How do you capture a field of sunflowers in a single image? That was my challenge yesterday, when I visited McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area in Montgomery County in Maryland, where there are 48 acres of sunflowers in a total of seven fields.
I am still going through my photos from yesterday, not sure if any single image captured the feeling of the endless rows of sunflowers. I am happy, though, that I was able to capture this iconic (or perhaps cliché) image of a single sunflower isolated against the sky.
It should have been a simple shot to take, but initially the sky was overcast and white—good for most kinds of photos, except for this kind of image. I was taking photos with some friends and we joked about having to Photoshop in the sky, but eventually the clouds broke up a little and enough blue showed in the sky that I was able to get this shot.
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Feilds of sunflowers can be jaw dropping photos if they’re done right, but I like this one too.
I’ll see if I can post one of the fields, but hesitate to claim it will be jaw dropping.
I often find having lots of anything makes it difficult to make a great photo … but we’ll settle for jaw dropping:)
wow, that is a sharp photo! I think I see a difference in the photos (chicory and sunflower) with the new camera. What fun!
Thanks, Sue. It’s a limited samplings so far. I plan to use the same lenses that I was using with my old camera initially, but might upgrade some lenses too.