"Oriental Sun"

[Gus Cobos]

“Oriental Sun”

Note: The saturation and contrast levels were boosted to get the rich vibrant hot colors of the rising sun.

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

Image Solution:
focal length @ 105mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / in camera matrix metering / 1/60sec. - f/22 / exposure comp @ -0.3EV / ISO @ 200 / white balance @ custom profile, using an Expo disk for color calibration / AF - Mode @ manual / color space @ sRGB / lighting solution, a combination of a soft box and the 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 @ 0 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:

[Christopher Miller]

Beautiful Gus! Like the colors and centered comp.

[Harold Davis]

properly named! these colors are definitely mr cobos' colors!! another one of my favorites.

[Dave Mills]

Vibrant,rich and a real eyecatcher. Nice one Gus!

[denise ippolito]

Gus, Very vibrant and looks like a sunburst of color

[Alfred Forns]

Bold and dynamic !!!

... Gus I did noticed the saturation boost :) !!!! One sweet image !!!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

The reds are sooo red. Very dramatic. I really like this one Gus.