23 Photo Stack Butterfly Wing
Jan 12, 2015 19:57:22 #
Canon 5D Mark II
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/200
Av(Aperture Value) 14
ISO Speed 200
Lens EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Flash Type External Flash : E-TTL flash metering
Flash Exposure Compensation 0
AF Mode Manual focusing
1mm increments and cropped
Soft box hand held over object in a glass case.
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/200
Av(Aperture Value) 14
ISO Speed 200
Lens EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Flash Type External Flash : E-TTL flash metering
Flash Exposure Compensation 0
AF Mode Manual focusing
1mm increments and cropped
Soft box hand held over object in a glass case.
Jan 12, 2015 20:13:48 #
Jan 12, 2015 20:16:30 #
CraigFair wrote:
Well, I took it to mean that the softbox was hand-held, but not the camera. Still very nice results.Nice work Jim, handheld is amazing.
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Jan 12, 2015 20:19:44 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
Oh well you had me totally thrilled for a moment to do 1mm increments handheld :P :PWell, I took it to mean that the softbox was hand-held-- but not the camera. Still very nice results.
Jan 12, 2015 20:40:48 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
You are correct. Flash had to be handheld to avoid reflections. I am processing a larger stack of a second butterfly. I will post what I am trying to shoot in a bit.Well, I took it to mean that the softbox was hand-held-- but not the camera. Still very nice results.
Jan 12, 2015 20:57:53 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
Look forward to seeing them. Are these wings from a live butterfly? If not, how long do they remain "viable"?You are correct. Flash had to be handheld to avoid reflections. I am processing a larger stack of a second butterfly. I will post what I am trying to shoot in a bit.
Jan 12, 2015 21:03:18 #
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
Same settings. 30 shots on this one and what I am shooting.Look forward to seeing them. Are these wings from a live butterfly? If not, how long do they remain "viable"?
These are real butterflies that were used to make a sculpture that my youngest Daughter bought my wife for Christmas 4 years ago. I wanted some nice shots before it gets bounced around to much and the butterflies get more damaged then they are.
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Jan 12, 2015 21:08:54 #
CraigFair wrote:
That would have been a challenge indeed. Thanks for the compliment however.Oh well you had me totally thrilled for a moment to do 1mm increments handheld :P :P
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Jan 12, 2015 22:41:59 #
beautiful work.. at quick glance it looked like a stained sail made from some fabric. Very cool!
Jan 13, 2015 00:49:47 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
23-mm is just shy of 1-inch. Are you saying you moved the lens forward 23-mm from first to last photo?23 Photo-Stack x 1-mm increments . . .
Jan 13, 2015 01:11:37 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
My distance traveled was closer to 5/8-inch. Looking at the preliminary stack, some of my shots were less than 1-mm and may have been closer to 1/2-mm. The stack edge did not flow well. Also in this shot, I must have missed some of the shots because the stack I just did appears to be cleaner. I missed the trim point on the bottom of this stack.23-mm is just shy of 1-inch. Are you saying you moved the lens forward 23-mm from first to last photo?
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Jan 13, 2015 01:19:54 #
Albuqshutterbug wrote:
Why are you posting a photo of your second stack? The measurements you mentioned are for the single wing photo, which is a macro, not a close-up. Your procedure does not add-up. You do not need 5/8-inch travel to capture a butterfly wing that is only 1/2-mm thick.My distance traveled was closer to 5/8-inch. Looking at the preliminary stack, some of my shots were less than 1-mm and may have been closer to 1/2-mm. The stack edge did not flow well. Also in this shot, I must have missed some of the shots because the stack I just did appears to be cleaner. I missed the trim point on the bottom of this stack.
Jan 13, 2015 01:25:21 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
You are correct, and its late. The first shot I have to say I honestly don't know for sure the amount of travel. I would have to restack and not merge to see the amount of edging I had on that stack.Why are you posting a photo of your second stack? The measurements you mentioned are for the single wing photo, which is a macro, not a close-up. Your procedure does not add-up. You do not need 5/8-inch travel to capture a butterfly wing that is only 1/2-mm thick.
Sorry, I will have to check that tomorrow.
Jan 13, 2015 01:27:18 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
I shot the stack at an angle to get more of the wing into the shot.Why are you posting a photo of your second stack? The measurements you mentioned are for the single wing photo, which is a macro, not a close-up. Your procedure does not add-up. You do not need 5/8-inch travel to capture a butterfly wing that is only 1/2-mm thick.
Jan 13, 2015 09:15:11 #
Nikonian72 wrote:
Why are you posting a photo of your second stack? The measurements you mentioned are for the single wing photo, which is a macro, not a close-up. Your procedure does not add-up. You do not need 5/8-inch travel to capture a butterfly wing that is only 1/2-mm thick.
Yep it was late last night.
I reposted the second shot because I missed cropping some of the fuzzy logic stack and wanted a cleaner post.
As to the first shot, I could not get a good flat shot because of the glass box. I shot it at an angle which is why I needed so much travel. And yes, it was almost an inch of travel to get the front and back edges in focus.
The second shot has quite a bit of depth to get the wings, body and antenna in focus. That is a 30 photo stack with each slice close but maybe not quite 1 mm. I was trying to ensure adequate overlap of the slices.
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