 60+ acre sunflower field just down the road from my parent's house in Jarrettsville, MD but they're late season flowers and don't bloom until September. I've got to remember to bring my camera and take some pics later this year.

einsatz

Neat. I like the macro shot

jptl04

iTrader: (1)

Nice!

jupitersolo

Is that at Rt 23 and 138 White Hall??




I forgot, Thanks to all for the comments!

DanL

iTrader: (2)

The one in White Hall is HUGE (600+ acres), but no, the one down the road from my parent's house is about 5 minutes from the White Hall field, near the intersection of Rt 23 and Rt 165 ("downtown" Jarrettsville).

jupitersolo

Cool, I'll be in that area just for them come mid to end of Sept. Thanks

kcroberge

Some sunflower shots from this weekend. Didn't want to start another thread. These fields are in northern MD near the PA border in the West Liberty area just off Route 83. Got up there just before sunrise. All together there are several hundred acres of flowers. As Jupitersolo found at the field he went to the flowers are not real tall this year, only 3-4 feet.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ken_from_md/4969119601/" title="Sunrise-1_6382 by Ken_from_MD, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4113/4969119601_cb2f1ef24b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Sunrise-1_6382" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ken_from_md/4969123149/" title="Field-2_6462 by Ken_from_MD, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/4969123149_da0b388dd6_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Field-2_6462" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ken_from_md/4969121107/" title="Field-1_6449 by Ken_from_MD, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4092/4969121107_071bd9209b_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Field-1_6449" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ken_from_md/4969736702/" title="Field-3_6495 by Ken_from_MD, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/4969736702_772a3cc89e_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Field-3_6495" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ken_from_md/4969124909/" title="Backlight_6492 by Ken_from_MD, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/4969124909_ff9966b488_z.jpg" width="427" height="640" alt="Backlight_6492" /></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ken_from_md/4969123389/" title="Butterfly_6475 by Ken_from_MD, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/4969123389_0f31315a5f_z.jpg" width="457" height="640" alt="Butterfly_6475" /></a>

jupitersolo

Great captures, damn I was looking for something to do Sunday morning. Wish I knew they were bloomed. I would have driven up. I still have on my calender that a couple other fields in the area might be in full bloom in about two weeks.

wndrlst

Nice! I still haven't processed most of this year's shoot..damn, I'm behind! Thanks for sharing!