One lonely flower... Photo

Photographer’s Note

This sunflower is growing completely on its own through the rocks beside a beautiful lake and near the ocean here at White Point. Sunflowers are quite hearty I think and last longer into the fall than some others. We have already had a couple of frosts, but this one seems to be doing just fine!

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robertosalguero (2759) 2006-10-09 1:16

Sarah esta composicion es muy bonita e interesante. Me gusta el hecho que solamente una flor esta viva, veo que otras crecieron en el mismo lugar y luego marchitaron. Muy buena idea para esta foto y buen ojo para observar esta planta solitaria.
Me gusta tambien que hayas captado las rocas y el aguan en el fondo. Le dal mas profundidad a la foto. Ademas los colores son bien naturales, aparte que la luz que tenias este dia fue buena para obtener mas nitidez. Very nice work :-)

Roberto

batalay (20680) 2006-10-09 1:40

Hello Sarah,
A lonely sunflower, how extraordinary that it would take root amidst the rocks. Of course, that is the feeling conveyed by your photo. An entirely different mood could have been captured if you took a close up of the spirals the sunflower seeds make. The background would have been entirely out of focus, but still very effective.
Regards, Bulent

qwerty123 (12) 2006-10-12 14:21

I love the idea of this-- the one beautiful flower (a sunflower no less) sprouting up in a field of smooth rocks beside a beautiful body of blue water still standing strong after a couple of frosts... However my eye seems to be drawn to the roundness of the rocks and the beautiful blue water instead of the flower. But nevertheless i still think it is beautiful.

stego (22322) 2006-10-12 20:05

Beautiful and intriguing. I wouldn't expect to find a sunflower in such a place. The colors make a very nice contrast.

crevny_katar (85) 2006-10-17 8:14

nice composition Sarah, I didn't expect sunflower growing there, too. also the rocks and lake are nice, you should throw away that piece of wood which is on the left side of the picure

dbp (2) 2006-10-21 2:30 [Comment]

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bullybeef53 (3207) 2007-01-21 18:26

Sarah,
This is a wonderful capture and is an example of sheer determination .
Jim

AdrienneClaire (718) 2007-02-18 19:53

I never knew sunflowers grew close to the water. The yellow flower with the blue water is quite pretty. Nice shot!

rleclercq (626) 2007-02-25 11:02

Bonjour Sarah,

Mais que fait-il là?? J'aime beaucoup cette composition avec ce tournesol solitaire,qui en plus survie dans des galets.Peut être aurait-il fallu cadrer la photo en mettant la fleur de tournesol devant l'eau et faire ainsi ressortir ce beau jaune,qu'en penses tu?

A bientôt.

Rodrigue

cak (3775) 2007-11-20 15:36