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A small section of a piece of lava rock. The sample came from 'skip rock beach' - our name for a particular pullout along California 199.
I automatically controlled the z-axis on the Model 163 microscope, and at the same time used gphoto2 to take a picture approx every 2 seconds.
The z-axis control and the photo capture were not syncronized, but that turns out to not matter that much.
A lockdown project using my Olympus focus bracketing, then stacking in Photoshop - 21 images. Not my normal subject but it was for a photographic club challenge, hence the keyline. :)
Image to demo the power of focus stacking. Left image is one shot at f/8, focused on the respirator. Right image is the focus stack of 9 images (all at f/8)
Stigma and anther of a small thyme-leaved speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia) flower in Bellingham, WA. 12 images taken with Canon 50D and MP-E 65mm at 5x using 0.06 mm steps with a Cognisys StackShot and stacked in Zerene Stacker. Lit with MT-24EX @ 1/16 with diffusion gels.
Focus stacked from 2 pics.
Slightly superior look on it's face :) About 9mm body length
Crop from www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/178207684/
Much to my suprise there were some dewdrops around this morning. Tried shooting some at 4:1.
Focus stacked from 2 pics
My first attempt at focus stacking. This is a composite of 11 different images of an azalea (or, probably more accurately, a rhododendron/azalea hybrid), focusing on each different anther/stamen, then "auto aligning" and "stacking" the results in Photoshop.
By using focus stacking, I was able to effectively increase my DoF to isolate the stamens/anther, while retaining the OOF character I wanted in the background.
Shot at 1/20 s (on a tripod), f/4, using my 85mm Nikkor f/3.5 macro lens.
2025-051 Italian Oyster Mushrooms - Switching to a mirrorless camera introduced me to the electronic shutter, but I rarely used it beyond its silence and extra exposure stops. That changed with focus bracketing for macro shots—shooting 300 to 600+ images per composition quickly exceeds 2,500 in a typical 15-minute session. The electronic shutter prevents mechanical wear, making it ideal for focus-stacking macro photography.
The tiny subject measures only 2-inches long by 1-1/4 inch wide. It was shot with my MeiKe 85mm macro on my Sony A6000 using my Godox TTL flashes as you see them, with two slightly different diffusers.
The large chunks are approx. 1 mm in size.
The photo was taken with the NEX 18-55 mm kit lens in reverse position at the 18 mm setting and a set of manual extension tubes.
Something like 10 photos were focus stacked in Photoshop CC.