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KONICA MINOLTA
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F/6.3
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Aug 26, 2009, 8:32:23 AM
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Wild Sunflowers In Retro


Wild Sunflowers....there is just something about them which I have always loved, and are a favorite subject of mine to photograph. Captured using my Tamron 200-400mm lens, I wanted something that sort of harked back in a retro style to old style film, something that didn't just come off as a standard closeup of a Sunflower. I wanted to capture a sense of emotion, a sense of feeling....I hope I achieved that and I hope you all like it
---John


See more on my website http://jdebordphoto.com all work copyrighted 2009 John De Bord. Feel free to link to this shot on Facebook, Twitter, etc. I welcome the extra exposure!
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Hi John,

What a stunning image! I love the composition and the toning is superb. Indeed a bit like an old vintage movie.

I must say the Depth of Field is very appealing, with the other sunflowers being the very natural background for their companion, but nice and blurry. Also they seem larger then the one you focussed on, which gives your subject sunflower a fragile and vulnerable appearance. It seems to take a bow to the others. The lighting is subtle, yet warm enough to imagine that the picture was taken in France, on one of the immense sunflower fields Vincent van Gogh picked flowers from to use in his most famous painting.

So yes, your picture creates emotion, in me it does.

Cheers, Marion
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Baby you had me from hello..... :heart: Sense of emotion>? I'd say yes :hug:

Can't help but love the DOF of field in this and wow.... definitely screams retro!!!!
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=AD1970 Jun 21, 2010  Professional Digital Artist
this amazing image has been featured on love4photography
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:icondusk-faery:
Great picture!! That blurred background creates a lot of sentiments! :aww:
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:iconartsee1:
I love how you played with the focus. Your colors are very warm with the light... you can almost feel the sun. (Well, actually, I can feel the sun's warmth but I thought you'd think I was crazy, but I guess that's me for you :) )
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`kkart Mar 15, 2010  Professional Photographer
heh I have always been crazy myself, it has kept me from going insane!
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*AngiWallace Mar 9, 2010  Professional Photographer
I really like this, the colours, DOF and composition, all very nicely come together.
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`kkart Mar 11, 2010  Professional Photographer
well I certainly appreciate that, thanks.
Also I added you on RedBubble so ya know
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:iconangiwallace:
*AngiWallace Mar 11, 2010  Professional Photographer
Cool, looks like we use a few of the same sites ;)
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*Jessica-Lorraine-Z Mar 7, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
:clap: beautiful.
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`kkart Mar 11, 2010  Professional Photographer
:) Thank you!
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