Sunflower, by Luca Renoldi

I took this photo of Sunflower at Public Market at Seattle. Sunflower is recognized worldwide for its vibrant color, and beauty. The flower petals within the sunflower’s cluster are usually in a spiral pattern. Typically, there are 34 spirals in one direction and 55 in the other, and this pattern produces the most efficient packing of seeds within the flower head.

Nikon D700 | Exposure Details: 1/200sec @ f/8 | Focal length: 50mm | ISO 400
Sunflower, by Luca Renoldi

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | March 16
Title of the photograph: Sunflower
Photo of the Day Award Category: Close-Up Photography
Photograph Location: Seattle, Washington | The United States

Photographer: Luca Renoldi (Monza, Italy)
Luca born in Milan on 1958 and is living in the surround of Monza, not far from the loved Milan, with the wife Cinzia, the daughter Alessia and their dog Chanel.
His indomable vitality and will to discover new horizons get him called a twenty-year-old with 30 years of experience.100% of effort and energy is always offered to every passion he has. Lover of football, fans of FC Internazionale Milano, he is active part of InterClub Muratidentro supporters club. He loves since ever the photographic art, taking pictures of whatever he finds interesting, nothing precluded, fitting the perspectives to the mounted optics, rarely constructing his own photos, leaving the images as real as his eyes have captured.

Manager in a company producing industrial laundry machines, he travels all around the world right along with his trustworthy Nikon, always finding the time to dedicate himself to photography, which sometimes combines with fractals or various experimental techniques.

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/muratodentro