Low down fungi +re work

Boletus spp. (Definate ID would be good.)
First trial at stacking with a wide angle and a new ground level tripod I have designed. You don't really need to stack with a wide angle works better with the macro but you dont get the same
background effect. All good fun though.
With the camera on the ground it takes about twenty minutes for me to get up. ! (Right angle finder coming soon Yippee !)
D200 Sigma 18mm
100ISO 320th @4.5
5 images
CZM
70% of frame.
Sadows /highlights
Remote release. Groundpod.
JR

Hi John, Great shot.
I reminds of one of the books of Jules Verne. Giant mushrooms and Ferns (hope this is the right word).
Have fun with your Right Angle Finder. I do use it a lot.

Hi John, I have liked all of your stacked images so dar but this one does not work for me, sorry about that, super sharp but just a bit to busy for me

Thanks both
Shaun - I tend to agree.As I said you dont really need a wide angle for this, -too much DOF !
Cheers
JohnR

Hi John I tend to agree with Shaun on this. I do prefer your stacked macro images. You will find the right angle finder very useful. I use one all the time for fungi shots and other low images. Saves on a broken neck Sorry can't help with ID as I can't turn the lights on to check in my book as I am waiting for the foxes to arrive

The BG is a little distracting, but I think your stacking looks very good, have fun with the angle finder

Andy...

Definately agree about the angle finder they are superb, no more lying in the dirt a little mat to kneel on and away you go - tell you what though John your wide angle stack has given me a few ideas on what ot ccould be used for !

Nice try John but a bit too much DOF


Makes it look like it was taken with a compact camera

I thinks its excellent. Just like as though you were viewing it with your eyes. This might make life easier as far as the stacking goes, John, but at a price. http://www.cognisys-inc.com/stackshot/stackshot.php?osCsid=ec8c708ad6e21c21e2aa5bb7d1b2234e

The edits a lot better John

Thanks all for your input. Its a really useful excercise. I,ve tried a "rescue " job here with a re work I did it very quickly so forgive the mistakes. The thing is with stacking you can always go back and removes "frames" I've taken the last ones out now which had the background in focus. ( Why I did focus on the background at 18
mm I,ll never know !)
Anyway see what you think.
Cheers
JohnR

Sorry Ian
I put the wrong one on !!
Nice when you can comment in advance though isn't it ?
John

Well the backgrounds OOF on the new one you posted John, or maybe its my eyes going.

Its late and I am old

This stacking makes it look 3 D affect looks great this end John.

Dale

Nice one John