A quiet moment on the water.
Tranquility
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Category Archives: flowers
Purple Columbine
Up close and personal with one of my favorite blossoms in the garden. Detail achieved by focus stacking 40 images using a Canon 100mm 2.8 macro lens. ISO 50, 100mm, f/3.2
Be Still My Bleeding Heart
One of the joys of spring is what blooms in the garden…
And Now For Something Yellow
Daffodils, the the sunshine in the garden.
Focus Stacking
As time permits, I am continuing to learn more about focus stacking. Since spring is doing it’s best to finally make an appearance in northern Minnesota, the garden is doing it’s best to respond. A few small flowers have sprung up and it seemed a good opportunity to try capturing two small clumps of blooms.
The first group is a stack of 22 images, the second was 19. If you look closely on the first, you will notice the tip of one leaf in the foreground where I missed focus. I missed several on the second. I’m excited by the possibilities of using focus stacking and look forward to applying it in other ways.
My set-up: Canon DSLR, Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro, ASUS Android tablet running DSLR Controller (works with most Canon DSLRs). I export images from Lightroom as Photoshop layers, then use the Auto-Align if needed and Auto-Blend for combining the stack. There are many videos on You-Tube that describe the technique.
Looking Inward
Taking a closer look at a Bonsai azalea.
A Few Minutes In The Garden
Due to other work and a rebuilding project at home, I haven’t been able to get to far from home lately. But I was able to spend a few minutes enjoying the flowers in the garden.
