first attempts at macro stacking, let's see some stuff. (beginners only please)

[Forceflow]

Here some examples of mine...

Forceflow, this series is just brilliant! The burning wick? Spectacular. A perfect example of what makes macro photography so captivating -- seeing detail in things one has seen a million times but had no idea how it really looks...

Thank you Yeah the burning wick was a successful shoot and turned out to be the favorite piece of art on my dA page. I was really surprised by the final result myself, it was a really unexpected look for sure. Really have to pick up my camera again. Been way to busy with other things recently and my equipment is really just collecting dust these days

 

[niteclicks]

This is the best I have so far. I built a rail but this one was done with DSLR Controller. Still has a few artifacts but I think some more playing with both processing and shooting parameters I'll get there eventually.

 

[Cinto]

Taken with Magic Lantern Focus stacking, 5D MarkII and Sigma 150(non-IS). It is quick to do a stack, probably good for insects.

That is an incredibly good Image, well done, honestly one of the best I've seen on CR, completely wowed me.

Thanks!

 

[Menace]

My kid and I playing with his lego truck - He put it all together as I wouldn't know how to even start.

6 shots, EF100 f2.8

 

[Vossie]

A little bug in my garden. Taken with 5D3 and 100mm 2.8L macro.
10 shots at f/5.6, 1/40, ISO800 in natural light taken with RRS macro rail.

 

[jwilbern]

This is my first try at focus stacking. I used magic lantern to take 20 shots with my 60D and 100mm
canon macro lens at f 5.6. Processed with Zerene Stacker. Can't wait for the first flowers of Spring to try some more.

 

[kphoto99]

This is my first successful focus stack picture. This is a closeup of a feather. I used M on a rail to take it.

 

[Andy_Hodapp]

Here are a couple of my first tries handheld on Canon 5d mkii with Sigma 105mm macro, Helios 44-4 reversed in front. Yongnuo YN-560 ii with Cowboy Studios remote flash triggers for lighting.

I believe this one is 3 or 4 shots

IMG_2369-Edit by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

This is two stacked

Double reverse lens macro double stack by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

 

[Northstar]

Here are a couple of my first tries handheld on Canon 5d mkii with Sigma 105mm macro, Helios 44-4 reversed in front. Yongnuo YN-560 ii with Cowboy Studios remote flash triggers for lighting.

I believe this one is 3 or 4 shots

IMG_2369-Edit by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

This is two stacked

Double reverse lens macro double stack by Andy Hodapp, on Flickr

very nice Andy! love that second shot..did you freeze him?

 

[Marsu42]

love that second shot..did you freeze him?

In that case, I don't love the second shot :-\ ... but alas, we all know how superior insect macro photography is done :-o

 

[Andy_Hodapp]

Actually I just found him dead in my house, thought I might as well photograph him

love that second shot..did you freeze him?

In that case, I don't love the second shot :-\ ... but alas, we all know how superior insect macro photography is done :-o

 

[Omni Images]

Skateboard 608 ceramic bearing, about 12 shots. Erased the background then dropped this back ground in, a close up of the pattern on my snowboard boots, thought it looked interesting and deliberately kept it shallow dof.

 

[trstromme]

This stack was my first experiment with the open source enfuse/enblend tools from Panotools and my second stacked image ever, so there are a few flaws, but next time!...

Stacked from 22 shots aligned with align_image_stack and blended with enfuse.

itsy bitsy spider.. by Trond Strømme, on Flickr

 

[danski0224]

3x magnification of a carbide tooth, 4 images stacked.

 

[kphoto99]

A stack of 3 shots, aligned with align_image_stack, but I had to do a manual merge since the wind moved the stalks.

 

[jwilbern]

Here's my first one from out in the field. Two little sprouts growing out of some moss. I used 16 images in Zerene Stacker.

Two Sprouts by jwilbern, on Flickr

 

[TheJock]

Is there any good free software for stacking?
I have Elements 12 but have no clue how to use it other than adjusting colours/contrast/brightness and maybe making an object disappear!

 

[Eldar]

Is there any good free software for stacking?
I have Elements 12 but have no clue how to use it other than adjusting colours/contrast/brightness and maybe making an object disappear!

This software can be tried for 30 days for free. It is very intuitive and easy to use.

http://www.heliconsoft.com/heliconsoft-products/helicon-focus/

 

[scyrene]

I tried a bit of focus stacking a couple of years ago, but the software wasn't very good for Macs. Downloaded the latest HeliconFocus (demo for now), and am really impressed! Here's a dead leaf - 7 shot stack using the MP-E, and a pound coin - 27 shot stack. I just changed the focus to get each sub frame, seems to work fine. You need a lot more frames than might be expected, though, otherwise you get bands of in- and out-of-focus across the image. Fun times ahead!

 

[lion rock]

I shot a few groups for stacking.
-r