Wow! Lovely!!In the Hill Country of Texas ... Springtime looks like this ... Bluebonnets in every direction
How spectacular!In the Hill Country of Texas ... Springtime looks like this ... Bluebonnets in every direction
As a "classic" photographer who periodically did it as a self-supporting hobby, I have to admit that digital post-work is amazing. But YOU worked hard and well from the start! If the original images aren't pretty decent, no amount of post work can turn them into something great (unless you are going to settle for special effects). Kudos, David. These are fabulous! (PS - isn't there a photographer's forum on this site? If not, you might want to suggest it.)Below is small downsized 1200 pixel wide version of a rose subject I worked per above post at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden, Saturday morning during a brief period of near calm conditions. A favorite style of flower close-up subject I look for are blooms I can isolate up against blue sky backgrounds. Such groups stick up above the height of nearby rose bushes so out in the open air are easily moved by even slightest breezes. This multi-hued rose variety is called "Rainbow Sorbet". Created from 31 individual focus stack shots, I blended in an app Zerene Stacker and then Photoshop CS6 processed (about 4 hours worth) that is tack sharp edge to edge using my sharpest lens apertures focused at many different subject distance points. Sony A6000 SEL85F18 lens, 6000 by 4000 pixels.
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The below 600 by 4000 pixel vertical slice crop is an example of how sharp the full image is. The 4 sections fit vertically.
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