• Photos

  • Level

  • Score

Dancing Sunflowers

© Matt Farrell

Dancing Sunflowers

Uploaded: January 05, 2004

Description

Shot at Great Sand Dunes National Mounument, Colorado. Technical information: Shot on Kodachome 64. Apeture: f22, shutter: 1/2 on a tripod, late afternoon with rain and thunder on the horizon. I had this slide scanned at 4000 dpi, cloned out dust, and used the curves and hue/saturation tools of Photoshop 7 to make the digital file look as clsoe to the physical slide as possible. This image contains no physical or digital manipulation of any sort.

Comments

Kathleen Clemons January 05, 2004

Before I read your description I was sure this was a combination of images. Who'd have thought sunflowers could grow in sand? :) It's an awesome capture, so very well composed! :) #84989

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe January 05, 2004

Great work Matt! This is really well captured, and so unique! Jeff #318883

Kristen McKain January 05, 2004

i love this, Matt, great shot! #318899

Colette M. Metcalf January 05, 2004

Great image!! #318900

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic February 17, 2004

Congratulations!!! Great shot! #382496

zcaley February 17, 2004

Wonderful photo. Congratulations on winning with it! #382706

Judith G. Secco February 17, 2004

Wonderful shot, Matt. Congratulations!
Judy #382778

Robin L. Wehrman February 17, 2004

Beautiful image. Congratulations, Matt! #382781

Evy Johansen level-classic February 17, 2004

Congratulations on your win, Matt! #383037

Brenda Tharp February 17, 2004

This has such a wonderful mood to it, Matt - the flowers are 'dancing' and it's such a unique expression of the dunes there. Congratulations! #383639

Alisha May Furbish February 17, 2004

Congratulations, Matt- this is beautiful and unique, a well-deserved win:) #383717

Gary H. Minish level-classic February 17, 2004

Great composition and a superb exposure, Matt! Very sharp and clean and the colors are very natural looking. Very nicely shot. Congratulations on a well deserved win :-) #384207

February 20, 2004

The sunflowers seem very out of place. There is a barren desert and a dark sky. However, the bright yellow flowers seem odd. #388279

February 20, 2004

Cool Cool C00l cool picture, it is very creative and the setting is VERY VERY unique, im diggin the sunflowers(get it diggin hahah) The horizon is AMAZINg it looks like its about to rain and the picture looks so realalistic #388298

February 20, 2004

I AGREE SOOOOOO MUCH U SHOULD HAVE WON GOOD JOB JASON #388310

Colleen Braun February 23, 2004

great shot... #392049

Kathleen K. Parker level-deluxe March 17, 2004

This is so very cool!!! Fascinating!
Kathleen #429314

Pang Sawwee April 28, 2004

'This image contains no physical or digital manipulation of any sort.' - BEST part of this GREAT shot!! Congratulations, Matt!! A well-deserved win! #508319

To discuss, first log in or sign up (buttons are at top center of page).

Get Constructive Critiques

Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.


 

Did You Know?

Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.

BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.

Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.


 

The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:

I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.

You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.

2

You & 2

Love It!
BetterPhoto.com All Time Best Photo Contest Editor's Pick BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest SECOND PLACE Winner


Copyright for this photo belongs solely to Matt Farrell.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.