This photograph captures sunflowers blooming in the distance at the Kiyose Sunflower Festival, their heads tilted diagonally upward. The composition, reminiscent of gazing skyward, symbolically portrays the sunflowers looking up to the heavens.The Kiyose Sunflower Festival, held in Kiyose City, Tokyo, offers a special summer spectacle: vast flower fields that feel like stepping into a dream, filled with sunflowers blooming profusely like children of the sun. The radiance each individual flower emits is truly worthy of being called “summer itself.” Their form, gazing skyward in the dazzling light, is simply mesmerizing.Capturing the powerful, blooming mass of flowers with a wide-angle lens makes your heart leap at the sheer scale. Following the faint glow of petals silhouetted against the backlight reveals a world of tranquility and poetic charm. Wandering among the towering blooms makes you forget the real heat, drawing you into a moment of pure enchantment.Sunflowers revealing a different face each time you see them will stimulate your senses and keep you snapping away. ※Some dates require reservations. ※Due to opening hours, visits during early morning or dusk are not possible.
- Date: July 26, 2025
- Photographer: Mr. Pon
- Location：Kiyose Sunflower Festival
- Address: 3 Shimoshiyodo, Kiyose-shi, Tokyo
- Photography equipment: Canon EOS R
- Lens: Canon EF70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM
- F value: 2.8
- SS: 1/1250s
- ISO: 100
