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by Mike Fitzgerald
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09-MAY-2004 Mike Fitzgerald

Empty vase, dreaming...
by Mike Fitzgerald

Canon EOS 10D ,Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro
1/200s f/16.0 at 105.0mm iso200 with Flash hide exif
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Date/Time09-May-2004 16:57:44
MakeCanon
ModelEOS 10D
Flash UsedYes
Focal Length105 mm
Exposure Time1/200 sec
Aperturef/16
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Guest 19-May-2004 06:51
Mike, you did good! I am such a sucker for this kind of image. It's watercolor, collage, texture, line, form... it's got everything. Very cool. --Nancy/JoseNoway
Sony Forums Challenges15-May-2004 14:30
This really draws me in, Mike...I especially like the anemone-like projections from "within" & the short spiral leading to a clear view of the vase & flowers. Beautiful coloring...well done. MFC
Guest 12-May-2004 01:45
Andy, the mother-of-pearl look was a by-product, actually, and the natural colour and slight crazing in the neck is far more striking when seen alone. I just felt it needed that screened-back flower to give the 'dreaming' effect -- the tiny view in the depths of the vase didn't quite work on its own. I just wish I had more of a free imagination with this stuff... :-)
Guest 11-May-2004 14:19
i love the mother-of-pearl-y colors in this abstract-y image you've made mike! this is quite an engaging photo, and one that i've come back to several times before commenting. well done, congrats on a fine piece of work! -- andy
Guest 10-May-2004 13:53
Well it's unusual for me to think in this direction, but it just seemed to be begging for this treatment. We were all brought up warm enough to anthropomorphism in song and story, and I guess empty vases have always struck me as kind of lonely :-) - Mike
Sony Forums Challenges10-May-2004 05:58
Quite a cosmic marriage of organic abstraction and striking opalessent colour Mike . A twist of personification in the opening.. a glimpse of an inanimate's realization..a human factor(~!*)..fantastical. irish_eye
Sony Forums Challenges10-May-2004 05:58
Love this surreal image Mike... takes me on a journey to fantasyland. Ann C