My first attempt at focus stacking!

[Acro76]

The anemones proved to be challenging since they move around slightly even with the pumps off!

Critique welcome as this is my first attempt... I used helicon focus, method "b" with 5 to 10 shots per pic..

Thundercats Acan

Baby Top Shelf BTA

Japanese Rose

Dendro

 

[h2o]

Wow thats some realy nice pics. Are these corals under the new PLASMA light ?

 

[Acro76]

Thanks!... these are under t5 lighting.

 

[MO~IDOL]

awesome! try some HDR yet?

 

[ClosetFishGeek]

Nice pics....:splitspin

 

[Acro76]

awesome! try some HDR yet?

That looks very interesting as well!

 

[cowfish]

Great googly moogly those are some awesome pics!

 

[Chongpark27]

WOW!!! sweet pics!!

 

[D1J8Z]

:bigeyes:

 

[jackson6745]

WOW! Awesome shots. They almost look 3D

 

[krak256]

what exactly is focus stacking?

 

[Deanos]

Focus Stacking

 

[krak256]

thanks so much deanos. very interesting. love the shots!

what camera and lens did you use? did u use a tripod as well?

 

[cali_reef]

thanks so much deanos. very interesting. love the shots!

what camera and lens did you use? did u use a tripod as well?

MACRO = tripod.. Unless you can hold still like a dead man.

Multiple macro exposures for stacking -> better to have a remote trigger..

 

[juiceguy]

awesome shots.......they look like magazine cover quality

 

[NDY]

Wow GREAT shots

 

[Timbo]

WOW!!!! The second shot is insane!!!!!

 

[Acro76]

thanks so much deanos. very interesting. love the shots!

what camera and lens did you use? did u use a tripod as well?

Thanks for all the comments!

I shoot with a Canon Rebel Xti with 100mm f2.8 macro lens, and a 50 mm f1.8

They are all very close in exposure, I just started shooting so only the tips of the anemone are in focus, then making very small adjustments, kept shooting until the very center of the anemone is in focus and the tentacles are blurred. I shot this at f14, so I might make the aperture larger and see if it improves the sharpness and I might be able to keep some background bokeh as well?

I always use a tripod and a remote shutter release as I drink a lot of coffee so I'm pretty shakey!