Assignment: Macro - "Peek-a-Boo"

[Gus Cobos]

Assignment: Macro - “Peek-a-Boo”

This frisky fellow was hanging on to dear life in the blowing wind, looking at me and probably saying, “what are you looking at”. He was painted with a Nikon D2x, using a Nikkor 200mm f/4 IF-ED macro lens with a stacked combination of two 25mm and one 12mm extension tubes.

Image Solution:
focal length @ 200mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / in camera matrix metering / 1/60sec. - f/32 / exposure comp @ -0.3EV / ISO @ 800 / white balance @ auto / AF - Mode @ manual / color space @ sRGB / lighting solution - Nikon R1C1 wireless close up speedlight system; both light units set to ¼ lumen burst with a wide dispersal pattern and attached diffuser. / tone comp @ +1 degree / hue adjustment @ +2 degrees / saturation factor @ +2 degrees / support platform – tripod assist.

Comments greatly appreciated...:cool:

[Thanaboon Jearkjirm]

Love the pose of this one, looks like it is doing a pull-up (using for legs instead of four arms). Like the DOF too, the blurred wing add depth to the image.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Gus - does look like he is doing Pull-Ups - love the in your face pose.

Cool - looking forward to more:)

[Bob Miller]

Hi Gus...love the colors and composition. I agree that the blurred wings are a plus

[Alfred Forns]

Love the set up Gus Well done !!!