Astrophytum flower detail
Jun 17, 2018 12:56:56 #
cactuspic
Loc: Dallas, TX
A hybrid astrophytum produces one of of my favorite cactus flowers on a sporadic basis throughout the year. Although it is liable to flower at nearly any time, it reliably flowers in early June. This focus stack is of approximately 100 images using a Sigma 180mm 2.8. @f/5.6 Hope you enjoy.
Jun 17, 2018 14:55:45 #
Jun 17, 2018 15:44:56 #
I really like the composition of 5his one. Can you click “store original” so I can examine more closely?
Thanks, allen
Thanks, allen
Jun 17, 2018 16:49:06 #
cactuspic
Loc: Dallas, TX
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
Allen, thank you for your kind thoughts. When I initially tried to load the image, I tried to use the original image; but, I could not store the original. I think it was too big. Without layers, it is a 279MB tiff. Every time I tried to load the original, it hung up. This is the first time that I posted an image on this site so I may very well have done it totally wrong. Ultimately, I just gave up and posted a reduced size jpg. I will gladly repost if you will tell me what the largest permitted image size is..I really like the composition of 5his one. Can you click “store original” so I can examine more closely?
Jun 17, 2018 16:50:32 #
Jun 17, 2018 17:07:09 #
Not too shabby technique & result!
If I remember correctly, UHH can handle a JPG up to 20Mb. Not sure about TIFF or other formats.
If I remember correctly, UHH can handle a JPG up to 20Mb. Not sure about TIFF or other formats.
Jun 17, 2018 17:14:35 #
cactuspic
Loc: Dallas, TX
Nikonian72 wrote:
Thank you Nikonian72. I will post it as a jpg.Not too shabby technique & result! If I remember correctly, UHH can handle a JPG up to 20Mb. Not sure about TIFF or other formats.
Jun 17, 2018 17:16:54 #
Jun 17, 2018 17:24:07 #
cactuspic wrote:
Enlarges beautifully! Look at all that pollen.I have reposted at the highest resolution that I could.
Jun 17, 2018 17:34:54 #
Jun 17, 2018 17:42:17 #
Jun 18, 2018 07:24:34 #
Nice result, 100 stack, wow that is a lot of shots but the pollen shows beautifully.
Jun 18, 2018 08:46:05 #
cactuspic
Loc: Dallas, TX
I couldn’t agree with you more about the beauty of a cactus flower, Tinusbum. When contrasted against the fierce spines of some of the cacti, the flower looks incongruous....like it belongs to another plant.
Jun 18, 2018 09:07:18 #
cactuspic
Loc: Dallas, TX
Brenda, I’m glad you enjoyed. I know it is a bit obsesssive to go through the process of stacking so many images. But the rich details, such as the numerous pollen grains, would have otherwise danced just beyond my ability to see them...unappreciated. The revelation after the stack is completed reminds me of the magic I first felt when I watched the black and white image emerge in my print tray under the red glow of a safelight half a century ago.
Jun 18, 2018 09:41:01 #
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