Flower in rain-a focus stacking exercise
Mar 23, 2020 12:44:18 #
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.
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.
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Blaster34 wrote:
Beautiful
BeautifulThank you. It was a great opportunity with light, water and a gorgeous flower.
Mar 23, 2020 14:22:37 #
Wackerino wrote:
Very nice! Beautiful!
Thank you. The flower was just sitting there, waiting to be photographed (to paraphrase Ansel Adams).
Mar 23, 2020 14:23:19 #
Bertk wrote:
Excellent picture. Thank you for sharing.
You are welcome. My first try at focus stacking. I enjoyed it-somewhat time consuming but probably will go quicker next time.
Mar 23, 2020 14:23:48 #
Richard1947 wrote:
A real beaut! Love the drops
The rain had just stopped. Those drops do not stick on the flower very long.
Mar 23, 2020 14:24:23 #
UTMike wrote:
Stunning work!
Thank you. I just pushed the shutter. The flower, the light, the water all were there.
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Mar 23, 2020 15:44:51 #
Ken1945
Loc: Virginia
A really great example for those of us who haven’t ventured into focus stacking yet. Thanks for posting!
Mar 23, 2020 15:46:43 #
Ken1945 wrote:
A really great example for those of us who haven’t ventured into focus stacking yet. Thanks for posting!
I used Photoshop CC. Not difficult but with my inexperience, a little time consuming with frequent references back to Adobe Help.
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