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WC #190 - Sunflower Quartet
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WC #190 - Sunflower Quartet

by George Hall, Jr

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted August 15, 20051,262 views8 comments
This weekend I ventured out into a Sunflower field and found these four with their heads up. Most of all the other sunflowers around had their heads down. I quess they were listening to these four warming up to sing, because if you were quite you could hear them humming......... well the humming/buzzing I heard was the hundereds of bees that were flying all around. While standing out there, looking at these four and listening to all the bees, all I could think about was a Barber Shop Quartet warming up for a performance.

Max 7D, @90mm, f10, 1/50sec., ISO 200, HH

Comments and suggestions welcomed and appreciated.

Thank you for looking.

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by Mike Moats on August 15, 2005 at 9:24 PM
Hey George,

Great comp, details, and awesome color. Well done. :toast:
Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments
Comment posted by Ed Cordes on August 15, 2005 at 9:55 PM
Hey George, I think I was in the same field Saturday, but I didn't find more than one at a time with their heads up. Nice image and cute narrative.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 451 Posts, 3366 Comments
Comment posted by Reindert Nijland on August 16, 2005 at 9:52 AM
I like it! The compostion is very nice and the bumblebees gives this image just an extra layer that hold your attention somewhat longer. :toast:
Registered on February 16, 2005, 54 Posts, 63 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Hansen on August 17, 2005 at 8:04 AM
Good Job George...... hard not to like this! Love the photo and your narative.

Barb
Registered on May 16, 2005, 380 Posts, 5157 Comments
Comment posted by Mary Dennis on August 17, 2005 at 8:37 AM
Now this is summer!! Nice one George. My sunflowers have been drooping so much in this drought we are having, they are making ME feel sad!!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 290 Posts, 2897 Comments
Comment posted by Bob Steele on August 19, 2005 at 1:13 PM
Nice one George. I like this one a lot!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 354 Posts, 13896 Comments
Comment posted by George Hall, Jr on August 19, 2005 at 1:31 PM
Thank you all for your comments, they are appreciated.

Thank you for looking.
Registered on July 11, 2004, 283 Posts, 2395 Comments
Comment posted by LG Price on August 22, 2005 at 9:34 AM
Congratulations George! well done! :toast:
Registered on March 9, 2005, 160 Posts, 1500 Comments