Happy Colors Canvas Print

A beautiful image of a bright colored Sunflower that I captured with a shallow depth of field. Using a shallow depth of field gave me colorful bokehs of the orange flowers in the background. I then used an oil painting effect along with a texture to give the image a painterly look. Helianthus annuus, the common sunflower, is an annual species of sunflower grown as a crop for its edible oil and edible fruits (sunflower seeds). This species of sunflower is also used as bird food, as livestock forage (as a meal or a silage plant), and in some industrial applications. The plant was first domesticated in the Americas. Wild Helianthus annuus is a widely branched annual plant with many flower heads. The domestic sunflower, however, possesses a single large inflorescence (flower head) atop an unbranched stem. The name sunflower may derive from the flower's head's shape, which resembles the sun, or from the false impression that the blooming plant appears to slowly turn its flower towards th...

Check out my FaceBook Fan Page and make sure you LIKE it. Darren was born and raised in Virginia ,along the Blue Ridge Mountains. Darren was in his mid 30s when first discovered the joy of photography. He then set out to teach himself the art and continues to work hard at creating the best photographs he can. Since then he has become an award winning photographer. He has work that has been published from being in magazines, to magazine covers, book covers and many other awards. However the greatest thing he still finds the most rewarding is know that people love his work enough to have it in their homes, an office and or waiting rooms. As a cancer survivor his work has become more heartfelt and emotional. Darren enjoys...