Non insect macros anyone?

Ballen Photo wrote in post #18994582
Unusual to photograph the underside of flowers, but these turned out well. Love the bokeh. What lens, if I might ask?

Thanks, this one was with the Lensbaby Velvet56. I shot and stacked two images. One I shot at f11 which is really sharp and the second I shot wide open. The Velvet56 give this really dreamy glow to the bokeh. After stacking I added a mask and painted in the parts I wanted to be sharp.

May I ask the stacking software??

Pigpen101 wrote in post #18995494
May I ask the stacking software??

Sure. I just do it in Photoshop CC.
I shoot tethered to a MacBook Pro and shoot with CaptureOne Pro

johnfosteruk wrote in post #18995075
12 image stack handheld

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Handheld? That's seriously impressive. I use one of those focus sliders.

I mainly use a rail but occasionally shoot handheld. You just need good elbow support while you rock gently backwards and forwards

Shaman's Tools...

Ok. I usually shoot with a rail for stacking, but have not done much lately. I let my 1 year sub to Helicon Focus end, but did have very good results with it and will probably buy the lifetime sub. I currently do not have CC, use a version of Elements & not sure if stacking is available. Thank you.

I just love playing with bubbles. The first shot shows the canvas texture I used for bouncing the flash that was 5-6 ft away.

oil and water

More 'shooting from below'.

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