Drying sunflower

© Douglas Pignet

Drying sunflower

Uploaded: September 27, 2010

Description

This past weekend we traveled to Pickity Place,Mason,NH..This cozy 1786 cottage once inspired a local artist's illustrations in a 1948 version of "Little Red Riding Hood." Today the cottage houses a book store, a "Little Red Riding Hood" museum, and a gourmet restaurant. This flower was in their drying room

Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/600 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 1000, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 70.00 mm, Model: NIKON D700

Comments

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe September 27, 2010

Fabulous comp. details and colors, Doug. Sounded like a fun weekend. Terrific find. #1312012

Gord MacEachern September 27, 2010

Awesome find and beautiful capture Doug! #8931779

Tiia Vissak September 27, 2010

a wonderful close-up! #8931784

Jack Gaskin September 27, 2010

Wonderful shot love the POV and lighting

Happy Shooting
Jack #8931803

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe September 27, 2010

Great find and capture Doug!! Jeff #8931838

Ron McEwan September 27, 2010

Outstanding in every way Doug, a great find and captured perfectly; terrific use of light WTG #8932028

Gina Cormier September 27, 2010

Beautiful coloring!!!! #8932125

Danny B. Head September 27, 2010

Love it! #8932132

Lynn M. Whitt September 27, 2010

Great colors and mood... #8932154

Linda D. Lester level-classic September 27, 2010

Love it too! #8932159

Carla Capra Anderson September 27, 2010

Hi Douglas,
This is just lovely!
The soft lighting sure illuminates the sunflower. I like your focus, too.
Thanks for sharing this one,
;) CC #8932270

Carol Eade level-addict September 27, 2010

Beautiful soft glow and comp, Douglas! #8932303

Jack Ryan September 27, 2010

Beautifully done! Love the lighting...great work, Doug. #8932342

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic September 27, 2010

Wonderful! #8932388

Shirley A. Kinney September 27, 2010

Beautiful capture, Doug. And interesting also. #8932489

Diane Pignet September 27, 2010

Outstanding pov, color, texture, interest, slapped a heart on this bad boy hun.....wtg di #8932645

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic September 27, 2010

Beautiful image.....Well done. Have fun in Bar Harbor....Wish I could go! #8932661

Candice C. Calhoun level-deluxe September 27, 2010

Exceptional closeup work, Doug, love this variety of sunflower with its super rich color! Awesome against the dark bg!

ccc #8932754

Monnie Ryan September 27, 2010

Beautiful perspective on this sunflower, Doug! It'll make a lovely addition to a dried bouquet! #8932979

Kerry Hill September 27, 2010

Lovely capture with great colour and lighting Doug! #8933050

Val Feldman level-deluxe September 27, 2010

Outstanding light!! Wowza, Doug...this is positively radiating. Gorgeous color, detail and the perfect b/g, to boot...hoping to see this beauty again! #8933060

John Connolly September 27, 2010

Magic light and color here Doug! A phenomenal capture beautifully presented! #8933092

Nancy (Peaches) Harker September 27, 2010

WOW, It is BEAUTIFUL Doug, fantastic lighting color and capture! #8933351

Renata Gusciora September 27, 2010

Wonderful image and tones,interesting pov,Doug! #8933689

David Phalen September 27, 2010

Terrific light and colors!! Love it!! #8933743

Julianne Bradford September 28, 2010

Beautiful lighting and color Doug! #8933973

Brett Dolsen September 28, 2010

Wonderfull lighting,colours and details in a great composition Doug! #8934008

Maria A. Gonzalez September 28, 2010

Beautiful lighting and vibrant colors,Doug..A very original presentation and composition of this beautiful flowers..Very well done. #8934521

Stephen Zacker September 28, 2010

Like the lighting. Looks like upsidedown flames #8935033

Lorraine A. Cook September 29, 2010

BEAUTIFUL and a reminder that Autumn starts this month, Doug!!<:)) #8937608

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