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The Last Dahlia

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Posted by Craig Strand on October 23, 2010 at 3:28 PM
The Last Dahlia
I made one last trip to a local dahlia farm yesterday and was able to salvage a few blooms from the closing season. I've been intrigued with the possible results when shooting macro and stacking the images. This flower is the result of 18 stacked images using a rail and then processed thru Helicon Soft. The stacked image was then tweaked in LR2, CS4 and NIK's suite.

canon 7D
canon 100mm macro f2.8L IS USM
canon speedlite 580 EX II
tripod, cable, rail
Posted by David Bostock on October 23, 2010 at 9:21 PM
Craig, I love the lighting and more importantly, the detail. Impressive work, and incredible DOF. A great demonstration of what Helicon Soft can do.

Posted by Marcy Ugstad on October 23, 2010 at 10:55 PM
Gorgeous image, Craig. I love the colors of the flower and the dark background really makes the image pop. Nice job!
Posted by Cliff Dodge on October 24, 2010 at 3:58 AM
Nice detail, that stacking images is pretty neat stuff. :smile:
Posted by Catherine Reilly on October 24, 2010 at 4:39 AM
Great shot and exceptional processing!
Posted by Joe Becker on October 24, 2010 at 9:12 PM
Great job Craig, you nailed it!
Posted by Rick Lundh on October 26, 2010 at 4:00 AM
Very bright...and different. I love it against the dark bg...
Posted by Scott Smorra on October 30, 2010 at 2:24 PM
Beautiful image Craig. 18 images???...wow! Your capture and processing techniques are amazing.