Sunflower

This beauty is at our community garden plot.  It's not ours, but it's beautiful, isn't it?  The bees think so too.

F Number	5.6
Lens ID	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length	45.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 90.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/30
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	200
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

Sunflower

My oldest tried his hand at a few plants this year.  These sunflowers are one of his.  I've been trying to get sunflowers to grow for many years and have never been routinely successful.  Squirrels always seems to get them.

He won't tell me his secret.  I'm calling it beginner's luck!

F Number	5.6
Lens ID	-45mm F3.5-5.6
Focal Length	40.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 80.0 mm)
Exposure Time	1/60
Exposure Program	Manual
ISO	400
Exposure Compensation	0
Flash	Off, Did not fire

Green bee!

We have an accidental sunflower in one of our flower pots. Don't know if a squirrel stashed her winter cache there or what happened, but it's about 3.5 feet (1m) tall so far, and it's one of those varieties that has a single flower.

Well, the flower wasn't there last night but it was open in the morning, and wouldn't you know it - a bee found it. And not just any bee - this one is green! I never saw one that shade before. Look at all the pollen she has on her legs, wow what a worker!

Sunflower

This isn't a giant Russian sunflower, it's one of the normal ones. We went to the garden to get some greens for dinner and it started to rain. Might as well take advantage of the situation!

City Daily Photo theme day - Big

It's the first of the month, the day when many City Daily Photo bloggers participate in a common theme. This month, it's BIG. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

My photo was taken in the community garden. These monster sunflowers are at least 8 feet tall. I'm over 6 feet tall and these towered above me. I couldn't work out a way to see them all in a row - I can't back up far enough to get the row in the frame!

The speck on the flower is a bumblebee; my son pointed it out. It's big for a bee. Maybe I got the daily double...

Do visit the other participants; some of their interpretations are fantastic!