Giant pug or tiny sunflower?

Giant pug or tiny sunflower? You decide.

Sunflowers

My friend Tina has been on sunflower watch for a couple weeks now. The field of sunflowers that I like to take pictures of each August is too far for me to check on every day so she reports on the bloom progress.

As soon as I got word the sunflowers were ready we headed out with cameras, boots and a ladder.

The bees were out in droves, but so busy, they don't mind us.

We timed our arrival for the golden hour.

My friend Liz and her photo assistant, Sable, joined us.

It's such a great late-summer tradition. I went looking for past photos and seems like I've been doing it for awhile!

2006 |2009 | 2011 | 2012

Sunflower field 2012

I packed up my cameras, lenses, and a step stool and then Aaron and I went out to the famous Rochester sunflower field.

I think we got to the field just in time, the sunflowers were in full bloom.

There were lots of chubby, full bees buzzing around.

The stepstool made all the difference.

The sunflowers seem to go on forever.

Sunflowers

I finally made it out to the sunflower field for some pictures.

Right at sunset is my favorite light. I used my Kodak MAX digital camera. I love that camera.

I totally meant to plant sunflowers this year and I never got around to it. This makes up for it a bit.

This year they even had a little pull off are for all the people that stop to take photos.

Domo went along.

Sunflower Field

There is a sunflower field on Calkins Road that I was determined to get out and photograph.

It was getting late in the evening when I got there, and I missed the best light but I still took a few shots.

Aaron took a few pics too and we both shot some video.

I recommend if you don't like bees you skip the part between 2:25 and 3:54... Tina this means you. Although Tina did pretty well when I showed up at work with this necklace on.

I like honey bees (maybe because I like honey so much?)... especially the big fat lazy ones that graze on sunflowers. Here is the video.

Sunflower Field from Jennifer Cisney on Vimeo.