Frozen dewdrops

Some shots of frozen dewdrops on the lawn.
Used some coloured card behind them. 5Dmk2/MPE-65/430Ex flash. Focus stacked using zerene.

Taken around 4:1 magnification.
Brian v.

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What is your shooting technique for taking these images that are to be stacked?
Do you shoot tethered using Canon Utility Software or what?

Excellent shots, i really like the background choices...i think i need to figure out better backgrounds for myself

chauncey wrote in post #18251143
What is your shooting technique for taking these images that are to be stacked?
Do you shoot tethered using Canon Utility Software or what?

Why would you think you need to shoot tethered?

chauncey wrote in post #18251143
What is your shooting technique for taking these images that are to be stacked?
Do you shoot tethered using Canon Utility Software or what?

Chauncey - I'm squatting down on the ground holding the camera in my right hand but resting the lens on my left hand which is on the ground. I just manually move the camera forward to take the focus slices for stacking whilst watching what I'm doing through the viewfinder.

Brian V.

DreDaze wrote in post #18251265
Excellent shots, i really like the background choices...i think i need to figure out better backgrounds for myself

Thanks
I just have a whole lot of coloured pieces of card from cartons etc to use for backgrounds.
Brian v.

Love that last one, especially the background you've used!

excellent set brian, you have given me inspiration mate, god i hope it freezes tonight!!

Beautifully done Brian, the frosty weather has paid dividends!

cookiejay wrote in post #18251291
Love that last one, especially the background you've used!

popsandme wrote in post #18251403
excellent set brian, you have given me inspiration mate, god i hope it freezes tonight!!

Worcester Lad wrote in post #18251544
Beautifully done Brian, the frosty weather has paid dividends!

Thanks all for the comments
Brian V.

That's some very interesting photo's, I like them.

dm1215al wrote in post #18252458
That's some very interesting photo's, I like them.

Thanks
Brian v.

these are all really great, which of your lenses did you use

These are beautiful. What was the light source you used if I may ask? It's such a warm inviting light I wanna say the sun, but it feels so crisp, too crisp to be just the sun.

trmwf wrote in post #18253319
these are all really great, which of your lenses did you use

Thanks - taken around 4:1 magnification with my MPE-65.
Brian v.

Apresto wrote in post #18253491
These are beautiful. What was the light source you used if I may ask? It's such a warm inviting light I wanna say the sun, but it feels so crisp, too crisp to be just the sun.

Thanks
I was just using my normal bracket mounted and diffused flashgun.
Brian v.