At Day's End
At Day’s End
As the sun goes down over the front range mountains of Denver, Colorado, the Sunflowers turn, in anticipation of the sun coming back up in the morning. Photographed in a field where all you can see for miles and miles is Sunflowers….billions of Sunflowers. An entire sea of yellow and gold….caught in my lens for a fleeting instant, where the whole world was at peace….
Minolta 5D
Minolta 50mm f1.7 Lens
Singh-Ray CPL
Dynatran 858 Tripod
HDR through Photomatix, final output through Photoshop
At Day's End belongs to the following groups:
Landscape Photography and Sunflowers Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

crackgerbal
gorgeous! you have a deviant art account also yes?! love your work
John De Bord P...
Yes u know me! :D I am kkart on there :)
Kimberly Adams
Just beautiful as always and such an inspiration to me. ;-)
waitin' for rain
wow ! great time of day, amazing perspective and the colours !!
NervousNellie
That is beautiful!! :)
DarrellMoseley
WONDERIFUL SHOT! The sky help lend its own help with this beauty. PEACE, what a wonderiful thought!
Charles Dobbs ...
That is awesome! Crazy flowers! Great colors and depth! Well done!
Gary L. Suddath
fabulous lighting and composition,very beautiful
joolz
This is absolutely stunning
carpenter777
wow how awesome
terrifoster
Just dazzling! I love this shot! Thanks for posting the details too!
ECGardner
Wow this is amazing John. The colors and the flowers just glow; pure magic. Did you use a ND filter as well as the multiple exposures? I’m trying to work out what I want to buy so I can start working on landscapes; if you can do this with the HDR and no filter maybe I don’t need to buy much! (although my 18-55mm lens is crap, but that’s another post all together. :P)
ECGardner
Oh wait, duh. Sorry; just noticed that you said what you used. It must be past my bedtime. :P
Robert Elliott
A stunning image, the colours are incredible !!!
Bonnie T. Barry
Now that’s a piece of paradise! Did you die, go to heaven, and return with this photo? Guess heaven’s in Colorado! You have given us something to be in awe of! Thank you!
Hougaard Malan
hey john….thanks for the referral.this site is quite hot.but da is much more practical….
Rebecca McLean
Stunning! Really need to try some HDR!
Sharon Hammond
So much to see – so much to love.
richiedean
Excellent shot John, there’s one or two more sunflowers in your image, than in mine !
rebecca zachariah
this is really beautiful. Sunflowers as far as your eyes can see.
Angela Stewart
Wow, stunning image!!
Brett Foster
Excellent composition. Wonderful colour and depth. Great eye kkart!
Paul Doucette
Very impressive shot! great colors
kellymb
Beautiful shot, wonderful colours :)
NicoTasevski
Love it mate. Great shot full of colours.
Mike Rees
Great capture.
Damiend
That is absolutely superb. Colours are so rich. Great work.
Helene Kippert
Amazing image
Fred Frank
Stunning vivid colors. Amazing shot . Well done.
Robin Fortin IPA
Beautiful. I love Sunflowers. Excellent Shot.
Bruce Halliburton
Literally; if this was the last image I ever saw, I would die happy. This is simply stunning!
trickyruby
awesome, great shot, love evrything about it.
Tim Butler
Wow, reminds me of the old velvia film and the deep colour saturation. Nice shot!
Joyce Dickens,...
Striking; wonderful in every aspect. Look at that depth…........and amazing colors. wow!
Naomi Frost
A stunning composition. That sky is sensational.
David Meacham
Wonderful stuff
PaulHealey
Your HDR images are great kkart…. keep em coming!
Michael Bermi...
Oh my Friggin GOD!!!!!
This is incredible.
Emma Anderson
Brilliant!
EOS20
Beautiful image!! Well done. :)
stormphotonet
Powerful.
Dave Grubb
Nice pic
Colin Walker
Stunning shot, nicely done!
Derivatix
what a wonderful shot! I sure like your work!
dinghysailor1
Wow – I never knew that . A fascinating shot
Joanna Clark
This is fantastic, really beautiful
Johanna Rutter
So gorgeous!!!
tett
wow amazing image
LocoCow
I even enjoyed this one better than the sunrise – just for the fact that it looks as if the sunflowers are reaching up for those last few warming rays before their nightly slumber.
Emma Brown
This is gorgeous. The sky and field seems to go on forever.
Lisa Kenny
Just beautiful John!
EvaMcDermott
Another fabulous image John! Congrats on the home page view and Happy New Year!
Basia McAuley
It’s like out of some wonderful dream! Love sunflowers :o)
Deri Dority
Simply stunning! I am glad this was featured on the front page, I missed this the first time you posted it. A big wow, from me.
funkyfacestudio
Fantastic shot, beautiful colors and movement.
GrayeaglePhotography
A beautiful work of art.
Nick Johnson
It truely dosen’t get much better than this! Envious!! One of your greats!
Famz
saw this on the front page and I was like…waitt thats John’s, hehe, congrats ;) and heres when I get to favourite twice hehe
Jacq Wilson
So gorgeous!!! Just such faith to turn in anticipation of the next mornings sun!!! I didn’t know they did this…..........beautiful!
Charlene Aycoc...
awesome love the depth in this
Scott Berry
Amazing work, love it :)
KCphoto
Lovely capture!! :)K
bobbymcleod
killer, killer shot so well processed and presented…congrats!!!
micmac
Stunning ,congrats for the home page,.
Liz Spittall
Beautiful capture, stunning colours in the sky.
