P9: Worm's Eye View

A Sunny Day

Tags: sunflower, leaves, sky, bugs
This is a picture of a sunflower that I took in a former student’s yard. He wanted me to come and take pictures of his flowers with my new camera. He thought it was funny that I was lying on the ground and chasing dragonflies and butterflies. He directed me to take many pictures and of all the pictures this was one of my favorites. It is more a bug’s eye view than a worm’s eye view.
I took many pictures of the sunflowers. I put my camera on the ground at the stalk. I took pictures from the ground at the bottom of the retaining wall and while I was lying on the ground. When the camera was on the ground next to the stalk, the only picture I could get was the leaves. So, this picture was taken while I was lying on the ground up under the plant. I sharpened the picture and increased the saturation of this picture. By making the colors brighter and the picture sharper, the sunflower seemed to be a little more interesting.
I could use this picture as part of a plant unit. In fact, I could have taken pictures of this plant in different stages of growth for a sequencing activity. My students would benefit by seeing the leaves, stalk, and flower of the plant. I could use this picture to show how plants need the sunshine and air to live. This picture would also make a great writing prompt or for a math lesson in height. The ideas seem to be endless for this picture.