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Not a world record but big
Started August 10, 2009 @ 10:40am by Wes
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Wes
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| Not a world record but big | August 10, 2009 @ 10:40am | Had to look up at this one which was about 8 ft. high and the blossom about 10 in across. One third of the size of the world record of 32.4 in across (approx). But it is a big find for me....
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Bug
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| August 10, 2009 @ 11:51am | Hi Wes,
That is a big beautiful sunflower! It’s fun to find surprises like this one.
Thanks for sharing.
Charlene
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Flo
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| August 10, 2009 @ 12:54pm | Quite a find, Wes. It'd be a world record for me, lol. What a beaut of a flower head. I've always wondered why more of these aren't knocked down by wind and hard rain, of which the east has had a lot this year. I love the colors in this image, too.
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
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Wes
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| August 10, 2009 @ 1:30pm | Thanks, Charlene. Sunflowers always give me energy and joy so this big one had a powerful effect on me.
It is a record for me, so far, too, Flo. If you look at the size of that stem, for one bloom, it is understandable why they are so sturdy. But, even then, if the wind is strong enough, I am sure this one would succumb also. When they grow this high, I think the record is 25 feet tall, they must be more susceptible to wind breakage.
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RickT
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| August 10, 2009 @ 2:03pm | Even if it doesn't succumb to wind, as soon (that is the instant nanosecond) as those seeds are ripe the animals (birds, squirrels, mice, raccoons) will drag it down to earth. And 10 inches is perfect dinner plate size, isn't it?
Nicely lit, by the way!
RickT
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Jackie
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| August 10, 2009 @ 2:09pm | | Wes, I love the center of the sunflower. Looks like an open mouth, perhaps singing the praises of the sun and sky. |
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Abhi
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| August 10, 2009 @ 2:14pm | | Wow, that's a beauty!! Wes, did you use flash on the flower and negative EC for ambient exposure? Very nice exposure overall. |
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Wes
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| August 10, 2009 @ 7:25pm |
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Even if it doesn't succumb to wind, as soon (that is the instant nanosecond) as those seeds are ripe the animals (birds, squirrels, mice, raccoons) will drag it down to earth. And 10 inches is perfect dinner plate size, isn't it?
Nicely lit, by the way!
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Thank you Rick and so true. I haven't been back to see what shape it is in but I'll bet there has been some dining damage.
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Wes
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| August 10, 2009 @ 7:26pm |
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Wes, I love the center of the sunflower. Looks like an open mouth, perhaps singing the praises of the sun and sky. |
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I love your imagination, Jackie, thank you for commenting.
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Wes
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| August 10, 2009 @ 7:33pm |
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Wow, that's a beauty!! Wes, did you use flash on the flower and negative EC for ambient exposure? Very nice exposure overall. |
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Thank you Abhi, I did use a small onboard flash with a diffuser attached to it but everything else was at their default setting. I am still trying out the new little Olympus E-P1 and had just received the small flash that is designed for it. I jerry rigged a diffuser from opaque plastic.
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Flo
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| August 10, 2009 @ 8:20pm | Wes, a tissue makes a great diffuser, too.
Flo - PPY
"May we live in peace without weeping. May our joy outline the lives we touch without ceasing. And may our love fill the world, angel wings beating." aziza
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Becky
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| August 11, 2009 @ 7:16pm | Beautiful, simply beautiful. They always looks so happy.
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