As I mentioned before, I didn’t really spend much time on the sunflowers this season. There was just way too much drama at the fields and way too much bad behavior and I didn’t want to deal with the stress.

I did manage a couple “drive-bys” though when out taking picture of other subjects. This one, taken mid-August, is one of my favorites.

The field itself was relatively small so it didn’t lend itself to a wider shot. Instead, I zoomed in, capturing a dense spot giving it a much bigger feel than what was really there. Plus, that one sunflower standing just a bit taller than the others was a nice draw.

If you look close, there is a bee in there as well.

My photo excursion this morning was pretty much a dud so when I returned to the house, I mounted up my macro lens and headed to the backyard.

These sunflowers are actually a bit of an accident. We had a bird feeder in this spot last year and this year, well, it appears the sunflower seeds in the birdseed had babies. 😉 Kind of fun and there were a ton of them. We had to pull a bunch but still probably have a dozen back there.

Just kind of a pretty scene I came across a few weeks ago on the Great Plains. These wild sunflowers were in full bloom and putting one solo against those gorgeous skies worked well.