Standing Out
September 12, 2008
Taken on a bright cloudless day with the sun quite high in the sky. The sunflower is tall so I was looking up at it. I positioned myself so that the sun was directly behind the head of the sunflower and exposed for the flower, resulting in the translucent petals and an almost entirely blown sky. The only post-processing was adding a white vignette to whiten a tiny bit of blue sky that was left in the corners.
September 12, 2008 at 6:25 am
I love what your doing in your flower shots. Very nice quality to them. What I’m trying to say is ”Pro Level ”!! The desaturated sunflower from a few days ago was magnificent. Have a nice weekend. I’m getting together with Mike Palmer and Andy from Visual Realia at Andy’s Gettysburg photowalk.
September 12, 2008 at 7:51 am
WOW —- WOW —- WOW That is a Capture Julie!!!
September 12, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Really like this sun flower also Julie. I have not figured out how to get my sun flowers tall enough to stand under yet though.. great picture.
September 12, 2008 at 4:43 pm
This is beautiful, and I like your new layout.
September 13, 2008 at 4:01 am
Wow, that is effective. So inspired to use the blown sky to your advantage. The backlit petals are beautiful.
September 13, 2008 at 4:42 am
Absolutely great image. Well done!
September 13, 2008 at 8:38 am
I agree with Linda in her comments. The backlighting is so beautiful in this image, creating the wonderful translucent feel to the petals. Wonderful use of light.
September 13, 2008 at 11:32 am
Julie – this is marvelous! Everyone always scoffs at blown out skies and this one provided a fantastic back drop for this sunflower. Outstanding!!!
September 15, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Julie,
How cool! That’s exactly what I did with my sunflower picture. Nice angle and a perfect exposure.
September 22, 2008 at 8:09 am
Clever!!!