Storm over Sunflowers

Glorious bouquets and storms of applause are the trimmings which every artist naturally enjoys.

~Golda Meir

 

Took a ride up to Buttonwood Farms in Griswold, CT this past Saturday evening. This is the third year we have gone up to photograph the sunflower fields they grow for charity. They plant a huge field that is a foreground smack dab in the front of sunset sky. So all that's required for some good images is a sprinkle of good ol Mother Nature's handiwork to complement the pretty foreground with interest in the sky.

 

Things were not looking promising about 40 minutes prior to this storm passing through. Skies were hazy grey, the sun was not poking through.

 

But then, a storm built out in the distance and produced this interesting backdrop of rain bands and faint lightning that lasted a good 15-20 minutes. (as most storms are wont to do in CT, they come here to die, and they die fast!).

 

The sunflowers are up the rest of this week and this coming weekend, so if you have an interest in shooting this be mindful of the weather, clouds are definitely needed for this scene.

 

For more information about the farm and their charity efforts please visit Buttonwood Farm's website

 

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