Remarkable images. I like #2 best for contrast and composition, despite the tiny SF artifacts.
How fast are you tripping the shutter, Mark? If you run an AF540 flash at 1/64th power the recycle time is _very_ fast; stroboscopic speeds. If that's not quick enough for you, I urge you to try LED panels. Compact, portable, continuous light; can be used in light modifiers. I put them on micro tripods for off-axis light. Great for macro. Maybe you can lull your dragonflies by setting up a small TV in front of them? :-) On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 11:40 PM, Mark C <pdml-m...@charter.net> wrote: > I'm trying to get my insect photos up to the next level, and it seems like > stack focusing is part of the process to do that. I worked on it yesterday > with mixed results - still have a lot of stacks to go through. But here are > the first: > > http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/blog6.php/2013/07/06/stack-focusing-dragonflies-in-the-field > > All taken with Pentax K-5 and A*200 f4. No flash since I needed to grab a > fast bunch of images to stack, and no way could the flash keep up. > > All of these photos got flaws but maybe on a less windy day this will work > out. C&C appreciated. > > Mark > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
