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    Gus Cobos
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    “Lady Star Burst”

    Note: This capture is a double exposure of ten frames with a variation in f/stops ranging from f/4 to f/40 and ISO factors ranging from 200 to 650. A neutral density filter was used to tone down and tame the whites.

    This exotic lady was painted with a Nikon D2x, using a Nikkor 200mm f/4D IF-ED macro lens, and a 12mm extension tube.

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    focal length @ 200mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / metering mode- combination of in camera matrix metering, and hand held spot meter, sampling sundry anchor points, for balanced light distribution. / 1/2500sec. - f/4 / ISO @ 200 / exposure comp @ -3.0EV / white balance @ manual, custom profile using an expo disk for calibration / AF Mode @ manual / color space @ sRGB / tone comp @ +2 degrees / hue adjustment @ +3 degrees / saturation factor @ +4 degrees / no speedlight - used combination of two 1200 watt strobes, powered down to 1/4 lumen burst, with attached white umbrellas, and diffusers in front; two 24" soft boxes, one positioned from the top, and the second soft box placed from the back with an additional diffuser panel in front to tame down the hot spots / support platform – tripod assist, with macro focusing rail / cable trigger release /

    Comments greatly appreciated...:cool:

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    Julie Kenward
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    Gus, it's beautiful - do you know what kind of flower it is? I love the different colors on the left side of the frame but wish you had been able to minimize the two light stripes of light on that side at the top of the frame - might be able to clone those out...

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    Gus, Really beautiful-I love the whispy look to it.

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    Mike Moats
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    Hey Gus, very cool abstract. looks like your having fun playing with different styles.

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    Gus, this is one of the most creative works I've seen in a while. I did'nt quite understand the need/use of ND filter (Coud'nt the hot spots be controlled by power of strobes? Will the use of ND filter not affect the whole of the frame thereby underexposing the other parts?). Did you use the ND filter for one (or few) of the frames & left it out for others ?
    Kudos to your experimentation ! Love the abstract feel in this image.
    Thanks for sharing this one...

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