Sunday, 29th May 2011
Sun Flowers
by Marc Adamus
After shooting Washington's colorful Columbia Hills many times before, I was looking for something of a new perspective. Experimenting with my ultra-wide angle lens, I decided to try a dramatic near/far composition utilizing images blended together from multiple focal points, allowing me a sharp focus from only a few inches away to infinity once the exposures were merged in processing. These blending techniques allowed me to overcome the technical limitations of any one lens and combined with dramatic skies and lighting that evening gave me the deep, colorful image I wanted even with only a few flowers in bloom on this year. Tech: Canon 1Ds III, Nikon 14-24mm with V3 adapter at 16mm, no filters, 4 exposures at f/16 and 1/2 second blended for foreground and 1 exposure at f/16 and 1/20 second for sky.
Equipment: Canon 1Ds III, Nikon 14-24 lens
Marc Adamus
I am a professional landscape photographer based in the Northwest US. My love in life is wilderness. I enjoy having the opportunity to bring my experiences in nature to you through my photography.
Website: www.marcadamus.com
Sun Flowers by Marc Adamus was photo of the day on Sunday, 29th May 2011. It is tagged Sunflowers, Sunset, Washington. You can leave a comment below.
44 Comments
Deb H
FABULOUS!
Justin Reznick
Killer image Marc, congrats!
peter
nice colortones !!
great light on the flowers !
Dorothy
First word that came to mind was “WOW” and I can’t think of a better one. What a perfect shot.
mary blankenship
Wonderful capture of light on the flowers, makes a wining photo,very nice.
Pauline Jones
Nice job; your new lens works very well.
Samanttha Goode
Absulutely beautiful capture. The lighting is stunning. I feel as though I am there, in that field looking at this. Beautiful.
Keith
Beautiful shot very nicely captured.
Angela
That is a stunning picture that I would love to have on my wall at home to look at every day!
Wanda Krack
An amazing picture! Thanks for the info on your capture. It’s beautiful!
Ruben Vicente
Amazing, love it!
Ivo F. Raic
This is an amazing picture, realy!! Thanks for the info on your capture. All the best.
Karri
Stunning!
Philippe Sainte-Laudy
Perfection…..I dont know what else to say…..
Becky
LOVE. Truly spectacular, I wish I could wake to this sight daily. I must escape to these fields and write poetry, I hear it calling me. Thank you for capturing such splendor and beauty!
Richard Dart
Glorious shot of my home territory…beautiful Washington state. What magic in the blending!! Didn’t know that was possible.
Mario Gustavo Fiorucci
Beautiful shot….. congrats!
Rick Duval
Big fan of yours Marc and this image is another stellar addition to your ever expanding body of quality work. Interesting combination of your Canon camera and one of my favorite Nikon lenses! Question: not sure i understand the “blending” aspect. Is this an HDR image? Or did you use a different technique to combine these images?
Laura Milholland
Glorious and majestic! Truly a stunning image! Congratulations!!
JimAtkin
Quite a peice of work. Excellent.
Lin
Outstanding! Do you sell prints?
Tim Andes
Wow, you’ve outdone yourself Mr Marc
Marie Dunphy Harding
This image is striking! I love sunflowers and now I have them as my background, thanks to your superior talent .
Eva
Glorious. Sunflowers are my favorites!
Jacqueline Deely
This image just blows me away! Thank you for sharing the “blending” technique to achieve sharpness throughout. I now just have to try it!
Nicole | Wholesale Flowers Co
Beautiful flower shot! Do you sell your shots or perform commercial work?
Shirley Hill
The variation in colours is just amazing. Thank you.
Tilana Stander
Amazing! Very inviting!
Bill Bentley
Very pretty shot. The tree adds just the right amount of balance to the flowers imo.
Carla Rodrigues
Absolutely stunning….
Amy
I wish I could have seen this w/my own eyes. Thank you very much, Marc, for the next best thing.
Rashid Mukoon
Simply wonderful,well chosen title.
Lisa
Gorgeous! I love how this makes me feel!
Gouldkb
I too love photographing these beautiful wild flowers – they are all over eastern Washington and I get a few snaps of them every May
Brenda Miller
Stunning Photo, the best I have enjoyed in some time. It looks to be a beautifull spot for a picnic
& writing or drawing. the colors in the shot are fabulous. It would be nice to see that every day,
great caputuring.
Brenda Miller
I love the composition too. Love all the beautifull colors.
Brenda Miller
I take photos of secnery, sun rises & sun sets , & flowers But I like how you have it all together!
Ginger Sanders
Great colors and of course, the PNW is a fantastic subject, but I might be biased…..
Russ Bishop
Lovely image Marc. The colors and composition are beautiful.
subrata bhattacharya
wonderful. you are really great.
Marc Adamus
Thanks, everyone! I was away on a trip when this was selected, so my apologies for not responding. You can see it again on the cover of Outdoor Photographer magazine this month.
alishokri
Wonderful works, thanks
kevin
I like this one good work
Rose M. Virgil
This image is simply breath taking, and the color blends are awesome