"Garden Spiral"

[Gus Cobos]

“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:

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Gus Took me a bit to figure this out Just glancing would have suggested to crop the bottom part but it does strengthen the image Neat composition !!!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Very beautiful Gus, I like your colours and framing and the way the light is hitting the center of the flower.

[Lance Peters]

Hi Gus - a magical translucent look to this one - like it lots - :)

[denise ippolito]

Gus, Really beautiful and the inner glow is nice!

[Fabs Forns]

One of your best flowers. If you dont submit to Nature's Best Backyard this year, I'll stop talking to you.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Agree with Fabs, and also if you don't do anything about the book this year.
Very impressive my friend.

[Lynn Mannan]

Powerful composition. I particularly like the sense of movement imparted by the swirl of color.