The first is an Africa Violet. Because macro photos have a shallow depth of field, I focused on three different spots and stacked them together in Photoshop. Even three stacked images couldn't get it all in focus, but I like it in general. The colour is really lovely in my opinion.
According to the tag, the other plant is a Polka Dot although it must also have a fancy Latin name. I stacked eight photos this time but still didn't get it all in focus. Once again, however, I am fairly happy with the result.
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I don't understand stacking, and truthfully, I don't really understand my old photoshop at all either. I like your shots but am a bit nonplussed by the out of focusness of the violets.
Absolutely gorgeous pics!
Wonderful blog!
AC:
Such a beautiful image. Your PhotoShop skills are IMO exceptional. Mine are far more rudimentary.... truth be told, mostly I "brighten" the image and/or crop the image... thats about it for what I feel comfortable navigating through. :)
Hoping you are staying warm!
PipeTobacco
I have no idea what you are doing. That's OK. The Africa Violet is pretty. I actually wrote "African", then backspaced the n. It was African Violet, when I grew up with them, but I'll bet it's changed by now.
Beautiful takes, AC!
Having given up my ski trips to Colorado and Trout fishing in Grizzly country Montana. I taken up "adult" coloring books especially flowers and tropical birds. Now your gorgeous violets color looked just perfect for a new book I'm starting this afternoon though my real "adventure" today was filling the suet feeder in the back yard with a -55F. windchill in my face...:)
I don’t understand what you did but the result is gorgeous!
Have done macro shots, but never stacking. Do you erase the soft focused one and put the in focus flower forward? I know nothing about stacking, maybe I should Utube it?
You do good, patient work! I'm aa bit impatient. Between the danged cats, Bell telephone... the cold.
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