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    Not opened very much

    Almost had to shoot though a peephole...

    Not opened very much

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    Re: Not opened very much

    Looks good, and something of a natural vignette as well.

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    Nicely captured.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chauncey View Post
    Almost had to shoot though a peephole...
    …maybe but the incoming light from the bottom adds a very nice accent!

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    I was just about to comment on the backlighting. Kodiak...I think you woke up earlier than me...I should had known better....

    So on with my comment -- love the backlighting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by IzzieK View Post
    Kodiak...I think you woke up earlier than me...I should had known better....
    Even if we had got up at the same time, say 08:30, I would still be ahead of
    7 hours and 3 minutes!

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    Very nice. I agree that the backlighting is effective and attractive.

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    Thanks for the positive comments my friends...all this putzing around
    reminds me of that blind squirrel scenario.

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    Re: Not opened very much

    A lovely shot in every aspect.

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    I thought I commented on this image but apparently I haven't yet Very nice Boyer

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    I thought I commented on this image but apparently I haven't yet
    You had me concerned, in that perhaps you were sharpening the stake to drive through my heart.

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    You have made me laugh Boyer. I commented on 'New Method' and that's why I got confused. The flower is the same or very similar. Nothing like sharpening the stake at all


    Quote Originally Posted by chauncey View Post
    You had me concerned, in that perhaps you were sharpening the stake to drive through my heart.

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    Re: Not opened very much

    The lighting makes for a spectacular and quite artistic macro shot.

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    Superb !!!

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    Re: Not opened very much

    Lovely colours and lighting. (Stacked I imagine?, not sure who does what on here yet )

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slipper View Post
    Lovely colours and lighting. (Stacked I imagine?, not sure who does what on here yet )
    if this was a stacking, it would be a fail! Since it is not, it is a great shot!

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    if this was a stacking, it would be a fail! Since it is not, it is a great shot
    Au contraire mon frère...it is not only stacked but merged as well to 20x25 inches at 300ppi.

    I don't understand why you would refer to it as a failed attempt at stacking.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chauncey View Post
    Au contraire mon frère...it is not only stacked but merged as well to 20x25 inches at 300ppi.

    I don't understand why you would refer to it as a failed attempt at stacking.
    Agree. Even if stacked, it does not necessarily require it to be pin sharp in its entirety, rather I would say, where necessary. This shot meets that and more I think.

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    Got it...thanks again.

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    Re: Not opened very much

    Quote Originally Posted by chauncey View Post
    Au contraire mon frère...it is not only stacked but merged as well to 20x25 inches at 300ppi.
    I don't understand why you would refer to it as a failed attempt at stacking.
    My son Olivier and I have been looking with much pleasure at this shot,
    when he arrived from school, and we came to pretty much to the same
    conclusion.

    Olivier suggested to peek at the exif and we read among other details:
    Lens: EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM —dedicated macro lens: very fine!
    Exposure: Manual, 2 sec, f/11, ISO 100 — somewhat strange SS!

    Olivier was surprised by the two seconds exposure: "At ƒ8, the exposure
    would have been only 1 second and the lens closer to the sweet spot…
    and at a higher ISO, the SS could have been much shorter!" Since my
    sons and I are shooting to stack quite often, the strategy of shorter SS
    is more compatible with the aim of the process, the number of slices
    being irrelevant in this approach. —I have to admit that I was very proud,
    as father and teacher, of his solid argumentation.

    For my part, I noticed some troubling artefacts in this document:
    A. This area is showing an abrupt falloff in the focus. This would prove
    you right in that this was a stacking exercise. Such falloff would never occur
    in a single shot… and most certainly not at ƒ11.
    B. Since all the zone around B is very soft, the sharp line and curve
    should not be there.

    Not opened very much

    Contrary to Caddy that grants a "great shot" in his/her comment base
    on his/her belief that this is not a stack, I will believe you; this is a stack
    and I will give a "fail" comment to the said stack.

    This is based on my actual knowledge and experience, which I am willing
    to question or reject if proven wrong. I, too, am here to learn!
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