9th place Brave Sunflower by Joshua tanzer by Canon DSLR Challenge

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9th place
Brave Sunflower by Joshua tanzer


16-JUL-2008	Joshua Tanzer

9th place Exhibition

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
1/1000s f/5.6 at 135.0mm iso250 full exif

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Joshua Tanzer		03-May-2009 08:09
Thanks, everybody! Eric -- you're right, the crop you suggest changes the mood quite a bit, and in a good way. But since I already submitted it this way and I've been living with it this way since last year, I think I'll leave it alone. Shu -- what's really surprising is that this was the fourth sunflower I passed that was growing through the pavement, so I already had the shot in mind and I was watching out for this one.

Canon DSLR Challenge		03-May-2009 01:27
Unique! (What are the chances of seeing a sunflower growing out of the pavement on the side of the road?) Nice to have stopped and captured this great shot! shu

Guest		02-May-2009 20:09
You can't keep a good thing down - or - the power of Nature - or - whatever other interpretation the viewer may see in this, there is no doubt this is an image with a message!

Canon DSLR Challenge		02-May-2009 01:23
Not a bad shot Joshua, some nice bacground blur brings the attention back to the sunflower. Possible crop from the top and the side would have helped to emphasis the flower a bit more. good work. eric

Canon DSLR Challenge		01-May-2009 21:02
I like very much the game aspect of this...and of course the picture. Way to go...Traveller

Joshua Tanzer		01-May-2009 20:15
Very true, Mary Anne. I was driving from SF to NY and I gave myself the goal of taking one good picture in every state. Usually this involved seeing something, screeching to a halt on the shoulder, walking back about five minutes down the road, and seeing if there was a picture there. This was my favorite. I don't recommend this method for taking great pictures (for one thing, all you ever see is what's on the highway), but I will say this -- it really develops your ability to see what's around you and spot a picture in an instant, because that's all the time you have to react. It's good training.

Mary Anne		01-May-2009 16:38
Very nice, Joshua...bright yellow sunflower with a yellow line leading us into the OOF background. You must have run across the highway to get this facing the oncoming traffic. Glad you apparently made it back safely. --Mary Anne