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This was taken about three weeks ago not far from where I live in Rotherham. The sun flowers were growing in a maize field which is grown as a cover crop specifically for game-shooting.

Hit F11 if you view large

Tone mapped one exposure in Photomatix
F13@ 1/4sec
ND Grad
Raw ISO 500 (forgot to change it)
Tripod


Cheers for looking.

Mark.

Camera:Canon EOS 5D
Lens:24-105 L @ 24
Recording media:RAW (digital)
Title:Reaching For The Sun
Username:MarkT MarkT
Uploaded:4 Oct 2007 - 11:44 AM
Tags:Digitally manipulated, Flowers & plants, Landscape / travel, Maize, Rotherham, Stone, Sun flowers, Sunrise
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TyChee
TyChee (e2 Member)
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TyChee vcard United States1 Constructive Critique Points
4 Oct 2007 - 11:51 AM
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Great colors and sky!
Ty

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Kim Walton
4 Oct 2007 - 12:13 PM
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Lovely shot.Well found.
When ever i`ve stopped for sunflowers they`ve always been stragly closeup---and a good sky to go with it.

wamp
6
276 forum posts England8 Constructive Critique Points
4 Oct 2007 - 12:24 PM
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The yellows look really good contrasting with the green. The suns rays look good peeking through too

Sean

sut68
sut68 (e2 Member)
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1965 forum postssut68 vcard England75 Constructive Critique Points
4 Oct 2007 - 12:52 PM
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Nicely done mate, love the sun just poking through too.

Paul

MarkT
MarkT (e2 Member)
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119 forum postsMarkT vcard England2 Constructive Critique Points
4 Oct 2007 - 12:54 PM
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Thanks folks - worth the bollocking from the farmer for scaring his pheasants Wink

Mark.

RationAssasin
4 Oct 2007 - 12:59 PM
0

Great capture, love the colours and the subject matter. Well done.
Cheers Colin

caotiquemind
4 Oct 2007 - 12:59 PM
0

Absolutely stunning work.

Noe

bayleaf
4 Oct 2007 - 1:04 PM
0

Terrific. John.

User_Removed
4 Oct 2007 - 1:08 PM
0

Just superb Mark, really top quality image.

Regards
Dave

Scoff_Too
4 Oct 2007 - 1:09 PM
0

Super Shot Smile Wonderful colours.
Lorraine

GaryR
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1348 forum posts England
4 Oct 2007 - 1:25 PM
0

Really nice. The colours are beautiful.

Gary.

Briwooly
Briwooly (e2 Member)
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450 forum postsBriwooly vcard England5 Constructive Critique Points
4 Oct 2007 - 1:31 PM
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Great colour and comp love the detail

Brian.................................

FredF
6
France
4 Oct 2007 - 1:34 PM
0

Lovely lansdcape, great colours and subject.

Fred

graeme34
4 Oct 2007 - 1:44 PM
0

Superb composition, good colours and love the sky

Graeme

culturedcanvas
4 Oct 2007 - 2:01 PM
0

Quality shot. Impact straight from the thumb!

Dan

Mike Gray
4 Oct 2007 - 2:17 PM
0

This is nice Mark.

Mike

mhaseman
4 Oct 2007 - 2:18 PM
0

Fabulous image. Absolutely gorgeous.
Martin

MarkT
MarkT (e2 Member)
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119 forum postsMarkT vcard England2 Constructive Critique Points
4 Oct 2007 - 2:35 PM
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Cheers folks.

Mark

davidcollins
davidcollins (e2 Member)
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98 forum postsdavidcollins vcard Scotland1 Constructive Critique Points
4 Oct 2007 - 2:49 PM
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a cracking shot.

LongDucDong
4 Oct 2007 - 3:11 PM
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Proud to be the 30th! Superb shot!

AlleyCatz
4 Oct 2007 - 3:45 PM
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A really cracking image.
Love the colours,light and sky.



~Alley~

Jou©o
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56 forum posts Finland
4 Oct 2007 - 4:05 PM
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Terrific shot!

Jouko

proz
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205 forum posts United States
4 Oct 2007 - 5:57 PM
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lovely all the way through

GalleryGirl
4 Oct 2007 - 9:00 PM
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Stunning capture and sky. Marilyn x

MarkT
MarkT (e2 Member)
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119 forum postsMarkT vcard England2 Constructive Critique Points
4 Oct 2007 - 9:07 PM
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Thanks for the comments/clicks folks. Smile

Mark.

Sezz
Sezz (e2 Member)
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614 forum postsSezz vcard England15 Constructive Critique Points
4 Oct 2007 - 11:00 PM
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I really like this one Mark - I haven't seen any sunflowers this year at all Sad
I like the close-up of the flower in the fg and then the rest receeding into the distance - beautiful colour all round - excellent work!

Sez *

csr
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England
4 Oct 2007 - 11:25 PM
0

Cracking shot well done
Chris

Eric_Hendershot
5 Oct 2007 - 12:50 AM
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Nicely spotted & captured, Mark. Well done!

Eric

DaveU
DaveU (e2 Member)
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1323 forum postsDaveU vcard England117 Constructive Critique Points
5 Oct 2007 - 7:46 AM
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Too colourful by half for Rotherham Smile

MarkT
MarkT (e2 Member)
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119 forum postsMarkT vcard England2 Constructive Critique Points
5 Oct 2007 - 8:39 AM
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Lol, Dave if I moved my camera 90° to the left you would be able to to see Maltby pit (still working), and just out of the shot is my pet whippet Wink

Mark.

