By Ed Heaton
This week the photographers in my family (there are five of us but only four made it on this trip) and a photo friend visited two sunflower fields on the Eastern Shore in Maryland. One field was five acres and the other was ten. You can just imagine a sea of sunflowers. We arrived at the fields a bit later than planned only because we weren’t positive where they were located. We had the general area but had to search to find them. (Believe it or not finding them was harder than I originally thought) With only 45 minutes of daylight left we worked the fields as fast as we could, doing our best to put together a strong set of images. A return visit is in order but timing will certainly be an issue. The one field is past peak for the flowers and then my personal schedule comes into play…. (Gee I need more time for fun stuff) I hope you enjoy viewing these couple of images as I did making them! Spending time with friends and family should be high on our list in life; it’s good for the soul :-)
I used a couple different lenses for these but I’m really impressed with the sharpness of my Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 lens.
C'mon, it's a blatant evidence: you can NOT talk about the lens' sharpness while showing only web-sized pictures; and yes, I've clicked on them.
And that's a shame, 'cause I happen to know first-hand that the 28-75 is just about as sharp as one could get, even on super-dense sensors (like 5DmkII or, even denser, 50D).
Posted by: Barbu | Monday, July 27, 2009 at 06:11 PM
Ahhh, so I'm preaching to the choir! You should see the image full size Thanks for the comments Barbu!
Posted by: Ed Heaton | Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 08:39 AM
ed! can you give me basic directions or address to where these sunflower fields are?
Posted by: annemarie freese | Monday, August 03, 2009 at 08:57 PM
Hi Annemarie, They are on private land but they are just outside of Galena on the eastern shore in Maryland.
Best,
Ed
Posted by: Ed Heaton | Tuesday, August 04, 2009 at 08:23 PM
Hey! Ed Heaton,
Such a nice photographs of those lovely sunflowers.. i really like it. i was fascinated by those sunflowers. how i wish i could visit to Eastern Shore in Maryland. keep it up!
-khatie-
Posted by: philippines flower | Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 10:18 AM
Hi Khatie, Thank you for your kind comments, much appreciated!
Posted by: Ed Heaton | Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 05:40 PM
haha,.yeah,it looks like a sea of sunflower. That flower farm was so beautiful..I call that flower "Smiling flower"..haha,because every time I saw them,they like smiling at me,.haha,at this time my imagination works.anyway,I love your post!
seth
Posted by: flowers Philippines | Monday, August 24, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Hello Seth and Thank You! I agree I think they are smiling too...
Posted by: Ed Heaton | Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 07:59 AM
Thanks for all your lovely photos. I grew up in the mountains, and like to check your blog! It's a breath of fresh air when i saw those flowers so beautiful. Looking forward to your next post. :)
zaijan
Posted by: philippines flower | Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 09:46 PM
Good morning Zaijan and Thank you!
Posted by: Ed Heaton | Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 07:35 AM