Touching the Sun

    "The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child."

    - Ralph Waldo Emerson

    This flower was spotted at the mini golf course in Kennewick, WA.

    Comments and faves

    1. Si1very, LivornoQueen, Kelli©, h orihashi, and 16 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. hjw3001 (59 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful!

    3. RickyFeris (59 months ago | reply)

      This brilliant photo is like a shooting star, splendid!
      shine on...
      SHINING☆STAR - Post 1- Invite 1- Give 5 Stars
      Thanks for brightening my day, shine on!

    4. katesmudges~ (59 months ago | reply)

      I love this photograph of a Gerbera with the sun shining brilliantly and the sky a lovely blue!

      This brilliant photo is like a shooting star,
      totally inspiring!
      shine on...
      SHINING☆STAR - Post 1- Invite 1- Give 5 Stars
      Thanks for brightening my day, shine on!

    5. ldmelsa [deleted] (59 months ago | reply)

    6. Matt McGee (59 months ago | reply)

      -- Gerbera! Thank you. I was planning to ask in some groups what this is. :-)

    7. Matt McGee (59 months ago | reply)

      Thank you all for the kind words and faves. :-)

    8. Zé Eduardo... (59 months ago | reply)

      This brilliant photo is like a shooting star,
      totally inspiring!
      shine on...
      SHINING☆STAR - Post 1- Invite 1- Give 5 Stars
      Thanks for brightening my day, shine on!

    9. Dene' Miles (59 months ago | reply)

      This brilliant photo is like a shooting star,
      totally inspiring!
      shine on...
      SHINING☆STAR - Post 1- Invite 1- Give 5 Stars
      Thanks for brightening my day, shine on!

    10. SearchRank (59 months ago | reply)

      Absolutely stunning!

    11. let the games begin (59 months ago | reply)

      Absolutely beautiful!

    12. dngallphoto (59 months ago | reply)

      Very different and effective perspective. Great!

      The Nature Group

    13. Benedetto Riba (59 months ago | reply)

      Excellent work!!
      Very well done

    14. LivornoQueen (59 months ago | reply)


      A+++ Grade Photo

    15. Kelli© (59 months ago | reply)


      A+++ Grade Photo

    16. ¡patas arriba! (59 months ago | reply)

      Absorbiendo los rayos de sol... Preciosa foto!! Me gusta el contraste!


      A+++ Grade Photo

    17. Matt McGee (59 months ago | reply)

      Wow, what a wonderful thing to wake up to. :) Thank you all for the feedback and faves!

    18. .Betina. (59 months ago | reply)

      From the thumbnail I thought, "reach for the sun". It's perfect.
      --
      Seen in the group"1-2-3" (?)

    19. samirdiwan (59 months ago | reply)

      great colours!

    20. Matt McGee (58 months ago | reply)

      Thank you both. :-)

    21. Kristybee (58 months ago | reply)

      Such wonderful light :-)

      We would love to have your photo added to our group www.flickr.com/groups/corneaburn/

    22. Rain dancer :) (58 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful.....wonderful colours and an inspiring caption, thanks for sharing it.

    23. mtronnow (msthackeray) (54 months ago | reply)

      This is so beautiful. I'm glad I came across it.

    24. Francisco Aragão (50 months ago | reply)

      Fantastic lighting !!

    25. researchenjim (45 months ago | reply)

      How the hell did you get that shot - beautiful!
      So beautiful I used it in the Not From Concentrate blog post, Sun's Up:
      notfromconcentrate.co.uk/2009/05/07/suns-up/

      Thank you Mr Matt McGee!

      J

    26. Centre for Sustainable Energy (29 months ago | reply)

      Hello Matt - thanks for making this great image available through Creative Commons. We're planning to use it (credited of course) in a DVD-based resource pack that supports communities who wish to set up community renewables schemes. See www.cse.org.uk/planlocal

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