Seattle Times reader Shun Takano’s macro-lens photo of a summer sunflower.
Photographer: Shun Takano, Renton
Photo taken: July 18, Renton Highlands
Photographer’s description: “My daughter brought my wife some sunflowers, so I decided to take some macro photos of them. Taken with a Sony A7M2 with Sony FE 90mm macro lens.”
Katie’s critique: “I love the use of the macro lens to create an abstract photograph. Being able to see the detail of the fuzzies on the green petals (which I learned are called phyllaries) is great, and that shallow depth of field where we are still able to make out the sunflower petals is wonderful.