AWARDS: ENGLAND / WILTSHIRE / LAKE DISTRICT / WALES / SCOTLAND / COAST OF S.W. ENGLAND / COAST / STORMS / LAKES & MOUNTAINS / WINTER LANDSCAPES / DESERTS / ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY / BRITISH BIRDS 1 / BRITISH BIRDS 2 / BRITISH MAMMALS / BRITISH INSECTS / WORLD BIRDS / WORLD MAMMALS / NATURE
Sunflowers at Sunset
When mature, sunflowers settle down and face east to greet the rising sun, so they warm up quickly in the morning. This means that sunset is behind their faces. Because the flowers are so bright, reflected light is sufficient to illuminate them in a bracketed exposure. To control contrast, I waited until the sun was half behind a bank of cloud.
F/22, HDR: 1/4000, 1/500, 1/125, 1/30 and 1/8 second, ISO 200
Accepted: Cheltenham 2021
