Windows In The Garden

[Gus Cobos]

This image represents Mother Nature's windows into her garden. This was taken at Pine Crest Gardens.
It was painted with a Nikon D200, using a Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D macro lens.

focal length @ 105mm / expsure mode @ aperture priority / matrix metering / 1/10sec. - f/40 / ISO @ 400 /
exposure comp @ 0EV / white balance @ cloudy / AF Mode @ manual / color mode @ sRGB / tone comp @ 0 degrees / hue adjustment @ +2 degrees / saturation factor @ +2 degrees / no speedlight / used a 24" gold disk deflector for back light / tripod assist /

Comments greatly appreciated...:cool:

[Alfred Forns]

I'm impressed Gus !!! Love this pattern

Not sure why the grain at 400? Did you have to open the exposure any? You need to show me that plant Saturday !!!! :)

[Alberto Oria]

Beautiful Gus, as usual I like the title.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Very nice my friend. Excellent composition and details.
Congrats,

[Lance Peters]

Gus - Intresting - I like it - well spotted :)

[Harold Davis]

that looks like grain in the plant? not made by the camera? well seen, gus!! that's pretty awesome.

[Gus Cobos]

This is not noise; its actually the grain natural in the leaf, thats why I decided to go with f/40 and a very slow shutter speed, in order to get this type of texture. Thanks guys...:cool: