Friday, July 22, 2011

Ode to a Sunflower




For more beautiful flowers please visit Macro Flowers Saturday, Weekend Flowers on Friday, Flowers on Saturday and Today's Flowers. Also stop by and say hi at Mellow Yellow Monday.

If you look really close you might see a heart or two.

60 comments:

Miss Sandra said...

Dear Judy,
Just stopping by to say hello. It's been way too long. You still have the most amazing, beautiful photos! I hope life has been treating you kindly and most of all blissfully. xo!
Sandra

Pieces of Sunshine said...

These photos are stunning. The colours are amazing.

Carol said...

Absolutely amazing!! I love sunflowers in the summer I grow them and photograph them for the winter.I spend my winter months trying to capture their beauty with drawings and paintings

nana_ang_poppaphil said...

Beautiful!! A sure sign of Summer.

Ann said...

You got me stumped with your header photo. I didn't realise my sunflower seeds look like this.

Vhen said...

very beautiful!

visiting from Macro Flowers Saturday!

here's mine:

http://point-shoot-vhen.blogspot.com/2011/07/365175-176.

hope you can drop by also, thanks!

Tina said...

Thanks for sharing this beautiful sunflowers with WEF. Wish you also a great weekend! LG Tina

yonca said...

Beautiful sunflowers! Have a wonderful weekend Judy!

My garden haven said...

The petals are so fresh in the sunlight. Lovely macros.
Rosie

Anne Lyken-Garner said...

Beautiful. I like your imagination with these shots. I think you got the best possible frames of the sunflower.

That last photo is especially beautiful.
I wanted to let you know that I changed my book's cover.
I'll send you the link to it. Thanks

Joyful said...

Fantastic macros. The sunflower is one of my favourite flowers. It is so bright and cheery.

AL said...

The last picture is very impressive Judy. I like it!

Naqvee said...

wow.. the nerves of the leaves in first pic is awesome Judy how are u my dear frnd

KaLynn ("MiMi") said...

love these pictures! absolutely beautiful!

maiaT said...

Oh Judy, these are gorgeous photos. Not that I could choose a favorite, but your last shot is breathtaking in this light.
Wonderful details and contrast between the rich, vibrating yellow petals and the dark brown center.

texwisgirl said...

so very pretty!

Sandra said...

your header looks like God's Kaleidoscope flower. and of course i like sunflowers.

DJan said...

Wow! So pretty... that header photo is amazing, but then again, that's what I've come to expect from you!

Irene said...

FREAKIN FABULOUS!

Icy BC said...

Gorgeous sunflower shots, Judy! I can't wait to see mine..

Mama Monkey said...

Sunflowers are so beautiful and a sure sign of summer!

Poetic Shutterbug said...

Oh wow! These are amazing to say the least. Gorgeous. And, your header is a knockout. Love it!

Cecilia Artista said...

I love sunflowers too!
Beautiful photos!

ester said...

Gorgeous!

My entry.

Madi and Mom said...

Amazing header at first the header looked like 100s of bazoola bubble gum wrapters especially on the outer edges LOL. Love the sunflowers!!
Happy Saturday Madi and Mom

Ginny said...

Oh MAN!!!! You are a true artist, really!!! My senses are thrilled, you are my mentor!

Nayana Donga said...

simply stunning.....love the last one...following you.

Carolyn Ford said...

wOw! these are beautiful...grand color, composiiton and light! they are dancing in that glorious light!

jabblog said...

Glorious! I do like sunflowers:-) Ours, 'planted' by the birds, are not as rich and mellow as yours.

Karin M. said...

Wundervolle Macro-Aufnahme....du machst jede Einzelheit sehr schön deutlich....
LG: Karin

Kay L. Davies said...

Fabulous photos, Judy. Looking at the last one, I could just imagine all the birds lining up to begin pecking out those seeds sometime soon.

—Kay, Alberta, Canada

Ewa said...

I love sunflowers, and not only take photos of them, but the ones that have the seeds ready to eat :)

Jama said...

These are stunning macro, just love !

Luna Miranda said...

i wouldn't look at a sunflower the same way again after seeing these macros. the textures are amazing.

Bernie said...

Marvellous close-ups.

Tes said...

Judy, your photos are getting better and better! Looking like a pro -so stunning! :) Your love for flowers is showing! :)

HOOTIN' ANNI said...

Tell me, can sunflowers be considered 'luscious'? I think the yellows in these photos is simply luscious. Truly.

STILT WALKER?

Have a happy Sunday.

http://graceolsson.com/blog said...

Dear Judy!

Just stoping by to say you one thing...YOUR PHOTOS ARE PURE ENERGY AND FEELING.

Congrats



I´ve forgotten to tell you I LOVE THE HEADER OF YOUR BLOG ...AS ALWAYS, OF COURSE

Ever Green Tree said...

A show stopper. Splendid job capturing the sunflower. I love them.

Sivinden said...

I like these sunflower shots - especially the first one is very beautiful.

Georgia said...

such amazing photos!!!! i am also growing sunflowers this summer.gonna feed them to the chickens when they die off :0)

Clytie said...

What absolutely beautiful shots! I was going to comment that I saw tiny little hearts in the first shot, but I see you already noticed them!!!

:=}

Pat Tillett said...

Wow! What beautiful photos! LOVE that color. Your new header photo is amazing...

♥~Judy~♥ said...

Gorgeous shots!

Stan said...

All eye-catching images. #1 & #3 are superb!! Extremely well done Your Highness --

Liza said...

So beautiful.

Have a fabulous week!

Liz @ MLC

Mika said...

So beautiful! Sunflower is my favorite...it's makes everything around looks so bright and happy :)

Carver said...

Wonderful shots of the sunflowers.

Ratty said...

The petals make me think of yellow fire.

Shobha said...

Beautiful click...nice close up shot.

RNSANE said...

Nothing is as cheerful and bright as a sunflower. Your macros are stunning.

My Mellow Yellow is at:

http://rnsane.blogspot.com/2011/07/mellow-yellow-monday-131-more-hang.html#links

Hope you have a wonderful week ahead!

Honeygo Beasley said...

What a feast for the eyes here on your blog with these lovely sunflower photos. Awesome! Your blog header is very interesting. I thought it was a rhinestone design at first!

The Japanese Redneck said...

Beautiful! I luv your header too.

Deborah Kay at The Paint Splash said...

Amazing photos. Love Sunflowers. Blessings, Debbie

Denise said...

Very impressive photos and those sunflowers are absolutely gorgeous.

easygardener said...

You have got to love Sunflowers - so cheery and so large! A squirrel carried off one of mine last year, just as I was expecting the birds to enjoy the seeds!

Jane said...

I've not done flowers on Saturday for a while, there being very little still living to photograph :-) But I miss seeing shots like these. Your sunflower photos are really beautiful. The last one is my favorite.

Splendid Little Stars said...

gorgeousness!
the flower and photos thereof!

Tina said...

Gratulation! You are voted #1 in *PicStory*! :) LG Tina

LindyLouMac in Italy said...

One of my favourite flowers, stunning photos.