by Granny Janny H.
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February 16, 2006

Photo by Granny Janny H.

October 10, 2009 05:42 PM EDT (Updated: October 22, 2009 11:41 PM EDT)
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I used the iphoto editor to enhance this shot of Sam's sunflower head grown in our backyard in order to highlight the beauty of the seeds.
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Comments: 13

Beauty, indeed!
Nana to Seven Cutiepies Oct 10, 2009, 6:59pm EDT
Aren't they amazing? Nice shot.

Thanks so much for sharing with my group.
tamerlane f. Oct 10, 2009, 8:20pm EDT
I love sunflowers! When I was a young girl, my parents rented a house that had tall sunflowers surrounding the entrance! Thank you, Granny Janny, for letting us experience, up close and personal, the face of this beautiful, wonderful plant!!! x t
Madame Donna C. Oct 10, 2009, 8:39pm EDT
Isn't amazing how they form a pattern and are so uniform? Beautiful!
Digital Diva S. Oct 11, 2009, 7:10am EDT
Cool Texture - Thanks for posting this to Texture Photographer
Karen E. Oct 11, 2009, 11:35am EDT
Perfect for the texture group. Absolutely great shot Jan.
Kat W. Oct 11, 2009, 10:19am EDT
Thank you for posting your photo at Pretty Pictures.

Great texture
Laura M. Oct 11, 2009, 3:29pm EDT
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Gorgeous photo, Jan....and here' more on the seed patterns

"The grouping of seeds in a plant's seed pod or seed base is often directly governed by Phi as well. Perhaps the most beautiful (and well known) example of the use of Phi in seed organization is in the majestic plant known as the sunflower. In the seed base located in the center of the sunflower's large flower, the seeds are laid out according to a very specific geometric pattern. If it is closely observed, one can see that there is a pattern involving two sets of spirals that criss-cross, with one set of spirals turning clockwise, and the other turning counter-clockwise. At each location where two spirals cross a seed can be found. The number of spirals turning counter-clockwise happens to be 55, and the number of clockwise spirals happens to be 89 - both Fibonacci numbers. If the rotational rates of these two sets of spirals are analyzed, it will be discovered that they are also ruled by the Golden Spiral discussed in the last section. "
Granny Janny H. Oct 11, 2009, 4:20pm EDT
It's hypnotic.
Adrian Eve Revenaugh Oct 11, 2009, 5:12pm EDT
Even more stunning Jan. Your eye is appreciated!
(Love the Fibonacci connection. Thanks Laura. Nice to see you.)

We've a Surreal Circus feature here!
Granny Janny H. Oct 11, 2009, 11:15pm EDT
And I love your icon picture. I'm going for a closer look. Thanks so much for the feature. I'm honored.
Sherrie H. Oct 12, 2009, 10:37am EDT
Great perspective. The seeds look ready to burst.
Ms. Meacham: Money Maven Oct 12, 2009, 3:22pm EDT
Gorgeous shot! Thank you so much for sharing this with Frugal Eats Granny. I'm about to break out my own sunflower seeds now. Can't wait!

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