Got Closer

[chauncey]

Like is advised...when in doubt, get closer. I'm liking this a lot but, just for grins, I pulled a John Paul Caponigro and did a mirror image. The drugs that Mike mentioned, must be working.

[ST1]

Keep taking the pills William they seem to be working quite well

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[csa mt]

Beautiful images! I love the muted background that compliments the subject!

[DanK]

Very nicely done! The Kuso exif viewer says f/3.5, which seems very wide for this DOF. Is that correct? Did you stack?

[Mike Buckley]

Gorgeous lighting! Everyone who doesn't go back and forth when viewing them in the Lytebox is missing out on quite a lot of cleverness.

[Brownbear]

Breathtakingly beautiful!

[chauncey]

The Kuso exif viewer says f/3.5, which seems very wide for this DOF. Is that correct? Did you stack?

Aah, yes and no...using a 180 macro lens with extension tubes, I took a series at f/3.5 and stacked those for background purposes only. Then for increased subject image quality, I took another series at f/11 and stacked those as well. Next I did a selection of the main subject and imported it into the f/3.5 series.

For some reason PS CC does a terrible job in stacking the partial OOF areas as it took a lot of going back and forth between the virgin images and the stacked results.

Am I being clear on all that?

Mike, I wasn't sure if that would be noticed.

Thanks guys.

[Rita]

These are wonderful.

[DanK]

Aah, yes and no...using a 180 macro lens with extension tubes, I took a series at f/3.5 and stacked those for background purposes only. Then for increased subject image quality, I took another series at f/11 and stacked those as well. Next I did a selection of the main subject and imported it into the f/3.5 series.

For some reason PS CC does a terrible job in stacking the partial OOF areas as it took a lot of going back and forth between the virgin images and the stacked results.

Am I being clear on all that?

Mike, I wasn't sure if that would be noticed.

Thanks guys.

Try Zerene's free demo. I'll be you will be hooked. I never stack with anything else now that I know my way around that software.

[Kodiak]

Beautiful images! I love the muted background that compliments the subject!

+1

[ied]

Stunning.

Irene

[bnnrcn]

I like the softness and colours very much

[chauncey]

I like this image well enough that I'm gonna reshoot, getting closer yet, with the goal being to cough
out a really big print using photomerge as well as more stacking.

In the meantime...is there any little thing that could be done better?

[Mike Buckley]

is there any little thing that could be done better?

There are two tiny places on either side of the central part of the flower at the top where there is little or no separation between the flower and the background. Correct that and you've attained perfection.

If the two places aren't apparent due to my lousy explanation, let me know. I'll be happy to download your image and properly disfigure it to easily show you the two (repeat: tiny) places.

[IzzieK]

I like this image well enough that I'm gonna reshoot, getting closer yet, with the goal being to cough
out a really big print using photomerge as well as more stacking.

In the meantime...is there any little thing that could be done better?

Yes...it is called "could be done better"

BTW, nice effect...have you tried valium?