Stacked macro

[slartibartfast]

I've been meaning to try this technique for a while now and after finding a suitable subject today I finally got around to it. Using a program called Helicon Focus I stacked together 18 separate frames, all at a slightly different focus point, to give a greater depth of field than you'd usually get even using very small apertures.

[TheFincher]

SHIT! Thats absolutely amazing Monseur Bartfast................... The detail is immense it almost doesnt look real

Karma for you

[Deadly]

Absolutely amazing, unbelievably close up and the detail is excellent. What more can i say lol great stuff as usual.

[GedR]

That Sir is Awesome.
Not only an incredible shot but superb lighting.
This must have taken not only a lot of time to do but also the thought and preparation behind it.

Impressed and envious ! ..... GedR

[_Belial]

Absolutely outstanding that mate, really terrific! Totally gobsmacked by how much detail you've managed to capture in there.

WHat lens did you use for the shots?

[nok1]

fantastic shot , looks quite scary lol

[whatnow]

was the subject frozen/dead? must be hard getting the images to align? how many images did u take to get them 16 to line up properly?

Quality shot, true talent.

[Mr Olympia]

Superb....

[elephantsoup]

Gobsmacked

Regards

Elephantsoup

[slartibartfast]

Thanks guys, glad you liked it.

WHat lens did you use for the shots?

I used my trusty Sigma 105mm Macro and 3 extension tubes.

was the subject frozen/dead? must be hard getting the images to align? how many images did u take to get them 16 to line up properly?

It was dead. I use a micro positioning plate so there's hardly any movement of the subject between frames, and any minor misalignment is taken care of by the software. After shooting a few test shots to get the lighting set correctly I only shot the 18 frames used for the final image, each frame being around 0.5mm closer to the subject than the previous one.

[willp2003]

Amazing - again!

[_Belial]

Thanks for explaining how you set it up slarti, no doubt there'll be loads of us hunting down dead bugs this week now )

[Bilbo_baggin]

Sublime skills. !!!

[headsortails]

My opinions mirror all those above.

[peterc4]

amazing

[3tv]

awesome

[[wingnut]]

Saw this this morning and was too blown away to reply, but had more time to digest it and it's amazing... The detail is just incredible. Quality work there mate.

[dpSparhawk]

This got resurrected in another thread by Wingnut. I am STUNNED!! .... STUNNED I tell ya.

Everything about this photo is simply perfection. Detail, Lighting, colour !!

[Over Carl]

Wow, that is a stunningly effective way to increase DoF.

[Bodman]

Ive never seen this before. I must have missed it. Absolutley amazing shot. Detail is incredible