"Nature's Symmetry"

[Gus Cobos]

“Nature’s Symmetry”

This lovely lady was painted with a Nikon D300, using a Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D IF-ED macro lens with a Nikkor 12mm extension tube.

Image Solution:
focal length @ 105mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / in camera matrix metering / 1/125sec. - f/9 / exposure comp @ -0.7EV / ISO @ 320 / white balance @ custom profile, using an Expo disk for color calibration / AF - Mode @ manual / color space @ sRGB / lighting solution – a 24” soft box placed at a 60 degree angle and four black light florescent tubes placed from the top and at a 45 degree angle / tone comp @ +2 degrees / hue adjustment @ +2 degrees / saturation factor @ +2 degrees / support platform - tripod assist, with macro focusing rail, and remote electronic trigger release /

Comments greatly appreciated...:cool:

[Cheryl Slechta]

Gus, this is beautiful. It looks like a surreal landscape!

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Cheryl

[Richard Waas]

Wow, Gus... This is super awesome. I LOVE it!!! The colors, symmetry, comp. One of my favs.....

[Harold Davis]

it's a macro-landscape!! you've broken ground on a new genre! the top looks like clouds. love the colors.

[Alfred Forns]

.. does look like a landscape !!! Beautiful Gus !!!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Gus,
This is OOB stuff man! I love those intense colors so much. The shapes and leading lines work well for me too!

[denise ippolito]

Gus, I agree with Cheryl it does look like a surreal landscape!!

[Lance Peters]

awesome Gus - a magical alien landscape.