Summer Fever

[Gus Cobos]

This lady was at Pine Crest Gardens today. She was painted with a Nikon D200, using a Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D macro lens.
focal length @105mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / matrix metering / 1/1250sec. - f/4.5
ISO @ 400 / white balance @ cloudy / AF Mode @ manual / color mode @ sRGB / tone comp @ 0 degrees /
hue adjustment @ +1 degree / saturation factor @ +2 degrees / no speedlight / 36" defuser panel / tripod assist /

Comments greatly appreciated...:cool:

[Alfred Forns]

Love it Gus Would go tighter !!! Would like to see the spiral starting more in the upper left third intersecting point !!! This is really beautiful !!!

[Harold Davis]

gus, i love the desert cassia!!!! beautiful flower. i gotta get me one of them macro lens!! i worked on it a bit. hope you dont mind. cropped like al suggested and used a color control point in CNX and selected the white just off the purple on the largest petal and brightened it. ran some NR on the dark areas between the petals.

hope you like it. i think it ROCKS!!!

[Gus Cobos]

Yes I do Harold...;)

[Fabs Forns]

Great job, Gus, whites look great with the diffuser, specially it was getting hot and harsh :)

[Nonda Surratt]

Really super, love how the colors lead you right to the center..Nice re-post Mr H!

[Lance Peters]

Gus another fine shot my friend - you sure are having fun with that macro.
well done

[WIlliam Maroldo]

Hi Gus! Let me make this clear from the start. This is only my opinion, and take it with a grain of salt if you need to. I think it is absolutely necessary that the focal point of the image (I assume it would be where the curves come together at the center of the flower) be in sharp focus. The diffuse focus of the rest of the flower would then accentuate the focal point, and they would then be an asset. Just my opinion.~onlybill

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Great image Gus. Love the soft colors. Excellent repost by Mr. H
Congrats