When I loaded this into the computer, my first thought was “That looks like a Jeff Koons painting!”
I’m somewhat less sure about that now, but it does look painted, does it not?
Well, it wasn’t.
D7000. Vivitar 70-210mm f/3.5 Series 1 (Kiron, maybe), in Macro mode. ISO100, 1/10th, f/3.5. Pop-up set in Commander mode, and the SB-700, SU-4’d, at 1/64th. Less than 20 seconds of slider play in Aperture.