"Dreams of Passion"

[Gus Cobos]

“Dreams of Passion”

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

Image Solution:
focal length @ 60mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / in camera matrix metering / 1/125sec. - f/22 / 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 - 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 @ +2 degrees / saturation factor @ +2 degrees / support platform - tripod assist, with macro focusing rail, and remote electronic trigger release /

Comments greatly appreciated…:cool:

[Harold Davis]

sweet as usual gus! i love the glowing light you got on this one. looks like flames.

[Bob Miller]

Gus this is simply beautiful. I love your work! It makes me wish want to know more about flash. Over the top!

[Lance Peters]

Love the yellows and reds Gus - does remind you of flames - SWEET.

[Connie Mier]

This is quite striking and I like how you positioned the "flames". I only wish that one petal in top right was not there, but such a minor thing for a beautiful shot.