photoartflightMore Focus Stacked Raindrop Images
I am still going through images from past shoots. This is another series of closeup raindrops, focus stacked from front drops to further back in the bush they were on. I was using an Olympus m43 body with an old 200mm Canon FD manual focus macro lens with a m43 adapter. This gives me a FOV (field of view) equivalent to 400mm on a Full Frame Digital Camera. I usually start from the front in focus and then do a series of focus points going back to where I want to end. The featured image is 11 images @ f/8. I load all into layers in Photoshop, then let Photoshop blend all the sharpest areas into one file.
Closer up -7 Image Focus stack- concentrating on center area drops. 200mm Canon FD lens adapted to Olympus OM D camera
I love these images, especially the first one with all of the spider web strands in focus as well as many of the drops.
Thanks Mike! They finally opened up some parks by us so hopefully I can start to get some dragonfly images soon! On the focus stacking, I am still trying to get the “feel” of how far to focus behind the first “front” image. I guess it depends on the separation of the Drops. I do like them better with spider webs in them!
A very cool 3D effect– nice!
Thanks Eliza! They are fun to do!
I love your first capture, Reed, stunning!
Thanks Donna! They are fun to do! Just have to go out after a rain and see what raindrops you can find! Then shoot a series shot wide open at different focus depths. Then layer them in one Photoshop file. Then let Photoshop align and the blend the layers for the final. Might take a few try’s to get the hang of it!
Beautiful! 🙂
Thanks Alexa! They are fun to do! Because they are many shots at different focus points you really do not know what it will look like until you stack & blend them in Photoshop! Sometimes even I am surprised at the final image!
Lovely!
Thanks Belinda! They are fun to do! And Photoshop does most of the Work!
That technique provides a wild effect, beyond what our eyes and brain perceive. Very creative and even mesmerizing! William
Thanks William! They are fun to do and Photoshop does most of the work assembling them!