"Rosalinda"

[Gus Cobos]

“Rosalinda”

This beautiful lady was painted with a Nikon D3, using a Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D IF-ED macro lens with a Nikkor 12mm extension tube.

Image Solution:
focal length @ 60mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / in camera matrix metering / 1/125sec. - f/32 / exposure comp @ -0.3EV / ISO @ 320 / white balance @ custom profile, using an Expo disk for color calibration / AF - Mode @ manual / color space @ sRGB / lighting solution - Nikon R1C1 wireless close up speedlight system; both light units set to minimum fill flash with a wide dispersal pattern and attached diffuser. / tone comp @ +1 degree / hue adjustment @ +1 degree / saturation factor @ +2 degrees / support platform - tripod assist, with macro focusing rail, and remote electronic trigger release /

Comments greatly appreciated...:cool:

[William Malacarne]

Gus

I see nothing wrong with it ....I like it, but I do have a question and that is why are you shooting in sRGB?

Bill

[Alfred Forns]

Hi William

When you shoot in RAW it makes no difference the camera settings and by shooting in sRGB the image will look more accurate in the camera's LCD .. just like posting for web in sRGB At the time of converting you can choose your space.

btw this will also apply to other camera settings like sharpening, its not a bad idea to apply a slight amount of sharpening for evaluating ... again it will only affect the jpeg not the RAW.

One other advantage for setting sRGB is a safety factor in recording whites. This space is narrower than RGB and will show blown whites sooner.

At the end no big deal and its all personal choice after knowing the choices.

.... awesome flower Gus !!!

[Gus Cobos]

Hi William,
The primary reason I choose the sRGB color space, is to keep track of my whites...Mr. Forns covered the rest...:):cool:

[Harold Davis]

beautiful rose, gus. love the warm tones in this.

[denise ippolito]

Gus, I can almost smell the rose from here-very well captured!!! The color tones look very nice as do the details.

[William Malacarne]

I guess what messed my thinking up was to me if you are shooting adobe RGB or sRGB you are also shooting jpg. If you are shooting RAW then you are not shooting in a color space. I took your data to mean you were shooting in sRGB therefore shooting jpg.

Sorry for the confusion.

Bill

[Cheryl Slechta]

Gus, Rosalinda is one beautiful lady! You do magical work and it seems to convey the love you have for your
subjects. It is truly an inspiration to me.:)

_________
Cheryl

[Dave Mills]

Hi Gus, From a guy who likes to photograph roses...very pleasing image in all respects.

[Lance Peters]

Gorgeous Gus - lovely tomes and composition.