Another botanical study - a goldenrod gall:
Continuing with studio botanical studies... the cap from an acorn.
Pentax K-1, D FA 50mm macro reverse mounted on extension, 100 images focused stacked in Zerene Stacker (2 combined stacks.)
I realized that the version of Adobe Camera Raw that I use does not seem to support pixel shift resolution in Pentax K-1 files. (I'm using ACR v 9.1.1 in Photoshop CS6, K-1 raw support was added to ACR v9.5.1). So I used in camera JPG;s for this image. The level of detail is pretty good but I could probably be upped a bit more working with RAW files as the source.
Not sure what this flower is - or was. I found it in the barren February fields. Possibly an aster?
Shot at 1.5x lifesized. Pentax K-1 in pixel shift mode with DFA 50mm macro.
Maple seeds in still life.
These are my first experiment using pixel shift resolution with the Pentax K-1. It does seem to up the level of detail significantly.
Continuing to work on in-studio botanical studies. Here is a pair of photos of a dried rose leaf - top and bottom.
I'm considering displaying them as a diptych, maybe something like this:
On a technical note, both images were made using focus stacking with each being a composite of approximately 50 combined images.
Continuing with botanical studies -a detailed photo of a grapevine tendril One hundred focus stacked images - 2 combined stacks.
Continuing with botanical studies... The tip of a small weedy maple. (I think its a maple - will know for sure in a month or so when leaves emerge.) 75 photos in 2 stacks.
The empty husk of a milkweed seed pod. Shot in the studio - 50 combined exposures in 2 stacks.