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03-MAY-2006 Flick Merauld

2nd Place: Dead 190 Million Years by Flick Merauld

At least that's what it said on the box when I bought it.
Seen here photographed against the grain of one of the Victorian oak school chairs I have round my dining room table.

Kodak DCS Pro 14nx ,Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D AF Micro
1/6s f/27.0 at 60.0mm iso160 hide exif
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Date/Time03-May-2006 13:04:50
MakeKodak
ModelDCS Pro 14nx
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length60 mm
Exposure Time1/8 sec
Aperturef/32
ISO Equivalent160
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JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programmanual (1)
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kodak_challenge29-May-2006 18:44
Hell.... I nearly didn't vote for this as I thought it was a placeholder! Very nice. G.
Flick21-May-2006 13:08
TI've only just seen your comment tim. Thank you very much.
kodak_challenge18-May-2006 09:15
Love this one - not just because it fits the theme philosophically but because if its gorgeous, smooth, chalky texture and spot on exposure. Tim.
kodak_challenge07-May-2006 20:11
Thank you :-)
Guest 07-May-2006 17:11
Fantastic what more can I say? T. xx
kodak_challenge06-May-2006 17:26
This is a really beautiful image Flick. Kate
Flick06-May-2006 05:59
I've no idea who. Reveal yourself (don't take that literally ;-)
I only know that it said 190 million on the box - i feel vaguely distasteful at the thought that something was around that long ago and is now being packaged commercially.
Thanks for the comments. The lighting was a small 60 watt tungsten table lamp with a flexible stem.
kodak_challenge05-May-2006 21:25
Lovely, but here I am knowledgeable; I'd say 165,133,210 years old (but I'd need to actually feel it to be sure).
Textures and lighting are all good - well done.
(guess who)
kodak_challenge04-May-2006 04:57
Very cool, Wow 160 million years? Can't fathom it at all, Wood is just born in comparison to the fossil, The pattern difference really set it off.