{"id":8601,"date":"2019-08-19T23:02:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T06:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=8601"},"modified":"2019-08-19T23:02:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T06:02:37","slug":"colorado-sunflowers-wk-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/19\/colorado-sunflowers-wk-34\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Sunflowers &#8212; wk 34"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a day of painting our kitchen, it was time to head out for some fun finding sunflowers. A few weeks ago, I scouted potential locations. Making my way to the field, I found this flower. After setting up on tripod, the sun hid behind a cloud, providing nice shadow free lighting for a few minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"544\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0002-First-Sunflower-Of-The-Day.jpg\" alt=\"2349-0002-First-Sunflower-Of-The-Day\" class=\"wp-image-8592\"\/><figcaption>First Sunflower Of The Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0023-Sunflower-Seed-Head.jpg\" alt=\"2349-0023-Sunflower-Seed-Head\" class=\"wp-image-8593\"\/><figcaption>Sunflower Seed Head.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this image, I raised the camera to capture this image with the sunflowers receding into the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0037-Field-Of-Sunflowers.jpg\" alt=\"2349-0037-Field-Of-Sunflowers\" class=\"wp-image-8594\"\/><figcaption>Field Of Sunflowers.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0045-Sunflower-Facing-The-Sun.jpg\" alt=\"2349-0045-Sunflower-Facing-The-Sun\" class=\"wp-image-8595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0045-Sunflower-Facing-The-Sun.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0045-Sunflower-Facing-The-Sun-768x526.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Sunflower Facing The Sun.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0056-Backlit-Sunflowers.jpg\" alt=\"2349-0056-Backlit-Sunflowers\" class=\"wp-image-8596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0056-Backlit-Sunflowers.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0056-Backlit-Sunflowers-768x516.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Backlit Sunflowers.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0135-Sun-Behind-Sunflower.jpg\" alt=\"2349-0135-Sun-Behind-Sunflower\" class=\"wp-image-8597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0135-Sun-Behind-Sunflower.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0135-Sun-Behind-Sunflower-768x518.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Sun Behind Sunflower.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0177-Head-Of-The-Sunflower-Alley.jpg\" alt=\"2349-0177-Head-Of-The-Sunflower-Alley\" class=\"wp-image-8598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0177-Head-Of-The-Sunflower-Alley.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0177-Head-Of-The-Sunflower-Alley-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Head Of The Sunflower Alley.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0194-Sunflower-Head-Detail.jpg\" alt=\"2349-0194-Sunflower-Head-Detail\" class=\"wp-image-8599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0194-Sunflower-Head-Detail.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0194-Sunflower-Head-Detail-768x556.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Sunflower Head Detail.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0183-Sunset-Over-The-Rockies.jpg\" alt=\"2349-0183-Sunset-Over-The-Rockies\" class=\"wp-image-8600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0183-Sunset-Over-The-Rockies.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/2349-0183-Sunset-Over-The-Rockies-768x496.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Sunset Over The Rockies.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was a great day to experience the sunflowers, even though it was another hot summer&#8217;s day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a day of painting our kitchen, it was time to head out for some fun finding sunflowers. 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