Dreams In The Garden

[Gus Cobos]

Note: This is image # 2 of The Ladies of The Garden Collection; painted using a Lensbaby and macro attachments.

This beautiful lady was painted with a Nikon D200, using a Lens baby 3G, with a combination of a +4 and a +10 macro lens attachment.

Image solution: focal length about +/- 50mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / combination of in camera matrix metering and hand held spot meter, sampling three anchor points for even light distribution. / insert aperture disk of f/5.6 / shutter speed @ 1/1250sec. / ISO @ 100 / white balance @ manual, custom profile using an expo disk for calibration / color space @ sRGB / AF - mode @ manual / lighting solution - used two speedlights with attached diffusers and green gelatin filters; each @ 45 degree angles; speedlights were powered down to 1/2 lumen burst on manual mode, each one behind additional diffuser panels. A 36" soft box was used positioned at 180 degrees from the top to achieve the soft glow. / exposure comp @ -2.3EV / tone comp @ +1 degree / hue adjustment @ +2 degrees / saturation factor @ +2 degrees / support platform - tripod assist - using macro focusing rail / cable trigger release /

Comments greatly appreciated...

 

[Alfred Forns]

Don't think I've tried the lens baby with the attachment Gus !!! Love the effect Very dram like and has a great feel !!!

 

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Very nice colors and a soft feel.
Congrats,

 

[Harold Davis]

love the colors and the compo!!! do like the softness too! would it be wrong to say i'd like to see a focal point? like just a few of the prickly things on the top of the yellow flower?

 

[Jackie Schuknecht]

I think this is a coneflower? Love this image.