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Title
Kansas Sunflowers At Sunset
Artist
Catherine Sherman
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
"Kansas Sunflowers at Sunset" by Catherine Sherman.
Thousands of sunflowers glow at sunset in a Kansas farm field near the city of Lawrence in Douglas County.
The sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is an annual plant native to the Americas, but it now grown around the world. The sunflower is the state flower of Kansas.
It's easy to see how the sunflower got its name with its petals that look like the rays of the sun. It also grows toward the sun.
Sunflowers were domesticated around 1000 B.C. Francisco Pizarro found the Incan people venerating the sunflower as an image of their sun god. Gold images of the flower, as well as seeds, were taken back to Europe early in the 16th century. The plant has a rough, hairy stem and large coarsely toothed, rough leaves, and circular flower heads. The heads consist of many individual flowers which mature into seeds, often in the hundreds, on a receptacle base. All parts of the sunflower are useful as either food or fiber.
1st place for the Contest - Kansas - The Sunflower State, August 2016 in the group "Kansas - Showing Off Our Great State"
Featured in "3 of Day Waiting Room Art" group (09/07/2104); "Beautiful Flowers" group (09/07/2014); "World of Sunflowers" group (09/07/2014); "CLOUDS Always the same but never the same" group (09/08/2014); "Midwest America" group (09/08/2014); "Flowers" group (09/14/2014); "The Light Painters" group (09/19/2014); "Premium FAA Artists" group (09/28/2014); "1 Weekly - ALL Starz" group (09/28/2014); Third Place finish in the "Midwest America" group contest, "Best of September 2014": "Photography Beauty of the USA 1 a Day" group (10/17/2014); "Vibrant Color Art" group (01/17/2015); "The World We See" group (01/18/2015); "Forever Gallery" group (04/13/2015); "All Natural Scenery Landscapes" group (04/27/2015); "500 Views Share Group" (05/13/2015); "Images That Excite you" group (05/26/2015); "Philanthropic Artists for a Cause" group (08/15/2015); "The Gallery Wall" group (09/06/2015); "First Friday Gallery" group (09/07/2015) "500 Views" group (09/09/2015); "1000 Views on 1 Image" group (09/10/2015): "Kansas - Showing Off Our Great State" group (08/23/2016); "FAA Collectors" group (09/30/2017); "Sunflower Power" group (12/1/2017); "Over 2,000 Views" group (06/01/2019); "Over 3,000 Views" group (06/25/2019); "Dimensions" group (05/29/2021); "USA Photographers Only" group (08/07/2022); "Over 5000 Views" group (12/27/2023)
FIRST PLACE finish out of 275 entries in the MIDWEST AMERICA PHOTOGRAPHERS Contest and on the HONORED GUEST ARTIST spotlight on the MIDWEST AMERICA PHOTOGRAPHY Group homepage (July 21, 2019); FIRST PLACE Sunrise or Sunset contest of 1,191 entries. (Aug. 21, 2019); "10,000 That's Ten Thousand Views and More" group (09/27/2022); FIRST PLACE TIE out of 407 photographs in the SUNFLOWERS CONTEST on (Oct. 20, 2022)
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September 7th, 2014
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Rogers, KY - United States
PHENOMENAL capture... amazing how the sunflowers are facing away from the sunset for you to get such a wonderful shot!
Catherine Sherman replied:
Thank you very much, Nancy! I think the sunflowers had stopped growing so they were stuck facing east. :)
Bensalem, PA - United States
Congratulations your amazing artwork is being featured in Over 5000 Views:-) Please take a moment to add your beautiful art to our archives in the message area and have a wonderful day!
Westford, MA - United States
What a gorgeous image! Congratulations on your 1st Place Win in the Sunflowers Contest! l/f
Westford, MA - United States
What a gorgeous image! Congratulations on your 1st Place Win in the Sunflowers Contest! l/f
Conroe, TX - United States
Beautiful capture! Congratulations! This will be the “Sunflowers” photo of the day on the USA Photographers group home page for 8/7/22!
Conneaut Lake, PA - United States
Beautiful landscape photograph, Catherine - congratulations on your win in the contest!
Green Bay, WI - United States
A winning image, Catherine! Congratulations on the FIRST PLACE finish out of 275 entries in the MIDWEST AMERICA PHOTOGRAPHERS Contest and on the HONORED GUEST ARTIST spotlight on the MIDWEST AMERICA PHOTOGRAPHY Group homepage. L&F
Thornwood, NY - United States
Really an extraordinary sunset with so many visually interesting detail in this composition! Impressive work, Catherine! L/F
Allentown - United States
Catherine, Sharing my Congratulations on your Feature in Sunflower Power !
Port Orange, FL - United States
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups nominated images by your fellow artist in the Special Features #6 promotion discussion. Please visit and pass on the love to another artist.
Stockholm, Sw - Sweden
Wow, what a gorgeous image. Wonderful colors and it's like all the flowers are looking at me :) I nominate this photograph for a special feature in 1000 Views group.
Nederland, TX - United States
Congratulations on your first place win in the Kansas Photography Only contest, 3/9/17!
Cedar Rapids, IA - United States
Catherine - Congratulations on your first place finish in the Kansas Photography photo contest. You really did capture a striking scene - sky, sunset, sunflowers. An all encompassing and representative image for Kansas.Well Done! L/F
Tulsa, OK - United States
Congratulations on your 1st place win in the FAA Group Contest, "Sunflowers". This is a stunning sunflower image! f/l/tweet
Indio, CA - United States
Revisiting this beautiful Kansas morning... to Congratulate you on your 1st place finish in the Contest - Kansas - The Sunflower State Wonderful work, Catherine!!
Merriam, KS - United States
Congrats on your 1st place for the Contest - Kansas - The Sunflower State ! you image will be super featured in the group Kansas - Showing Off Our Great State
Aliso Viejo, CA - United States
Congratulations on your outstanding artwork! It has been chosen to be FEATURED in the group “500 VIEWS.”
Austin, TX - United States
Congratulations, Catherine! Your superior photograph was chosen to grace the homepage of THE GALLERY WALL.
Fountain Hills, AZ - United States
Wow, this is really beautiful and a great capture, Catherine! l/f/p
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