Just for Fun No C&C will be given: Close to blue

[Matthew Bryan]

One of my favorite macro shots with my old Fuji camera.

 

[Rachel Foster]

On this one I love the angle and the lighting. I'm not sure about the dof, though, or maybe the focal point.

 

[Mike Spinak]

It can sometimes be hard to come up with satisfactory DoF and focal point on a shot like this – though focus stacking can sometimes extend your options.

http://naturography.com

 

[Rachel Foster]

Layers, Mike?

 

[Matthew Bryan]

yeah I shot this with my old fuji finepix - i'm looking forward to trying out my new macro lens on this kind of thing. My wife already told me that if I bring home flowers for "her" just so I can take their picture they don't count LOL

 

[Mike Spinak]

Layers is certainly one good way to go about focus stacking, Rachel.

 

[Matthew Bryan]

I'm not sure what you mean about layers?

With the pictures I was taking of a small chess set I could really see how changing setting affect the FOV etc - and I can see how to resolve the issues with this pic that way - but not sure what you mean about layers?? Unless you mean with photoshop or something?

 

[Mike Spinak]

Matthew,

For focus stacking – if you want to do that – first you take several versions of the photo, in the field, each with the focus slightly adjusted to a different focal point. Then, using layers in Photoshop, or a similar method, you can combine the different versions with different focal points, to get what you want all in focus, and keep what you want out of focus.

 

[Matthew Bryan]

Interesting, I've done some work with photoshop but never thought of intentionally taking pictures in that way .... hmm definitely gives me some ideas!

Thanks.

 

[StuartRae]

Hi Matthew,

Here's a link to an image made by some software called Helicon Focus.

Regards,

Stuart

 

[Matthew Bryan]

Wow - impressive!

Thank you