Birth of the Sunflower

Heavy and profound mystic! A unclassical plant photo ,excellent color and tones!diserves highest raitng! regards/ janis Lukas

Very interesting and unique. Really like it.

 

Best regards.

Very good work with nice light and effect details ... lovely.

Velvety and mysterious. Beautiful! Regards, ~~~~~~~~Linda

thank you for viewing and offering your comments and critiques!

John... Moody... almost alien... A real scroll stopper and very well presented.. Mike

 

Thanks to all ! Let's see..."heavy, profound, mystic, mysterious, moody, almost alien".... Do you think this says something as to the state of my mind? Perhaps I need professional help? ;o) My best to each of you...jg

 

 

 

Join the crowd! We all liked it... :-)

 

 

John,this one just jumped out and grabbed me. The lighting is just superb, as is your composition. The black b/g works so well for contrast. Mr John Galyon, i think you have outdone yourself on this one. A really moving image my friend. All the best......roger

WOW....WOW......WOW!!!!!!! Need I say more ;) (except view large)

 

Best regards, Pamela

Michael...o.k., you convinced me! lol

 

Roger...you know that I consider you (as do so many others) to be "da man" when it comes to all things botanical, so it is especially gratifying to receive your positive comments...which I humbly accept. And...the best to you as well my friend...jg

 

Pamela...since we don't know each other, you'll have to decide if I'm being an unashamed "suck-up" or I'm telling you the truth...when I say that I'm very glad to see your kind comment, because earlier today I was browsing through pics and saw your photo entitled "Glad"...and thought it was a spectacularly beautiful shot. If it had been up for ratings I would have given it a 7/7...but it was posted for critique only and I just didn't have the time to comment at that moment...so, now ya know! I'll be giving your portfolio a look tonight. thanks...jg

 

 

 

 

Beautiful composition with amazing lighting and wonderful color tones. Best regards.

Excellent work! Well done with light flow, composition, colors.

 

A picture, worth watching it for more than a moment!

Very well done! The light is marvelous!

- Beate -

Yes to all of the compliments above. Just want to say we liked it too.

 

Excellent work, John!

 

Kind regards, Anne & Runar :-)

Green , my favorite color and what beautful shades . I love the glow , it makes it feel so alive . Well done !

This outstanding image deserves 7s , but they won't let me , so sadly I had to give you 6s : (

Splendid green and light here,sharp and details so well seen,regards Radu.

Very different and interesting. Wonderful composition.

A real sense of majesty exuding from the center. Your work in managing the color is fantastic.

i truly appreciate hearing from all of you, but in all candor... i must say that i didn't expect the response to this shot to as positive as it's been. this is one of those times that i felt that while i would get "some" favorable responses...that the 3/3 guys would eat me alive! the shot was taken in my back yard where my wife has a swath of sunflowers coming up among other wildflowers. they're all at different stages of growth...this one being at what i felt was the most interesting stage. again....thank you for your responses!

 

 

 

The spot-light on the center makes this shot. Awesome composition. Well seen.

I agree that the lighting is superb!! And I agree with all of the other adjectives from above used to describe this. But what I love is the unusual depiction of a sunflower......certainly not what we would ordinarily see, but with a twist. It's a fine work of art for sure, and it's going straight into my favorites.

 

Extraordinary, beautifully lit, excellently composed, very accomplished processing.

But I guess the real brilliance is that you saw or envisioned this image.

 

Congrats.

Ade Olumide , June 19, 2009; 06:40 A.M.

 

John

The spot-light on the center makes this shot. Awesome composition. Well seen.

 

Christal Steele , June 24, 2009; 12:39 P.M.

 

John

I agree that the lighting is superb!! And I agree with all of the other adjectives from above used to describe this. But what I love is the unusual depiction of a sunflower......certainly not what we would ordinarily see, but with a twist. It's a fine work of art for sure, and it's going straight into my favorites.

 

Wayne Sadler , July 02, 2009; 05:24 P.M.

 

Extraordinary, beautifully lit, excellently composed, very accomplished processing. But I guess the real brilliance is that you saw or envisioned this image.

 

Congrats.

Ade, thank you so much!

 

Christal...i'm quirky, thus a quirky depiction of a sunflower. what can i say? ;)

 

Wayne, i appreciate the compliment, but i wish i was as good at "previsualization" as it might seem! i'm drawn to things that are a bit unusual, but can only take partial credit for having seen the end product when i first opened the file. some photographers "see" and work toward what they visualize before the shot. i only see so far into things beforehand...and find the magic part to be working with what the camera gave me. so...more creative post shot than pre. thanks for your comments.....john