The Contrast Of Time
by Sandi OReilly
Title
The Contrast Of Time
Artist
Sandi OReilly
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This image is one of our very last sunflowers for the year. We are harvesting the seeds to keep to use next year and have been doing this for about 15 years now. Many of the seeds are from our original sunflowers when we first started growing them. We had so much rain this summer, that they were not as big as usual for they did not get enough sun. They are beautiful no matter the size and a favorite of mine. I used a texture by Pamela Phelps, thank you Pamela and one of my own.
The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence (flowering head), and its name is derived from the flower's shape and image, which is often used to depict the sun. The plant has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves, and circular flower heads. The heads consist of many individual flowers which mature into seeds, often in the hundreds, on a receptacle base. From the Americas, sunflower seeds were brought to Europe in the 16th century, where, along with sunflower oil, they became a widespread cooking ingredient. Leaves of the sunflower can be used as cattle feed, while the stems contain a fibre which may be used in paper production.
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September 16th, 2013
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Comments (144)
Laurie Search
Revisiting!!! So joyful and gorgeous, my friend, and I love the color and light, as well as the wonderful textures!!! :)))vf
Anand Swaroop Manchiraju
Love this vibrant yellow flower,light and background textures!! Great capture. L/F
Nick Boren
I really like the contrast in colors and the nice lighting you got on this sunflower image Sandi... Your sure a fabulous photographer. ;-) fv
Anand Swaroop Manchiraju
Really fantastic Sandi,beautiful color contrast in this flower study!!!!!!!! L/F