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Flower in rain-a focus stacking exercise
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Mar 23, 2020 19:34:59   #
rwilson1942 Loc: Houston, TX
 
Well done!

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Mar 23, 2020 20:41:40   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
rwilson1942 wrote:
Well done!


Thank you. My first real attempt at focus stacking, but I had a great subject and good conditions.

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Mar 24, 2020 05:53:36   #
nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL
 
Very nice!

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Mar 24, 2020 06:42:26   #
angler Loc: StHelens England
 
Excellent shot.

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Mar 24, 2020 09:33:26   #
Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida
 
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... (show quote)


It is wonderful and I see the reflections in the water drops as you mentioned. Perfect.....Winner !

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Mar 24, 2020 09:49:30   #
SpyderJan Loc: New Smyrna Beach. FL
 
Nice job Dreamer. Were these taken using a tripod or hand held? Beautifully done.

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Mar 24, 2020 09:54:54   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
nimbushopper wrote:
Very nice!


Thank you. Fun project during a time when a little fun is welcome.

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Mar 24, 2020 09:56:12   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
angler wrote:
Excellent shot.


Thank you. Unfortunately one of the casualties of the times was our scheduled trip to the UK. Oh well, I am assuming the the UK will still be there next year. Hopefully so will we.

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Mar 24, 2020 10:00:29   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
Blair Shaw Jr wrote:
It is wonderful and I see the reflections in the water drops as you mentioned. Perfect.....Winner !


That turned out to be a bonus. I'd like to take credit for planning it, but it was fortunate, though accidental, outcome.

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Mar 24, 2020 10:01:07   #
Tazzy Loc: Tampa area
 
Beautiful shot

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Mar 24, 2020 10:03:44   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
SpyderJan wrote:
Nice job Dreamer. Were these taken using a tripod or hand held? Beautifully done.


These were taken with a Canon 5DsR, a 150 Sigma macro lens, mounted on a tripod. The tripod did hinder my ability to get the angle I wanted but it was necessary. Bright shade. It was shot at 1/1000 of a second so maybe I could have handheld but I knew I was going to focus stack so I wanted to make as easy as possible in post processing.

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Mar 24, 2020 10:04:31   #
bajadreamer Loc: Baja California Sur
 
Tazzy wrote:
Beautiful shot


Thank you. A gorgeous flower that had just opened prior to the rain.

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Mar 24, 2020 10:32:00   #
angler Loc: StHelens England
 
bajadreamer wrote:
Thank you. Unfortunately one of the casualties of the times was our scheduled trip to the UK. Oh well, I am assuming the the UK will still be there next year. Hopefully so will we.



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Mar 24, 2020 10:37:20   #
sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri
 
Outstanding image.

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Mar 24, 2020 11:12:00   #
artesdecobo
 
Perfect! My next project - photo stacking.

Bubba

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