LimoStudio 24X24 Tabletop Studio Box, White cloth backdrop
Godox iT32 Flash off camera, X5O Trigger
Silent Sunday: Dried Sunflowers
Tag Archives: Sunflower
Working With Flash: Sunflower in Milk Bottle
The recent heat inspired me to round up the various still photography and flash doodads we have acquired but rarely use for some indoor photography. Now to figure out which accessories to try and how to use them.
The easiest part was the Godox iT32 Flash/X5O Trigger. It just worked with my OM 1 Mark II with only a little fuss. I have used it before and remembered struggling to get it off the camera when I overtightened the X5 locking ring. So this time I didn’t have it tight enough at first and the communication to the flash unit failed.
Detaching the flash for off-camera use is as simple as the minimal instructions imply: there are no connections to set up for the trigger, it is all automatic. For this shot I placed the flash outside the box, aimed through the left side, which is made of a white nylon material, and placed a yellow filter over the flash unit.
My ironing technique for the backdrop needs improvement.
LimoStudio 24X24 Tabletop Studio Box, White cloth backdrop
Godox iT32 Flash off camera, X5O Trigger, with a yellow filter
Reaching
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
June 21, 2026
Sunflower Field in Summer
This was one of those times I wished for something to stand on as I lined up the background vegetation that appeared like a green shower behind this sunflower head.
I was hoping to see a bird or two investigating these plants. It was too hot (90 F = 32 C) to stay out there and wait.
A few of the sunflowers in this field hadn’t reached the drooping stage of maturity.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
July 16, 2025
Sunflowers, Small Variety
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
July 21, 2024
Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird In a Sunflower
I first noticed this Female Ruby-throated Hummingbird when she flew through my shot of these ornamental sunflowers. I was surprised that there was nectar in a flower head like this to attract a hummingbird.
This is a view of the back side of a nearby sunflower in the same garden. This variety has multiple seed heads on the same stem.
Labyrinth: The Creatures
There were an amazing variety of insects hopping and flying around the flowers in the Mepkin Abbey Labyrinth.
The sunflowers made a beautiful yellow glow behind the blooms where the insects opted to land. This Buckeye’s colors were a nice match.
There were grasshopper type insects of several varieties and sizes. This fellow was at least four inches (ten centimeters) from head to tail and could easily leap into the next aisle of the labyrinth in a flash.
Several smaller butterflies, perhaps this is some type of skipper, were around inspecting the flowers.
There were some larger butterflies, I believe this is a Monarch. I was quite surprised that with all these insects I didn’t see any birds within the labyrinth looking for their own lunches.
Bee Bling
The bees were very busy in the sunflower fields.
These flowers need little dressing up, but a bee adds a nice visual touch.
Facing the Crowd
Sunflower faces are supposed to follow the sun but on occasion one doesn’t get the message.
Above the Fray
One bloom stands above the rest in a field of sunny flower faces.
