More Shocking Sunflowers II

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted August 22, 2011345 views18 comments

This was taken about 30 minutes before my last post. I wasnt too crazy about the motion blur, but this seemed to be more popular when i posted it on RMNP, so am curious how it will fare here. I darkened it a bit from the RMNP post, i think darker suits it better.
5DMkii; 24mm TSE; 4s at f/9

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18 comments

Comment posted by Ray Whitt on August 22, 2011 at 9:46 PM

Wow, the flowers look like they would run away if they could! I love the blur. Wonderful image.

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on August 22, 2011 at 10:15 PM

I think the motion blur adds power to this already dramatic image. I love the lighting and the blur makes it look like the flowers were being tossed about in the fury of the storm.

Registered on March 9, 2009, 79 Posts, 676 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Hackett on August 22, 2011 at 10:40 PM

I think the blur really gives a feel for the moment. I like the lone sunflower in the foreground that's turned toward the camera as if to say, " are ya getting all this" However, there are a couple of dust specs just to the left of center in the clouds that need to go away, but that's minor. A really great image Stan.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on August 23, 2011 at 12:35 AM

I reckon this is much better. The power of the storm is more visceral.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on August 23, 2011 at 5:27 AM

Whoa! Get me outta here. Like a seen from Munchkin Land where the flowers had little people under them. In this case, their in overdrive to escape...and for good reason. Great drama in this. A real keeper.

Registered on September 5, 2008, 449 Posts, 2444 Comments

Comment posted by Phillip Noll on August 23, 2011 at 9:55 AM

I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore! Very dynamic shot, Stan! The lightning and the moving sunflowers really put the viewer into the storm! Excellent!

Registered on November 17, 2003, 207 Posts, 1083 Comments

Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on August 23, 2011 at 10:50 AM

Superb! Love the drama in the sky and I think the motion blur on the sunflowers really enforeces the mood here!

Registered on June 26, 2008, 178 Posts, 2136 Comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on August 23, 2011 at 12:33 PM

I like this much better Stan. The motion blur creates a sense of fear..... and I just love that ominous sky. WOW!

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on August 23, 2011 at 12:58 PM

Electrifying!

Registered on March 2, 2009, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments

Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on August 23, 2011 at 1:59 PM

I think this one is even better than the other one. Tough I wouldn't compare these two shots. I'm not quiet sure about the blurr effect....but it makes the power of the storm visible. A very dynamic shot. The processing looks spot on.

Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Dayton on August 23, 2011 at 6:30 PM

This really gives me a sense of movement. The darkness that you mention seems to fit
the mood.

Registered on November 11, 2008, 281 Posts, 3958 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 23, 2011 at 10:27 PM

This really tells the story of the storm. I think it works great. Quite a capture, and one I like very much. I thought maybe not from the thumbnail, but I would have been wrong. That lightning is awesome and those flowers are scared to death I think.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Barry Ashenhurst on August 24, 2011 at 3:52 AM

Strike me lucky, Stan, that's amazing!

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on August 25, 2011 at 8:57 AM

Stan,

Surreal, sometimes you think wow! Is it real or some photoshop trickery. Considering the integrity of the source I know it's real and that's makes it all the more amazing.

Paul

Registered on June 30, 2009, 508 Posts, 1907 Comments

Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on August 26, 2011 at 6:05 PM

surreal... rather than shocking, these sunflowers look positively shocked by the storm to me...

Registered on November 1, 2008, 117 Posts, 851 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 27, 2011 at 4:38 PM

Very cool! Looks like a nasty storm. Great lightning capture.

Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments

Comment posted by David Edwards on September 1, 2011 at 6:18 AM

Holy hell, what a great shot, Stan. That storm is incredible! I quite like the motion blur, it makes it feel like you were running from the storm, and that adds to the drama and fury of this awesome scene.

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on September 18, 2011 at 5:46 PM

Wild, Stan! I love it.

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