![\"2349-0002-First-Sunflower-Of-The-Day\"](\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0002-First-Sunflower-Of-The-Day.jpg\")
Working the scene, I made some other images after the sun re-appeared. There was slight breeze that was blowing, so several images were discarded due to movement, leaving this one<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"2349-0023-Sunflower-Seed-Head\"](\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0023-Sunflower-Seed-Head.jpg\")
For this image, I raised the camera to capture this image with the sunflowers receding into the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"2349-0037-Field-Of-Sunflowers\"](\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0037-Field-Of-Sunflowers.jpg\")
Most of the sunflowers face the morning sun, so most of the images are backlit with the afternoon sun. However, I did found one sunflower that faced the setting sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"2349-0045-Sunflower-Facing-The-Sun\"](\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0045-Sunflower-Facing-The-Sun.jpg\")
There was one spot where I found a group of 5 sunflowers, with petals and leaves backlit by the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"2349-0056-Backlit-Sunflowers\"](\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0056-Backlit-Sunflowers.jpg\")
For a different viewpoint, I re-positioned the camera so that the sun was directly behind the sunflower and re-shot to create this image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"2349-0135-Sun-Behind-Sunflower\"](\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0135-Sun-Behind-Sunflower.jpg\")
Soon after, the sun dipped behind a cloud, put the sunflowers into the shade. I switched lenses and made a series if images looking down the alley behind these flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"2349-0177-Head-Of-The-Sunflower-Alley\"](\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0177-Head-Of-The-Sunflower-Alley.jpg\")
After the sun dipped behind the horizon, I found another sunflower, now in the shade. The main stem of a sunflower is covered by hairs. Also, the leaves have a really interesting ribs and texture that I really like to capture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"2349-0194-Sunflower-Head-Detail\"](\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0194-Sunflower-Head-Detail.jpg\")
In this final image, I had to make a sunset shot looking towards the Rocky Mountains. Since we were close to the airport, several aircraft were taking off at sunset. I waited until on airplane had entered the frame for this image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
![\"2349-0183-Sunset-Over-The-Rockies\"](\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0183-Sunset-Over-The-Rockies.jpg\")
This was a great day to experience the sunflowers, even though it was another hot summer’s day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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