Linaria stack

[Macro Meister]

Five shots, manually focused and stacked in Helicon software. Shot in the studio with single studio flash head and reflector. The Linaria came from our garden. Shot with 5DM2 and Sigma 105mm macro.


Linaria by macro meister @ www.robmarshall.net, on Flickr

[colin C]

Re: Linaria stack

All of the best shots look so simple .................... and this is very much so.

Colin

[Muscat]

Re: Linaria stack

Very nice I like this sort of shot and think you have executed this one very well, very difficult to achieve if you were manually refocusing the lens between each shot

[SamFisher]

Re: Linaria stack

Very nice indeed MM
I tried something similar (not stacking) using a flash & softbox behind the flower, and the flower lit from the front giving a pure white b/g.
I then eyedropped a colour from the flower to add a Stroke line around the image.

Mike

[SamFisher]

Re: Linaria stack

Just wondering - why photo stack an image like this?
I can understand a macro shot of an insect or some other subject stacked to achieve more DOF

Mike

[Macro Meister]

Re: Linaria stack

Very nice I like this sort of shot and think you have executed this one very well, very difficult to achieve if you were manually refocusing the lens between each shot

Thanks, Sam. You are right about the manual focusing. I used to have a real problem, but fortunately I had cataracts removed 4 years ago and the optical lens implants they put in me have improved my eyesight, especially for photography, considerably. I took these without wearing my reading glasses. It certainly helps when taking shots.

[DeeGee]

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Beautiful colour against the white.

[Sandra]

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Lovely. It's simplicity is clearly a cover for a lot of skill on your part.

[rajjayaraj]

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Simply the best

Raj

[briansquibb]

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Excellent!

[hhcanon]

Re: Linaria stack

All of the best shots look so simple .................... and this is very much so.

Colin

Tres Bon!

[Macro Meister]

Re: Linaria stack

Very nice indeed MM
I tried something similar (not stacking) using a flash & softbox behind the flower, and the flower lit from the front giving a pure white b/g.
I then eyedropped a colour from the flower to add a Stroke line around the image.

Mike

Mike

Yes, I do that quite a lot. If you pick the the right kind of flower you can get some nice detail with the back light. I do it with stacking too - studio flash is more consistent than a flashgun, so all the exposures are pretty much the same. I'll have to try the stroke line thing - never thought of doing that.

Thanks.