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After our sunrise session at Mrs Macquaries Chair I headed to the nearby Botanic Gardens for an 8AM morning shoot with my local camera club

I found a number of Digitalis (Foxglove) plants in full bloom however they all had the flowers atop a long and not very stable stem which swayed erratically in the breeze - it wasn't till I found these foxy ladies which were resting against the hedge next to it that I could try some focus stacking on a more stationary subject. Even better these were still covered in large droplets of water.

The result of 39 images focus stacked [1/125 sec at f/4, ISO 100] using the LED macro ring light and the tri-grip diffuser overhead to soften the sunlight



and for comparison the single frame - 1/125 sec at f/11 and ISO 800



Here is another composition which is more backlit - shot from the other side of the flower head - 36 images focus stacked [1/320 sec at f/4, ISO 100] again using the LED macro ring light and the tri-grip diffuser overhead to soften the sunlight



and for comparison the single frame - 1/125 sec at f/16 and ISO 640

Not entirely sold on these ones, the technique looks fine, but the choice of subject and compo is a bit uninteresting, especially when i was promised foxy ladies..

biggerry wrote:Not entirely sold on these ones, the technique looks fine, but the choice of subject and compo is a bit uninteresting, especially when i was promised foxy ladies..

Yeah I know - lead with a strong title and then dissappoint... my goal exactly

Another tighter framing without the diffuser that I stacked

Rodney - four points here:

1 My favourite plant - I grew these in my garden in the UK and they are a cottage garden favourite

2 Framing perfect and colour just standout (the flowers do help lol)

3 Stacking is the way of the future and you have exemplified its usage

4 Water drops give the pics that real edge