Intimate with a Rhododendron
Close-up of the reproductive organs of a Rhododendron flower. Shot in the Hamilton gardens. The stem in the center is called the carpel coming out of the green ovary which is surrounded by the stamen. The working distance was about 30cm to the head of the carpel. So, even at f/16 the DoF was still very shallow. Hence I took a stack of 59 images to cover DoF all the way to the bottom of the ovary. Converted from RAW to JPG using DxO PhotoLab 4. Stacked in Helicon.
Intimate with a Rhododendron
Close-up of the reproductive organs of a Rhododendron flower. Shot in the Hamilton gardens. The stem in the center is called the carpel coming out of the green ovary which is surrounded by the stamen. The working distance was about 30cm to the head of the carpel. So, even at f/16 the DoF was still very shallow. Hence I took a stack of 59 images to cover DoF all the way to the bottom of the ovary. Converted from RAW to JPG using DxO PhotoLab 4. Stacked in Helicon.