Gus Cobos
02-22-2009, 11:21 AM
“Garden Spiral”
This beautiful lady resides in my Pops garden. She was painted with a Nikon D2x, using a Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D macro lens and a 20mm extension tube.
Image solution:
focal length @ 105mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / metering mode - a combination of in camera matrix metering and external hand held spot meter on three anchor points for balanced lighting. /white balance @ manual, custom profile using an expo disk for calibration / / AF - mode @ manual / color space @ sRGB / exposure time @ 1/15sec. / F-number @ f/22 / ISO @ 200 / lighting solution - no speedlight; used two 300 watt strobes, powered down to 1/4 lumen burst, with attached silver umbrellas; diffuser panels were placed in front of the umbrellas to create a soft even glow, and a soft box positioned from the top. / exposure comp @ -1.7EV / tone comp @ +2 degrees / hue adjustment @ +3 degrees / saturation factor @ +3 degrees / support platform - tripod assist, with macro focusing rail / cable trigger release /
Comments greatly appreciated...:cool:
This beautiful lady resides in my Pops garden. She was painted with a Nikon D2x, using a Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D macro lens and a 20mm extension tube.
Image solution:
focal length @ 105mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / metering mode - a combination of in camera matrix metering and external hand held spot meter on three anchor points for balanced lighting. /white balance @ manual, custom profile using an expo disk for calibration / / AF - mode @ manual / color space @ sRGB / exposure time @ 1/15sec. / F-number @ f/22 / ISO @ 200 / lighting solution - no speedlight; used two 300 watt strobes, powered down to 1/4 lumen burst, with attached silver umbrellas; diffuser panels were placed in front of the umbrellas to create a soft even glow, and a soft box positioned from the top. / exposure comp @ -1.7EV / tone comp @ +2 degrees / hue adjustment @ +3 degrees / saturation factor @ +3 degrees / support platform - tripod assist, with macro focusing rail / cable trigger release /
Comments greatly appreciated...:cool: