Lady Sunshine

[Gus Cobos]

This image and composition is dedicated to Miss Fabs Forns; who has guided and inspired me for the past four years. It is also my first composition using a Lens Baby.

Meet Miss Sunshine; one of the ladies in Pops garden. Miss Sunshine was painted with a Nikon D200, using a Lens Baby 3G, with a +4 macro lens attachment.

Image solution: focal length @ about +/- 50mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / in camera matrix metering / insert aperture disk of f/2.0 / shutter speed @ 1/1600sec. / ISO @ 100 / white balance @ cloudy /
AF - mode @ manual / color space @ sRGB / lighting solution - used two speedlights with attached defusers and yellow geliten filters; speedlights were powered down to 1/2 lumin burst on manual mode, each one behind additional defuser panels. / exposure comp @ -1.0EV / tone comp @ +1 degree / hue adjustment @ +2 degrees / saturation factor @ +1 degree / support platform - tripod assist / cable trigger release /

Comments greatly appreciated...:cool:

[Bruce Gove]

Wow, very pretty Gus!!! You've captured a lovely mood with the LB. Nice capture Macro-Man!!!:D:D

Cheers, Bruce

[Fabs Forns]

Wow, I'm honored, Gus.
I have been very proud of your flower photography and this glowing sunshine is the first of a series of beautiful images you'll get with your Lensbaby.

Thanks so much and keep up the great work! :)

[Alfred Forns]

So well done Gus !!! Another Big Time Winner !!! Proud of you !!!

[Diana Zorrilla]

Beautiful image!! Congratulations! The first to many, I hope, with the new lens.

Diana

[Harold Davis]

and the new play toy shows up!!!!! fantastic!!! love the image. well framed!! i like the border colors!!

[Gail Spitler]

Gus
Love the image. When I first opened it, my response was "wow!". Perfect for the daisy.
Have fun with the Lens Baby

Gail

[carole wiley]

Another exceptional image. Don't know how you do it.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Gus,
This has a radiant quality which is quite beautiful.
Regards,
Nicki

[Amy DeStefanis]

Ok - I'll ask What is a Lens Baby?

Amy D.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Congrats my friend. So this was the new toy you've been keeping a secret????? Need to get one of those Lens Babies !!!!
A truly beautiful image.
Regards,

[Nonda Surratt]

Neato Gus, love it!

[Gus Cobos]

This one is for you Miss Fabs...:)

Meet Lady Honey; another enchanted creation from Pops garden. Lady Honey was painted with a Nikon D200, using a Lens baby 3G, with a +4 macro lens attachment.

Image solution: focal lenght about +/- 50mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / combination of in camera matrix metering and hand held spot meter, sampling three anchor points for even light distribution / insert aperture disk of f/2.0 / shutter speed @ 1/1000sec. / ISO @ 100 / white balance @ cloudy / color space @ sRGB / AF - mode @ manual / lighting solution - used two speedlights with attached diffusers and yellow gelatin filters; each @ 45 degree angles; speedlights were powered down to 1/2 lumen burst on manual mode, each one behind additional diffuser panels. A 36" soft box was used at a 90 degree to achieve the soft glow./
exposure comp @ -1.7EV / tone comp @ +2 degrees / hue adjustment @ +2 degrees / saturation factor @ +3 degrees / support platform - tripod assist / cable trigger release /

Comments greatly appreciated...:cool: