California Sunflower Baby Onesie

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What could be happier than a California sunflower soaking up the California sun.
I was visiting some local wineries with my wife when I put this together. Maybe I was inspired by the wine that had been consumed at the previous winery, who knows. My wife had asked me to hold her glasses as she had to use the ladies room. This particular winery had a large diversity of plants in thier landscaping arrangement, roses, palm trees, assorted bushes, ponds and of course sunflowers.
This image actually was a little tougher to get than I thought it was going to be and even turned out to be a bit of a self portrait, look closely.
The sunflower is an annual flower native to North America. It has a large flowering head and gets it's name from the shape and color of it's flowering head.
Sunflower seeds were brought over to Europe in the 1600's to be used as sunflower oil for cooking.
Leaves of the sunflower can be used for cattle feed and while the fibre in the stems can be used fo...

Welcome. Thank you for taking your time to visit my galleries. I'm a photographer that makes his home in Northern California. I love getting out shooting the outstanding scenery that this area has to offer. I may be in Yosemite one weekend and the Napa wine country the next. I try not to set limits on where, when or what I shoot. I've been shooting photography now for roughly six years and am learning something new every time I go out. If you see anything you like please leave a comment, I'll try my best to acknowledge it. If you have any suggestions please feel free to share them. Eventually I plan on branching out to children and pets. Please come back often as I am continuously adding new work. If you see work that you like please...