bajadreamer wrote:
I am like most people in today's world and am more or less housebound. The good news is that it gives me lots of time to try to learn new techniques. This is an example, for better or worse. This is a Calla Lily in our community park after a recent rain. The picture(s) were taken with a Sigma 150 mm macro lens from a very short distance. The difficulty with this type of photo is that it is very difficult to get the entire flower in focus (a very small depth of field or DOF). To mitigate that, I took 10 separate images, each one with a different point of focus. Then in Photoshop I merged, or stacked all the photos so the entire flower appears to be in focus.
If you look closely at the water droplets you can see reflections of the blue sky overhead and the pink flowers (Geraniums) behind it.
After merging the images, I brought up the brightness slightly on the flower and slightly increased the texture of the flower.
I am like most people in today's world and am more... (
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It is wonderful and I see the reflections in the water drops as you mentioned. Perfect.....Winner !