Slaty Skimmer – 3 Image Focus Stack

I was looking for dragonflies and found this Slaty Skimmer at a local park for a photo subject. I wanted a colorful, softer & smoother background so I was using a 400mm f/4 Canon DO lens, with an extension tube on a Canon 1D mkIV. I shot 3 images at different focus points @ f/11. This gives me enough sharpness on the dragonfly (wingtips & tail) but still gives me a very smooth background. This makes my dragonfly stand out more from the soft background.

4 Comments on “Slaty Skimmer – 3 Image Focus Stack”

1. Nice result, Reed!

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   • Thanks Belinda! They are fun to photograph! And also fun to blend the layered images for the final result!

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2. Great capture, Reed!

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   • Thanks Donna! I tend to like to photograph subjects with wings!👍

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