Probably one of the better focus stacked macros I have done, this one is created from 10 shots in total, each taken with the flash off camera to the right diffused with a white diffuser thingy..
I had the camera pretty well sitting on the ground and used the live view to compose the shot, I then reverted back to viewfinder to achieve the focus on the stalk since the liveview focus can be a bit flakey, then simply wound the focus ring in and out to get the depth of field, each time I just checked the image to see where the focus slice was and when it had past the front of the fungi I knew I had enough frames..
Exif love:
D750 coupled with Nikkor 55mm f2.8 @ 55mm Aperture: f11 and Shutter Speed: 1/60s
ISO 400
Lightning goodness : SB600 off to the right triggered thru onboard flash
http://blog.avernus.com.au/wheres-the-fairy/
The Fairie is invisible,I think..
The effort was worth it. There's nice light and so much detail. I haven't done much focus stacking in the past, but your image clearly shows the advantage of this technique. Nice composition. The image conveys some calm atmosphere. The moss, the brown tint and the vivid colors let me almost smell the scenery. 😉
Great shot +Gerard Blacklock​ and eyeball-cutting level of detail. I have to try to focus stack something, sooner or later 😀
Excellent shot !!
That's a beautiful photo>
+Koen Van Hauwe
😉 Yeah or they don't exist..
Thanks +Frank Nitsch , the focus stack does create a some excellent detail for what would otherwise be a very depth limited scene.. glad you like the inclusion of the moss
Thanks +Claudio Beffa , the focus stack process is quite simple once you have done it a couple of times and really makes scenes like this come alive with detail.
Thankyou +andy monet and +Fernando da Silva
+Gerard Blacklock nicely done mate! I do like the tight control on the depth of field you can achieve with this technique! I'm yet to try it out myself!
That seriously does look like it was plucked out of a fairytale
Amazing !!! +Gerard Blacklock :))
Thanks +Tom Testone , it takes a couple of goes to get it right, but its very handy technique for some situations 🙂
Thankyou +Meri Amber , just need a mini fairy to sit there now 🙂
Thankyou +Loretta Jayne
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