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21-DEC-2005 MFC

7th Place
Suspended Animation
by MFC

Sometimes, things "try" looking up...
when they're forced to look down.


This is one of the tulips in the previous shot...
I thought it was really neat how the upside down petals literally began to move
and curl "up", as if trying to look away from the strong light source beneath them.
A piece of black poster board was placed below and behind the bloom.
A single, halogen desk lamp was used below the bloom for trans-illumination.
A piece of white paper was positioned to reflect
some light back onto the top of the flower too.

Sony DSC-F707
1/4s f/8.0 at 9.7mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time21-Dec-2005 21:09:44
MakeSony
ModelCybershot
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length9.7 mm
Exposure Time1/4 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Jerry Curtis28-Dec-2005 02:29
Masterful, Mike. What a spectacular image!
Sony Forums Challenges27-Dec-2005 08:34
Extraordinary texture MFC. Rendering a white with this degree of delicacy is amazing stuff. Fremiet
mexiwolf 26-Dec-2005 20:21
so simple, yet so beautiful and nice detail too
Helen Betts24-Dec-2005 17:59
Beautifully captured, MFC. I particularly like the translucent quality of the petals you've captured with the stamen (or whatever you call them) showing through. Helen
roberta23-Dec-2005 21:39
Beautiful image MFC! You always have fine control over your lighting to achieve an excellent tonal range. The flower looks wonderful against the black background.
Katherine Stanback's Photos23-Dec-2005 17:04
Very pretty image - I love the lighting, and the white against the black background!