Tracy King
what a beautiful shot. well done
christophe
A sea of beauty lighted by a divine sky. Great shot John !
Trifle
Beautiful scene.
KBSImages
the colors are amazing!!!! Simply beautiful work! Kim
George Lenz
beautiful scene… well captured…
Jay Ryser
Just stunning
Valli aka Fra...
Simply beautiful! My fav flower of all time!
Rachel Leigh
My very first train trip from Ohio to Colorado I remember passing through fields and fields of sunflowers, through the hours of the day we could watch them tracing the sun through the sky. It was fascinating! Beautiful photograph and excellent processing!
Danielle Espin
Incredible scenery. This is one magic shot
bluerabbit
What a magical shot!
Steve Taylor
You have some truly stunnig work in your gallery. We live in a beautiful place and you have done it justice.
Jessilynn
I love this field, I had been there years ago, this photo it very lovely, great colors & lines.
4getsundaydrvs
love it
John Armstrong...
words fail me
mgottowski
breathtaking. Truly,amazing. I envy this.
Debbie Sickler
This is beautiful! I can’t imagine how it must have been in person. Great job with the HDR. :)
heathernicole00
Absolutely amazing. I cannot picture this oddly in Denver… lol
heathernicole00
Absolutely amazing. I cannot picture this oddly in Denver… lol
Joel McDonald
really nice shot and well done with the HDR it looks very natural and not over the top.
Ann Rodriquez
WOW! Looks like you can see foreeeeeeeeeeever! Incredible image.
Mark Peterson
A beautiful piece….
principiante
wow, this is impressive, i am in awe
Michael Damanski
beautiful shot
Bonnie T. Barry
Heaven on earth! Did you know that the sunflower is the symbol of the person whose gaze is always directed at the Son of God, whose focus is ever adjusting and readjusting to His presence, His call? That’s what this calls to mind for me personally, and I thank you for it. What a once in a lifetime shot! I’d love to play with my camera in that field for a while, but I doubt I doubt I could ever get anything this amazing!
JuliaWright
Beautiful shot, just wonderful!
clickychick
An inspirational image, the colours and composition are so beautiful.
LostBoy
beautiful rich image..like it.
Robin Robb
Simply beautiful. Wonderful to capture. Reminds me of the wizard of oz, but sunflowers
Dawne Olson
This is a tremendous capture of an image that I’ve seen most of my life growing up in central South Dakota! The HDR really gives it the “brilliance” that I recall driving through those fields. Nostalgic for me… downright stunning!
Doroteja Cimerman
Hello to my watcher from dA! Lovely.
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Linda Syms
Just amazing,what a lovely scene.
jerry alcantara
yes amazing work
Gethin
awesome John, awesome!
bloftis
Wowwww. This is absolutely gorgeous. I’ve never seen anything like it, so MANY of them! The colors and composition are outstanding. What a treat to see this and photograph it. – Bobbi
Jamie Lee
Stunning!
karenanderson
extraordinary view … beautifully captured …
josiem
incredible capture!!!
the colours are amazing
James Godber
Congratulations on the feature! A worthy image!!
eddiepark
Great shot!
helmutk
Great image
Nicole Goggins
fantastic treatment!
pvraghav
Great shot! Love the saturation!
BigD
John, this is so good and I like it.
fauselr
fantastic shot, great foreground, wonderful clouds
Dragomir Vukovic
magic
Stzar
dear John ~ your photograph is incredibly beautiful ~ WOW i love it! i could get lost in it ~ i am imagining a Van Gogh inspired John De Bord inspired painting ~ very nice !
pvraghav
Dramatic!
Matt Hurrell
Fantastic work
Jennifer Prome...
beautiful colors!!! great work
Cathy Middleton
Wonderful.
Caroline Gorka
Absolutely wonderful !
Elana Bailey
What a stunning sight to behold. Fabulous. An instant fav. Well done.
swtcountry51
Stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sashy
wow
Adam Spence
stunning work
LudaNayvelt
lovely
Joseph Johnson
John, incredible contrast of colors , great photo!
webgrrl
instant favourite.. what a beautiful view..

Jen Millard
Gorgeous! What an awesome shot!! Wow….
Paulette x
lovely capture what a great sight to have seen.
Jason Vickers
Awesome capture, cannot put into words how much i like this image.
revdrrenee
I love this capture!!!! Wow! I see the sunflowers bow their heads in honor of their Creator!
Terri~Lynn Bealle
WOW, this is absolutely gorgeous!!! Beautiful composition, depth, and colors! Instant fave ; )
Angel Warda
superb!!!
manifold
Absolutely magnificent!
LyraCat
Gorgeous picture John! That sky is simply stunning .
desertrn
I was looking for an extraordinary image to send to a friend of mine as a thank you card. I came across this image and knew it was the one! It reminded me of a song with the lyrics, “give me silver, blue, and gold, the color of the sky I’m told”...
Shannon Paskaruk
lovely:)
Martin Bosch
really cool, looks very surreal
sandroo
Fantastic!
Brian Carey
Great work!
Jean M. Laffitau
One word …. Magical!!
Paul Woloschuk
Beautiful work John.
JaninesWorld
OMG!!!! This is absolutely amazing. What a glorious show of nature here.
Scott d'Almeida 28 days ago
outstanding,
IngridSonja 27 days ago
FANTASTIC!
Eivor Kuchta 27 days ago
Wonderful scene!
Kristina K 27 days ago
brilliant shot love it :)) k
Paul Thompson ... 27 days ago
Stunning Shot!!!!
Frances Perea 22 days ago
Beautiful!