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25-JAN-2004 Ann Chaikin

Fading Flowers*

Our table

These tulips are part of a bouquet that has been on our dining room table for over a week. All the flowers are slowly growing old. The petals are becoming translucent and you can see the skeleton of them when the sunlight hits them from behind.

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
1/10s f/9.0 at 80.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time25-Jan-2004 11:51:10
MakeCanon
ModelEOS 10D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length80 mm
Exposure Time1/10 sec
Aperturef/9
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Mika 02-Feb-2004 11:28
Lovely picture and nice composition.. I think everything has its place in this picture, there´s nothing in excess in this picture.
Guest 29-Jan-2004 11:57
I like how the detail (sharp focus) increases towards the top of the frame where the light as also most beneficial. Delicate capture. Your flower shots are always stunners!
Gayle Knowles29-Jan-2004 10:03
This is about when flowers look their best (I think so anyway, everyone esle thinks I'm mad) and you have proved they are far more photogenic than fresh ones.
Excellent close up detail and the shadows add to the allure of the image.
Gayle
ctfchallenge29-Jan-2004 00:28
beautiful... and everything else everyone has said. (*) just wondering what it would look like with a little fill flash?
ctfchallenge28-Jan-2004 18:15
Stunning picture! I should try this idea sometime. One can learn a lot from you, Ann

alexeig
Guest 27-Jan-2004 11:01
I love how you used old flowers instead of the usual fresh blooms most (all) ppl go for. Reminds me of the ad for florists we used to have "Say it with flowers" I always wondered if that included give dead ones hehe
ctfchallenge27-Jan-2004 04:54
Love the light shining through on this. Very creative flower pic.
ctfchallenge27-Jan-2004 02:47
Ann, what has gotten into you? What happened that you've suddenly ratcheted up a few notches? You must have had some sudden revelation - what's your secret? Or, were you just holding back on us before! LOL! Ok, you've always shown pleasant pictures - but suddenly you're posting some really lovely stuff. What gives? What's your secret and where do I get some? :) ~ Lonnit