DaveU
DaveU (e2 Member)
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1323 forum postsDaveU vcard England117 Constructive Critique Points
5 Oct 2007 - 8:40 AM
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Pits and whippets ..... Eeeee how you Northener's live.

keith_yorkie
5 Oct 2007 - 9:43 AM
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superb Mark!!!!

Keith....

chesh
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45 forum posts United Kingdom
5 Oct 2007 - 12:18 PM
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Top shot Mark,
Dave

Maddie
Maddie (e2 Member)
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2710 forum postsMaddie vcard United Kingdom2 Constructive Critique Points
5 Oct 2007 - 1:53 PM
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nice one Mark

Rob_Taylor
5 Oct 2007 - 10:02 PM
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Excellent, well done on the EC

rob

Sezz
Sezz (e2 Member)
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614 forum postsSezz vcard England15 Constructive Critique Points
6 Oct 2007 - 9:06 AM
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Congrat's Mark!

MarkT
MarkT (e2 Member)
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6 Oct 2007 - 9:24 AM
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Wow - cheers Pete! Smile Smile Smile

Mark.

Ian_Sweet
6 Oct 2007 - 8:48 PM
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Awesome mate, many congrats on ya EC.

Regards

Ian...

rusmi
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35 forum posts Italy1 Constructive Critique Points
6 Oct 2007 - 8:54 PM
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congrats on the EC, you got already 3 in a few weeks, well done!

TOM

martin.w
martin.w (e2 Member)
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336 forum postsmartin.w vcard United Kingdom16 Constructive Critique Points
6 Oct 2007 - 9:59 PM
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Well done again Mark, your 3rd now....and all for very different images.

janehewitt
6 Oct 2007 - 11:42 PM
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One of th ebest sunflower shots I've seen in a long time, congrats on the EC jane

S_Boulding
7 Oct 2007 - 9:22 AM
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thats stunningly good

chase
chase (Critique Team)
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1059 forum postschase vcard England193 Constructive Critique Points
7 Oct 2007 - 9:51 AM
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That's a beauty Mark & so deserving of an EC,well done!
Janet

MarkT
MarkT (e2 Member)
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7 Oct 2007 - 11:21 AM
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Thanks folks, I'm chuffed to bits with the comments/clicks and the EC of course Smile

Mark.

pacman
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29 forum posts Ireland
7 Oct 2007 - 6:43 PM
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superb

AidanT
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49 forum posts United Kingdom
7 Oct 2007 - 7:04 PM
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Great HDR image

MarkT
MarkT (e2 Member)
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119 forum postsMarkT vcard England2 Constructive Critique Points
8 Oct 2007 - 7:17 PM
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Thanks Pacman, Aidan and the clickers Smile

Mark.

willf1
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51 forum posts
9 Oct 2007 - 11:44 AM
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Lovely, punchy colours. A thumbs up from me.

Tony

MarkT
MarkT (e2 Member)
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9 Oct 2007 - 12:01 PM
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Thanks Tony.

Mark.

Tandberg
9 Oct 2007 - 1:29 PM
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Thiss is sweet mark and is well deserving of the EC..
The colour and the comp of the flowers is sublime imho and petes called this one right on the nose with the award

Dave

MarkT
MarkT (e2 Member)
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119 forum postsMarkT vcard England2 Constructive Critique Points
10 Oct 2007 - 11:41 AM
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Cheers Dave, appreciate your comments Smile

Mark.

MrsS
MrsS (e2 Member)
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4526 forum postsMrsS vcard England18 Constructive Critique Points
10 Oct 2007 - 8:41 PM
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Well done on the EC, Mark - - happy to get you one nearer the ton!! Smile

Fran xx

MarkT
MarkT (e2 Member)
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10 Oct 2007 - 9:11 PM
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Cheers Fran - it's now got the most votes in my PF Wink

Mark.

Last Modified By MarkT at 10 Oct 2007 - 9:11 PM
Gaz_H
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150 forum posts United Kingdom1 Constructive Critique Points
12 Oct 2007 - 10:43 PM
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Amazing shot there Mark - just magical. Congrats on the EC. Very well deserved.

MarkT
MarkT (e2 Member)
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15 Oct 2007 - 6:51 PM
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Cheers Gaz Smile

Mark.

sugarbird
16 Oct 2007 - 6:38 PM
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Superb

MarkT
MarkT (e2 Member)
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16 Oct 2007 - 8:31 PM
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Cheers Jill - my first ever photo with 100 clicks!

SmileSmileSmile

Mark.

TanyaBright
29 Oct 2007 - 12:40 AM
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Beautiful image. Congrats on EC.
Tanya

MarkT
MarkT (e2 Member)
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29 Oct 2007 - 10:07 AM
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Thanks Tanya Smile

Mark.

Kassia
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19 Nov 2007 - 1:56 PM
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This is really gorgeous.

MarkT
MarkT (e2 Member)
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19 Nov 2007 - 4:38 PM
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Cheers Kassia.

Mark.

Skye24Blue
16 Jun 2008 - 3:30 PM
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That's one amazing shot, Mark. Perfect!!!
Mac

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