Pollen Waterfalls

GOLDENORFEGOLDENORFE Super Moderators Posts: 4,747 moderator
edited December 21, 2010 in Holy Macro
shot in april, just got round to stacking!
mpe x4 - x5 mag if i remember correctly
all 7-12 frame focus stacks handheld

rhododendron flowers pollen grains

phil

#1 single pod!

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#2 waterfalls!

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#3 tumbling down a different flower!

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  • micknewtonmicknewton Registered Users Posts: 269 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    These are terrific shots, Phil! thumb.gif

    What software did you use for stacking? I'm in the free trial period for Zerene Stacker and, so far, I think it does a very good job.
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  • GOLDENORFEGOLDENORFE Super Moderators Posts: 4,747 moderator
    edited December 17, 2010
    yes i use zerene, easily the best software available at present.

    phil
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  • basfltbasflt Registered Users Posts: 1,882 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    extreme macro & extreme nice pics

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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    Beautiful shots Phil - esp like #2
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  • Wicked_DarkWicked_Dark Registered Users Posts: 1,138 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    wow. more hidden treasures. what else ya got left over from April??
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  • micknewtonmicknewton Registered Users Posts: 269 Major grins
    edited December 17, 2010
    GOLDENORFE wrote: »
    yes i use zerene, easily the best software available at present.

    phil
    Yeah, the only thing I don't like about it, so far, is the huge difference in price between the Personal and Professional licenses. It's $89 USD for a Personal license, but $289 USD for a Professional license.
    Zerene wrote:
    Professional Edition is for people who make money using Zerene Stacker. You need the Professional Edition to use Zerene Stacker in support of a corporation or government activity, or to make images for sale.

    Personal Edition is for hobbyists and their families. It’s for people who use Zerene Stacker for satisfaction, not money.
    I think it's kind of lame. There are no extra features (as far as I know) in the Pro edition, and how could they possibly know whether or not I'm selling photos made with a Personal edition?
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2010
    micknewton wrote: »
    Yeah, the only thing I don't like about it, so far, is the huge difference in price between the Personal and Professional licenses. It's $89 USD for a Personal license, but $289 USD for a Professional license.


    I think it's kind of lame. There are no extra features (as far as I know) in the Pro edition, and how could they possibly know whether or not I'm selling photos made with a Personal edition?

    The pro edition subsidises the much lower price of the personal edition making it affordable for hobbyists.

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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,119 moderator
    edited December 18, 2010
    micknewton wrote: »
    ... how could they possibly know whether or not I'm selling photos made with a Personal edition?

    You would be amazed at how many image editors add a unique "digital signature" to the output images, just so the software manufacturers can track usage. Sometimes some text is added to the EXIF and Makernote areas of the file too.

    Some of these digital signatures are strong enough that they will persist even through Xerographic/optical copying.
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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,119 moderator
    edited December 18, 2010
    Absolutely gorgeous images Phil. I love the texture contrast between subject and background. I agree with Brian that #2 is a favorite.

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  • Debashis_A_ghoshDebashis_A_ghosh Registered Users Posts: 78 Big grins
    edited December 21, 2010
    This is beautiful. VEry challenging to pull off. Were you using a tripod for these ?
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  • DeVilDeVil Registered Users Posts: 1,037 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2010
    just... BRAVOOO! clap.gif
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  • jpcjpc Registered Users Posts: 840 Major grins
    edited December 21, 2010
    Wow. Beautiful.
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