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1,877 megapixels! A very high resolution, large-format VAST photo print of an opening in the woods covered in yellow wildflowers; nature photograph created by Scott Dimond in East Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada.
1,877 megapixels! A very high resolution, large-format VAST photo print of an opening in the woods covered in yellow wildflowers; nature photograph created by Scott Dimond in East Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada.
1,877 megapixels! A very high resolution, large-format VAST photo print of an opening in the woods covered in yellow wildflowers; nature photograph created by Scott Dimond in East Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada.
1,877 megapixels! A very high resolution, large-format VAST photo print of an opening in the woods covered in yellow wildflowers; nature photograph created by Scott Dimond in East Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada.
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Scott Dimond

Mountain Sunflowers

1,877 MEGAPIXELS

1,877 megapixels! A very high resolution, large-format VAST photo print of an opening in the woods covered in yellow wildflowers; nature photograph created by Scott Dimond in East Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada.

This photo is 8,840% higher resolution than a typical photo.

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Mountain Sunflowers

1,877 MEGAPIXEL VAST PHOTO

This photo is
8,840% higher resolution
than a typical photo.

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Portrait photo of Scott Dimond, a VAST photographer artist creating very high resolution fine art photos of abandonment, landscapes, and nature
Scott Dimond

Each spring, the slopes of the East Kootenays are carpeted with a stunning display of flowering sunflowers. The East Kootenays region is located in south-eastern British Columbia, Canada, which includes the valleys of the Columbia and Kootenay Rivers south of Golden to the USA border. These valleys are bordered to the east by the Rocky Mountains and to the west by the Purcell Mountains. The sunflowers are the Arrowleaf Balsamroot, which has a wide range across western North America. They can be found from Arizona north to B.C.’s Cariboo region and California east to Colorado, and also in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

The stunning vistas can be short-lived as just a few days of unseasonably warm weather are enough to wilt the flowers. On the other hand, the plant is unique in that it has a long taproot that allows it to survive low-intensity fires, which can be common in grasslands. After such events, the plant can be seen rapidly sprouting from the charred surface of otherwise undamaged soil as the vast majority of balsamroot is underground.

I often visit the area between the towns of Cranbrook and Kimberley in the East Kootenays and have seen large open fields blanketed with these sunflowers. But I have always been on the lookout for a large quantity of blooming flowers within an open ponderosa pine forest. That search was rewarded this past spring when I discovered this wonderful slope within a wooded area that was completely covered with blooming sunflowers.

Date & TimeMay 8, 2025:  8:45am - 9:15am
LocationEast Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates49.603692, -115.795851
Focal Length135mm
Aperturef/8
Shutter1/80 sec
ISO800
Num of Exposures3058

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1,877 megapixels! A very high resolution, large-format VAST photo print of an opening in the woods covered in yellow wildflowers; nature photograph created by Scott Dimond in East Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada.
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Width63,644 px
Height29,498 px
Aspect Ratio2.16 : 1
Date & TimeMay 8, 2025:  8:45am - 9:15am
LocationEast Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates49.603692, -115.795851
Focal Length135mm
Aperturef/8
Shutter1/80 sec
ISO800
Num of Exposures3058

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1,000 megapixels
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1,877 megapixels
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> 2 ft away		 if viewers will be
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