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Kansas Sunshine
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Kansas Sunshine

by Angela Classen

Gallery: 10 Years of NPNPosted April 29, 20102,583 views4 comments
Ok, I admit I'm a sunflower freak. I love to photograph them, gaze at them, and have them all over my house. This is one of my all-time favorite shots, taken at a domestic sunflower field near Beloit, Kansas while my hubby was doing a mountain bike race. The field was a walk-in hunting area, which meant there were no fences and I could just walk in. I spent over an hour getting up close & personal with my favorite blooms that day. :biggrin:

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Jim Greenwood on April 29, 2010 at 11:24 PM
Quite appealing! The clouds in the background are an important element. In fact, although it looks like you've already cropped this to 4x5, I'd still suggest perhaps cropping out about half of the clear sky at the top.
Registered on November 9, 2003, 229 Posts, 1523 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on April 30, 2010 at 6:25 PM
Terrific sunflower image Angela. I might be tempted to drop the darks a little in this to give this a bit more contrast. But heck, that's just what I would do. It's a wonderful image - great color combo as well. I can see why these are your favorites.

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on April 30, 2010 at 9:09 PM
Yes you are a sunflower freak but what the heck, they can be soooo photogenic. One of my favorite sunflower images of yours. Thanks for sharing Angela. :smile:
Registered on November 16, 2003, 157 Posts, 3326 Comments
Comment posted by Laura Stafford on May 25, 2010 at 4:24 PM
I really like how the sunflower fills the frame with the beautiful sky in the background. I've never seen a sunflower that larger, wow........... Very nice photograph.

Laura Stafford
Registered on November 3, 2009, 52 Posts, 375 Comments