Gerbera the third

Gallery: FloraPosted March 15, 201172 views8 comments

Still working the Gerbera blooms. I appreciate all the comments and suggestions in my first 2 gerbera posts.

This one is from a bit different point of view and I stacked 3 images for focus in PS - first ever attempt so please let me know if I could do anything to improve the stacking technique.

D7000
150 mm macro
ISO 100
f 18
1.3 seconds

Comments and critiques welcome.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Miro Susta on March 15, 2011 at 6:18 AM

Very nice composition & well managed DOF. But I like much more your prvioust post with BW BG. Well done Steve.

Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 15, 2011 at 9:02 AM

Steve: Good looking result. I like how you filled the frame on this one. The stack looks pretty good to me but since that's a skill I've yet to learn I'll defer to Pat, Ian and others who are accomplished with the technique to comment. Nicely done. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by David W. Kelly on March 15, 2011 at 12:13 PM

Steve a really nice background to go with the soft delicateness of the flower. My only nit would be to give it a bit more room on the bottom of the flower.

Registered on October 7, 2005, 883 Posts, 6590 Comments

Comment posted by Keith Tate on March 15, 2011 at 12:25 PM

I like the amount of DOF you have with the stacking with the front sharp blending into softness in the rear. Nice color and BG, well done Steve.

Registered on December 11, 2004, 150 Posts, 1667 Comments

Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on March 15, 2011 at 1:06 PM

Wonderful palette and DOF on this one- The background is perfectly blended with the subject- Very well done, Fabio

Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments

Comment posted by Bob Duff on March 15, 2011 at 3:03 PM

Steve, I like the comp and the strong diagonal across the picture plane. The colours are to die for. I'll defer to the stacking experts to give you their thoughts.

Registered on April 21, 2010, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on March 15, 2011 at 6:15 PM

I agree with the others that this is a beautiful image Steve. I don't see any stacking artifacts of any kind. The subject could be sharper as you move into the image but you may have deliberately kept your plane of focus out of that area to keep the bg soft. I'd say you succeeded if so. Fine work for my tastes.

pat

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 15, 2011 at 9:34 PM

Man, your lighting on this series is killing me! Great work.

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