Cream of the Crop - November 2019

[trichomehi]

2 hours ago, OLaC said:

 

 

Thanks mate, loving the crazy calyxus on your entry this month! Wild!

 

Focus Stacking is a bit of an elaborate technique but really useful when tackling the razor thin plane of focus your dealing with at those magnifications. The camera and lens are mounted on a focus rail.

 

You take a shot, move the camera and lens down the rail ever so slightly and take another shot and repeat until everything you want is in focus, then stack those shots in Photoshop or dedicated stacking software.

 

If anyone wants to try the technique (and has Photoshop) it doesn't have to be that elaborate.

 

If you have adequate light, put on your macro lens, set to burst mode, then try leaning forward slightly whilst pressing the shutter. 

 

It takes some practice but if I'm shooting macro in the field it's what I do as usually the subjects long gone before I can setup the rail and tripod lol. You only need 3-5 shots to make it work.

 

Import all photos to Photoshop  as layers then highlight them all.

Edit > align all images

Edit > stack images (choose focus stacking)

Then wait. (Can't take a while depending on amount of images, age of computer. Etc).

 

What lens is giving you 4.5 mag? I take it your using photoshop cc, if anyone wants to use photoshop elements you need to get the elements+ add on, no auto photo stacking on the basic elements..

[OLaC]

6 minutes ago, trichomehi said:

What lens is giving you 4.5 mag? I take it your using photoshop cc, if anyone wants to use photoshop elements you need to get the elements+ add on, no auto photo stacking on the basic elements..

 

I'm using the canon mp-e 65mm, I took these shots with it as trying to decide whether to part with it or not. I swapped over to Sony recently so have been slowly replacing my canon lenses. I love this lens, but hardly use it much anymore, take so much time to set up and stack images, post process etc. Plus with the adaptor the setups so cumbersome on the smaller Sony mirrorless.

 

yeh I have the Photoshop/lightroom subscription. I use Zerene stacker to stack nowadays (they used to do 30 day trial if you can find it) it's much quicker than Photoshop, certainly for larger stacks. 

[Yosser Hughes]

seb88 for me as its more ellnaturello than the other pictures,looks like the kind of picture i`d take no 3k camera used   get in bach its a beaut of a flower that imo.

[FARMER G]

That trichome shot is just a beautiful thing

 

Farmer G 

[murphyblue]

olac's pic for me that's a stunning shot.

looking at these pics each month only reminds me i need a better camera

 

[Leafneck]

Happy I made it to the cotc!

 

Northern lights for me, such a pure shot! Seb88. 

 

All the best every one 

[Exhale]

22 hours ago, thekingofobsolete said:

seb88 for me as its more ellnaturello than the other pictures,looks like the kind of picture i`d take no 3k camera used   get in bach its a beaut of a flower that imo.

 

3 hours ago, murphyblue said:

olac's pic for me that's a stunning shot.

looking at these pics each month only reminds me i need a better camera

 

 

I used my old samsung s6 to take my photo's all I used in the background was black backdrop material cheap as chips. 

 

[JJJ]

All stunning to be honest but @GreenVision for me this month.  Some lovely dark colours going on here...

[FARMER G]

Well done on the win @OLaC and well done to all those entered  

 

Farmer G 

[OLaC]

Nice one @FarmerG canny believe it, im well chuffed! Had a few nominations in the past  but this os my first ever win! Can die happy now

 

Thanks to everyone who voted, and well done to all the entrants, such stunning plants!

 

Have been a bit down cos I Had to take down the grow room yesterday as will be decorating the whole of the upstairs  so no more grows for a good few months...

 

this has really cheered me up tho..might even motivate me to get the decorating done quicker so i can get another on asap

 

[Cursed]

3 minutes ago, OLaC said:

this has really cheered me up tho..might even motivate me to get the decorating done quicker so i can get another on asap

 

Edited January 5, 2020 by Cursed

[Joolz]

congrats  @OLaC

 

please contact @Intense Nutrients Matt to claim your prize

[Intense Nutrients Matt]

Congratulations @OLaC

With a lovely shot 

 

 As Usual bro could you pm me your nutrient choice ie 60/40 coco hydro organic or plain soil with a name and safe adress to send your prize to and I will get it over to dispatch for you mate 

Congrats again

All the best 

Matt 

[OLaC]

13 hours ago, Joolz said:

congrats  @OLaC

 

please contact @Intense Nutrients Matt to claim your prize

 Much appreciated joolz! 

11 hours ago, Intense Nutrients Matt said:

Congratulations @OLaC

With a lovely shot 

 

 As Usual bro could you pm me your nutrient choice ie 60/40 coco hydro organic or plain soil with a name and safe adress to send your prize to and I will get it over to dispatch for you mate 

Congrats again

All the best 

Matt 

 

Thanks Matt, much appreciated mate! I'm well chuffed, been looking forward to trying your organic range, will shoot you a pm when I finish work.

 

All the best mate

 

 

 

[seb88]

Congrats @OLaC well deserved win