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by Michael Puff
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27-MAR-2004 Michael Puff

california poppies
by Michael Puff

Montara, California

An IR taken on a cloudy and misty morning. Converted to b&w with channel mixer and then finished as a duotone using 2 shades of warm gray.

Sony DSC-F717
1/60s f/2.2 at 20.5mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time27-Mar-2004 10:21:50
MakeSony
ModelCybershot
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length20.5 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/2.2
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Sony Forums Challenges06-Apr-2004 11:08
Michael, I esp like how the flower forms rise to contrast with the subtle, simple background. Nice use of DOF and IR...nice shot. MFC
Sony Forums Challenges06-Apr-2004 05:56
Michael, this is just beautiful-- wonderfully composed, beautiful lighting, and so darned sharp. Well done! --Nancy/JoseNoway
Sony Forums Challenges01-Apr-2004 20:23
Very nicely composed and executed, Michael. Good work! Helen
Guest 01-Apr-2004 01:53
A beautiful image and effect, Michael. I remember your California Poppies in color; how nice to have such a beautiful and delicate subject. Bev
Sony Forums Challenges01-Apr-2004 00:13
I like it, it has an almost delicate feel to it. Melanie (mlynn)
Guest 29-Mar-2004 18:26
Very nice! :)
Cherylm
Guest 28-Mar-2004 15:27
great effect on this shot... good stuff