Mastodawn

Nature in Miniature: Advanced Techniques for Macro Compositions https://petapixel.com/2026/06/13/nature-in-miniature-advanced-techniques-for-macro-compositions/ #focusstacking #kategaribaldi #macrolighting #Educational #macroguide #Features #tutorial #Guides #macro

Mads Jun 9

Zebra spider (Salticus scenicus)

#photography #macro #macrophotography #aracnids #spider #zebra #insectphotography #denmark #danmark #photo #sonya7iii #focusstacking #somewhereovertherainbow #darktable

DotPack May 23

Tripod-Free Focus Stacking in Photoshop: Amazing Results Await

Master tripod-free focus stacking in Photoshop for incredible depth of field! Get real limits and results for handheld photography. Learn advanced techniques, conquer macro & landscape shots without a tripod. Elevate your editing skills! #focusstacking #photoshop #photographytricks #macro #landscapes

https://bulklayers.com/blog/tripod-free-focus-stacking-in-photoshop-amazing-results-await/

N-gated Hacker News May 19

🤔 Oh, wow! A "Gaussian Splat of a Strawberry" captured from 90 angles! Because, you know, why take one good picture when you can take 7,920 mediocre ones instead? 🍓📸 And nothing says cutting-edge tech quite like a Nikon Z8 trying to make a #strawberry look interesting with 88 focus-stacked images. 🍓😂
https://superspl.at/scene/84df8849 #GaussianSplat #NikonZ8 #FocusStacking #TechHumor #Photography #HackerNews #ngated

Strawberry - SuperSplat

Shot from 90 perspectives, 88 focus stacked images each. Nikon Z8, full frame, f/7.1, exposure 1/160, ISO 100, Laowa 180mm macro lens, with LED light and blu...

SuperSplat

gombau May 7

Fotorandom: ¿Macro y solo un ojo enfocado? 🐞 Con el focus stacking disparo varias fotos cambiando el plano de enfoque y las mezclo para lograr nitidez total sin subir ISO a lo loco. #FocusStacking
https://gombau.photo/focus-stacking-sin-drama/ https://instagr.am/p/DYDGf5ijxr4/

Focus stacking sin drama: así lo hago yo - Gombáu

En macro la PDC se esfuma. Con focus stacking la recupero y consigo sujetos nítidos de frente a fondo sin perder calidad ni luz.

Gombáu

foto-mlb.de May 6

🌹 Manche Motive wirken erst dann wirklich, wenn man ihnen Zeit gibt.

Diese Rose habe ich mit Fokus-Bracketing fotografiert. Mehrere Aufnahmen mit unterschiedlichen Schärfeebenen werden dabei kombiniert, damit die feinen Strukturen und Details sichtbar bleiben – von den äußeren Blütenblättern bis tief ins Zentrum der Blüte.

#Fotografie #Makrofotografie #FocusBracketing #FocusStacking #Rose

Maikel de Bakker May 3

Yesterday, I stepped into something different: engagement ring photography.

Same curiosity, different subject. Using the Canon 5DSR with the MP-E 65mm—and occasionally the Sigma 24–70mm Art—I explored how light behaves on polished metal and cut surfaces. With a few “photographer’s secrets,” I shaped reflections and highlights, discovering just how sensitive these materials are to even the smallest change in angle or light.

And that’s where it became interesting.

At high magnification, every tiny detail becomes visible. Not just the craftsmanship—but also the imperfections. Dust, fibers, microscopic particles… things you don’t even see with the naked eye suddenly dominate the frame. I tried everything: blower, soft brushes, and cloth. And still, it found its way back.

Editing it out in Lightroom? That would have been a project on its own.

So this time, I’d like your input.

Which image do you like best—and why?

Is it the light, the composition, the reflections? Or something less tangible?

For me, this was less about perfection and more about learning to see differently. A reminder that every subject—no matter how small or refined—has its own challenges, its own physics, and its own way of revealing itself.

And sometimes, the smallest details are the hardest to control.

#MacroPhotography #ProductPhotography #EngagementRing #JewelryPhotography #Canon5DSR #MPE65 #Sigma2470Art #LightingSetup #StudioPhotography #Reflections #LightAndShadow #CloseUpPhotography #TinyDetails #HighMagnification #CreativeLight #PhotographyExperiment #InTheStudio #BehindTheScenes #LearningPhotography #VisualStorytelling #PhotographyJourney #DetailShot #ShinyObjects #LensWork #FocusStacking #DustProblems #AskForFeedback #ByMaikeldeBakker #MaikeldeBakkerPhotography #WonderingLens

Carl Prothman Apr 29

While I was out walking at Lincoln Park in West Seattle yesterday, these stone steps caught my eye. I liked the way the stairs and wall created a leading line up the path.

Tech note: this is a focus stacking composite, which helped keep the foreground and background detail sharp.

#Photography #FocusStacking #LeadingLines #SonyAlpha

relet Apr 23

I may have gone slightly overboard with the #focusstacking, but it worked. Improved the lighting a bit, and returned the #frankenscope to the photo tent. Still more to be done. The long legs made me miss a few corners, so in the end that's ~250 stacks with a total of ~50000 captures, all for one #gnat. Might be a #mycomya from the antenna colours, tiger stripes and wing veination?

Unfortunately, the usually excellent book delivery service for the public libraries went bankrupt, so I cannot just order keys from the universities. Might be I will find a key online. As usual, I'd be happy for any id help, as far as that is possible from the pictures.

https://setzkasten.relet.net/#?Mycetophilidae

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/351543549

#diptera #mycetophilidae #inaturalist #norway #wildlife #entomology #setzkasten

On a Third Photography Mar 31

TREGARGUS WOODS

I recently went to Tregargus Woods for the first time. Somewhere to definitely go back, as there was more to explore. For my ‘Weekly Edit’ video I show how I stacked this image for front to back sharpness in Adobe Photoshop. You can watch the edit here: https://youtu.be/cIpGm9ezYqA?si=P0hclZ04svdrdzks

#LandscapePhotography
#WoodlandPhotography
#FocusStacking
#PhotoshopEditing
#NatureLovers