Wow Marilyn, this is a brilliant capture and not only in color but all the rest of that photo jargon as well;-) It is a favourite...hope it chases those nasty bugs away!

I love it when there is a pristine post Marilyn. True colors and clarity and a wonderful post. Def a keeper here and I'm so glad you brought it to us.

Stunning, as usual. Everything right and then some, the added "Marilyn" touch, the gift you have of presenting them so beautifully.

Anastasia

What a spectacular photo Marilyn ! There's nothing homier than the sunflower & nothing prettier than this shot ! Well done !

So sorry to hear you are under the weather. I was wondering where your usual magnificent posts had gotten to, but I was hoping that it was because you were off taking some fresh material with your new camera, and I see that I was partially right anyway. So nice to see you posting, but be sure and take care of yourself.
I want your camera, and I want it now..lol..you can send it to my address via rush mail at any time. :) What striking colors your lens picked up, especially in the background in that indescribable sky. The stunning flowers are of course arranged in the most artistic of fashion and I love the little yellow and red accents off to the right of the main attraction. They do a positively masterful job of holding back the "lion" of color that would otherwise jump out and eat us all up for breakfast...it's so strong, as anyone can see, with the deep textures and the tiny drops of water that look as if they were just there to cool off the burning heat that's emmanating from this giant "sun" of a sunflower...if I ever had my doubts as to why they're called sunflowers, they've all vanished, vaporized in the blaze of this beauty. Just one more observation, not to be stating the obvious, but in your description you made mention of those of us who may have accused you of rushing autumn a bit..well, you've hauled all of us by the scruff of the neck straight back into the summertime to await the fruition of the seeds on this giant...most amazing...if this is what you come up with while sick........................................... :)PJ

This is as good as it gets - a stunning picture
I hope you are soon 'bug free' Marilyn :)

Wow, I've seen many pictures of sunflowers but this one is the best yet. I assume a circular polarizer was used to get those deep colours?

What splendid color and clarity! Of course, coming from your camera - that's the standard we all try to achieve. Get well soon, dear friend.

Stunning Shot.What kind of magic camera did you get..

Well you did not have to do any editing on thst shot Marilyn....this is a perfect image...just great...hope you get well soon !!....gerry..

100% Fantastic quality - well done!!!

What a wonderfull shot! Just like the ones we are used to see from you! I just love the closeup and how you can see the clear sky on the background! You are right, these flowers really look lovely! Ecxellent work! ~Katerina

Wow! This is an amazing image. I love it! The colors, sharpness and composition makes this a stunning image. This would be perfect for this years calendar. This has got to be your best image ever.
Russ

Beautiful !!!

How beautiful Marilyn! Stunning! They certainly didn't need any help, lol.

I agree with my partner Darryl, this is wonderful in every aspect.
I just love the compliments of the gorgeous combination sky!
Hugs
JuneBug

How awesomely beautiful my friend. There is absolutely nothing I don't like about this image except: 1- I didn't' take it and 2- it's not hanging on my wall! Stunning Marilyn..just stunning. The best of the best, the cream of the crop. I had faith...always!!!! I knew you could do it...I knew you could!!! Congratulations on your debut!!!!!!!!!!
This leaves me absolutely breathless......whew, that is something ...me speechless & breathless!!!!!!!!!

I dont think anyone would think badly of you Marilyn....You are just too good a person to 'tell fibs' intentionally!......And the image is still beautifully awesome...whatever you done or havent done?.....OK, now go off to your bed, and get well soon..you hear!.....Bob

You know Marilyn, the more I look at this image on my desktop, the more I am in love with it! Anyone who knows you knows that you would never, ever misrepresent yourself. Thank you form the bottom of my heart for humbling yourself and showing the rest of us how to practise complete honesty :)..Now, do what Mr. Bob said and get to bed and get better and don't worry....promise? Good...nite, nite!

Superb Marilyn! This is a 10 if I ever saw one. It is absolutely perfect. Well done!

Stunning Colors!! Perfect photo of sunflowers. thanks for posting these for us---tim

My goodness, how on earth did I miss commenting on this before...what a winner you have here Marilyn...superb composition in subject matter, mood, clarity, vibrancy and as well the sheer size of this wonderful flower...marvellous work and hope by now that you are feeling better.

Perfect capture, Marilyn. A great entry for the 'Flowers' gallery. Congrats :-)

Such perfect sun flowers. Love the vibrant colours and how the blue and yellow are contrasting. Such a crisp and clear image! Gorgeous capture!

PERFECT 10, on to my HD and on to my desktop . . . wonderful shot.
Regards,

Mark.

Great picture!

Fantastic photo, one of the best flower shots I've seen.
Geoff

Hi Marilyn,

Thought I'd play catch up with your images ... and so, I did a wallpaper search and this was at the top of the list so to speak.

I can't believe I missed this one in your galleries of work.

Instant favourite for me. It is a stunning display of not only a wonderful specimen, but the colours are so rich and vibrant. Excellent work.

Now you are talking about a colour palette that I truly love, greens, yellows and deep blues. (Hey, not bad for a male I think ... although I can't quite say which hue or tones and their accompanying illustrious colour titles are present here, I know 'taupe' isn't one of them. :oP)

Wow. This really is a salve for a battered psyche, winter or not.

Your image here almost appears to literally jump off the page it is so alive. Great composition too as per your usual professionalism behind the lens.

Most certainly ... thank you for sharing this image with us. It is beautiful. :o)

Holy crap! I love it!

definitely one of the top 5 images on this site. excellent!

sun eye-land..!!
gorgeous..goldy..!!

I was going to say that is about the best macro floral capture I've seen in some time but you cheated, its an arrangement! ;) It's still great. Good job. +Favorites

Beautiful Capture Great colors I just had to add it to my favorites.. Thankx so much!!

A favorite flower of mine. Thanks for reviving this, it's truly a perfect shot.

This is amazing. So happy and colorful!! Straight to my desktop and faves!

Everyone has pretty well covered the superb quality of this shot! KUDOS!!!!! Excellent!