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The focus stacking rail is made from Lego. It uses an old-style high RPM motor, and three worm gears to push the subject along by about 1mm for every second of motor running.
15 images taken with 50D and MP-E 65mm at 1.5x using 0.36mm steps with a Cognisys StackShot and stacked in Zerene Stacker. Lit with MT-24EX @ 1/32 with diffusion gels.
22 images taken with 50D and MP-E 65mm at 5x using 0.06mm steps with a Cognisys Stackshot and stacked in Zerene Stacker.
This is an animated GIF showing each of the 27 separate focus slices used to create one of my competition entries for this month's Focus Photo Club meeting. Flickr only displays the animation when viewing the full-size image. :-(
Stigma and anthers of a petunia flower. 70 images taken with 50D and MP-E 65mm at 3x using 0.126mm steps with a Cognisys StackShot and stacked in Zerene Stacker. Lit with MT-24EX @ 1/16 with diffusion gels.
20 images taken with 50D and MP-E 65mm at 2.2x using 0.26mm steps with a Cognisys StackShot and stacked in Zerene Stacker. Front/back lit with MT-24EX @ 1/32 with diffusion gels.
Asiatic lily (Lilium asiatic) anther. 28 images taken with Canon 50D and MP-E 65mm at 2x manually stepped with macro rail and stacked in Zerene Stacker. Lit with MT-24EX @ 1/32 with diffusion gels.
Trichomes on a cannabis leaf. 23 images taken with 50D MP-E 65mm at 4x manually stepped with macro rail and stacked in Zerene Stacker. Lit with MT-24EX @ 1/8 with diffusion gels.
Shot with my Canon EOS M3 and EF-M 55-200mm lens. 10 frames focus stacked in Photoshop.
I was also carrying my 4x5 large format kit which includes a double-sided 1 metre square focusing cloth (black on one side and white on the other). I shot the thistles with the natural background and with the cloth draped over a branch with either the black or white side providing subject isolation.
This is the version shot with the white background.
In post processing, it was amazing to see how differently I wanted to treat the images based solely on the different backgrounds.
Focus stacking has the benefit of maintaining good background blur compared to shooting with a small f-stop. Also, since there was a bit of wind and the subject was moving slightly, I was able to shoot with a wide open aperture, fast shutter speed, and moderate ISO setting to prevent motion blur. If I was shooting a single frame at a high f-stop I would have to use a long shutter speed and/or high ISO and would loose a lot of detail as a result.
Taken at 3.4:1 and cropped. The FOV is about 4.3mm wide. First time I've tried taken a freestanding shot using my bean pole for stabilisation at this magnification. Pic is focus stacked from 2 shots
"Profile Of A Yellow Jacket Wasp"
Yellowjacket is the common name in North America for predatory wasps of the genera Vespula and Dolichovespula. Members of these genera are known simply as "wasps" in other English-speaking countries. Most of these are black and yellow; some are black and white, while others may have the abdomen background color red instead of black. They can be identified by their distinctive markings, small size (similar to a honey bee), their occurrence only in colonies, and a characteristic, rapid, side to side flight pattern prior to landing. All females are capable of stinging. Yellowjackets are important predators of pest insects
For more information on the Yellow Jacket Wasp, please follow the Wikipedia link below:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowjacket
Close to 6 times lifesize magnification (6:1)
Original Uncropped Image.
This photograph was focus stacked from 21 images using PMax in Zerene Stacker.
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Two Yongnuo YN560 Manual Flashes fired wirelessly using Yongnuo 602 triggers.
Flashes were placed one each at left and right of the subject, and fired from the sides, using a wide body plastic tube with tracing paper lining to create an even circular diffused light around the subject.
Materials from a school project in Evesham. Photos taken by students through the town and along the river were merged using the Focus Stacking tools in Photoshop. They were then printed out for use in a giant collage.
Multistitch focus stacked image of the flora at Asilomar with Spanish Bay in the background. This image is comprised of 11 images from a Phase One XF with 100 MP IQ 3 100 focus stacked using Helicon Focus and post processed in Capture One and Photoshop.
Much to my suprise there were some dewdrops around this morning. Tried shooting some at 4:1.
Focus stacked from 2 pics
Here's the result of almost 6 years of growth and 5 photo-stacked macro pictures! (sown Aug 20th, 12013)
The plant is less than 2 cm wide and has bloomed before!
The seeds for this plant were originally given to me by a friend on a forum!