Super size sunflower #2 by goodoleboy
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Captured 7/5/08, around 7:15 AM, exactly .38 miles/.612 kilometers from my hackneyed habitat.
This beauty was on a plant adjoining the one posted yesterday.
If you think the bloom displayed yesterday was massive, this one came in at 15-inches/38.1cms horizontally, from petal tip to petal tip. And its carpel/middle/pistil measured a whopping 8-inches/20.32cms across. The Mother of all sunflowers! A leviathan among blooms!
Although you might figure otherwise, the carpel/middle/pistil on this one isn't as spectacular and variegated as yesterday's, but that's the way it goes in the capricious world of nature.
I didn't clone out the big petal at the bottom lest I make a mess of things.
Better viewed full size.
Thankx for the visit, and have a totally tickety-boo Tuesday.
Comments (25)
Long Beach has something besides twisted junipers and arbor vitae and I don't mean cypress.
This is absolutely awesome, Harry! Your sharp details and that great lighting show this one off to perfection! (Do they feed steroids to the sunflowers in your neighbourhood? LOL)
Super-sized!!! Great shot!!
Super-sized, Super shot!
Wonderful!
Super shot! Excellent
GREAT SHOT
look good with the green petal. The flower do not jump at you as the green petal keeps it in check
NICE................
WOW, I saw one similiar today driving home, one large solo sunflower, I so badly wanted a picture of it but it was in someones gated yard LOL.. so I just admired it as I drove by.
This is huge. Love the petals like a sun in full blast. Wonderful happy yellow color. I don't mind a leaf there it is part of the plant so why not leave it there. Good one Harry.
Lots of seeds in that puppy..must not be mature or the birds would be after them...very colorul image..
WOW... a frame FULL of sunshine! Look at that display of symmetry. Nice one, Harry.
INTENSE!
Now THAT is a big flower! Wow! Wonder how many seeds it will produce? I eat a lot of sunflower seeds...now I'm hungry.....
Let's see ... on my 22 inch monitor, I'm thinkin' I'm seeing this sunflower right about life size! Wow. That's huge. Wonderous and beautiful capture, my dear! BTW, I had a partially tickety-boo Tuesday. I hope that will suffice.
Intense therapy for the soul in the color Harry. Soliflora Giganticus at its best. Well captured.
Wow Harry - it is truly stunning and ever so gigantic!!!! I agree with Piet here - therapy for the soul!!!! Thank you for sharing! :)
O boy..what a huge one......wonderful details
Lovely sunflower, Harry! Bright and sunshiny and definitely a smile to start the morning. :) Nicely done, my friend.
awesome yellow
I love sunflowers; I planted a bunch of them in my garden this year; they have yet to bloom yet ... so far they only stand about 4 feet high, at most. Once they are in full bloom I'll show you mine :)
Fabulous shot ol'boy, I can't help but laugh and think of my mother, whenever I see sunflowers. Nice capture Harry!
Beautiful colours and composition
Fantastic shot!!!