Sun Bursts, by Laria Saunders

I was in the Los Angeles Arboretum which I highly recommend visiting. These flowers were actually at the entrance to the park and caught my eye because of the explosion of beauty they created.

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | November 27
Award Score: 62 (Value 11, Clarity 11, Composition 17, Style 12, Skill 11)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Color Photography
Photograph Location: Los Angeles, California | The United States

Photographer: Laria Saunders (Oakland, California, United States) Registered
Laria Saunders is an award-winning photographer from California with a passion for photography that spans three decades. She comes from a family of artists, is self-taught and has a BA from UCLA/World Arts & Culture. She started off as a dancer/teacher until 1998 when she became disabled with Chronic Migraines, Partial Transverse Myelitis and other pain syndromes. Severe pain caused total isolation for many years including seven months of hospitalization and continues to disable her today. Thanks to the support of her partner, James she is able to pursue her love for abstract, nature and street photography and just completed a five-year abstract collection. Laria currently lives in East Bay, San Francisco.

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