Focus Stacking

Jan 08

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Big Bend Bluebonnet, Big Bend National Park, Focus Stacking, Grapevine Hills Trail, Texas Wildflowers

Big Bend Bluebonnet Flower

A Big Bend Bluebonnet flower that i photographed along the Grapevine Hills Trail in Big Bend National Park in the spring of 2019.

Dec 29

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Austin, Blackfoot Daisy, Focus Stacking, Texas Wildflowers

COVID-era Blackfoot Daisy

This COVID-era Blackfoot Daisy was photographed in Northwest Austin in the spring of 2020 prior to the virus spreading around the world.

Apr 17

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Big Bend National Park, Focus Stacking, Grapevine Hills Trail, Texas Wildflowers

Desert Marigold

A Desert Marigold photographed along the Grapevine Hills Trail in Big Bend National Park. The flower was photographed during the spring of 2019.

Apr 14

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 2 comments tags: Big Bend National Park, Focus Stacking, Hot Springs Trail, Texas Wildflowers

Trans-Pecos Senna

A Trans-Pecos Senna photographed along the Hot Springs Trail in Big Bend National Park during the Spring of 2019.

Apr 10

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Big Bend Bluebonnet, Big Bend National Park, Focus Stacking, Grapevine Hills Trail, Texas Wildflowers

Another Big Bend Bluebonnet

Another Big Bend Bluebonnet photographed along the Grapevine Hills Trail in Big Bend National Park in the spring of 2019.

Apr 06

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Chihuahuan Flax, Focus Stacking, Terlingua, Terlingua Creek, Texas Wildflowers, West Texas

Chihuahuan Flax

A Chihuahuan Flax (Linum vernale) photographed along Terlingua Creek, North of Terlingua, using the focus stacking method.

Apr 04

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Big Bend National Park, Chino Mountains, Focus Stacking, Texas Wildflowers, West Texas

Big Bend Bluebonnet

The Big Bend Bluebonnet is similar than the bluebonnets we have in the Austin area. The Big Bend variety has fewer leaves and grow much taller.

Apr 04

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Insect, Terlingua, Terlingua Creek, Texas Wildflowers, West Texas

Desert Marigold with Bee

A Desert Marigold with a bee photographed along Terlingua Creek in West Texas using the focus stack method.

Mar 24

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Brown-Eyed Susan, Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Wildflowers

Brown-Eyed Susan

A Brown-Eyed Susan photographed at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in the spring of 2018 using the focus stacking method.

Mar 20

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Rock Rose, Texas Wildflowers

Rock Rose Warning

A Rock Rose photographed at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin during the summer of 2018. Many rattlesnakes in the area. Beware!

Mar 17

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Big Bend National Park, Focus Stacking, Texas Wildflowers

Trailing Windmills

A pair of Trailing Windmills photographed in the fall of 2018 in the Earnst Tinaja area of Big Bend National Park.

Mar 15

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 2 comments tags: Big Bend National Park, Focus Stacking, Gray Golden Aster, Texas Wildflowers

Gray Golden Aster

A Gray Golden Aster (Heterotheca canescens) photographed during my trip to Big Bend National Park in the fall of 2018.

Aug 05

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Wildflowers, White Gaura

White Gaura

A White Gaura (Oenothera lindheimeri) photographed at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in the summer of 2018 using the focus stacking technique.

Aug 03

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Wildflowers

Mature Texas Gayfeather

A mature Texas Gayfeather photogrpahed using the focus stacking technique at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, TX last week.

Aug 02

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 5 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Wildflowers

Young Texas Gayfeather

A young Texas Gayfeather photographed at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. There were many flowers growing in a batch. This was the newest.

Jul 29

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 2 comments tags: Chocolate Flower, Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Wildflowers

Chocolate Flower

The Chocolate Flower is not my favorite wildflower but it is my favorite flower name. The Chocolate Flower does smell like chocolate!

Jun 10

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Wildflowers

Eastern Purple Coneflower

I photographed this Eastern Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea) at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin last April.

Jun 03

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 1 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Mealy Blue Sage, Salvia Farinacea, Texas Wildflowers

Mealy Blue Sage

The Mealy Blue Sage is an excellent plant for a flower bed, and is often planted in groupings to create an attractive mass of color. It is also a good plant for a rock garden.

May 07

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 2 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Bluebonnet, Texas Wildflowers

Last of the Bluebonnets

It's the last of the Bluebonnets. Most of the Texas Bluebonnets growing in central Texas have gone to seed. I captured this specimen at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center earlier this spring.

Apr 22

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 3 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Hill Country penstemon, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Wildflowers

Hill Country Penstemon

A Hill Country Penstemon photographed at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, TX using the Focus Stacking technique.

Apr 12

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Eastern Purple Coneflower, Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Wildflowers

Dew on an Eastern Purple Coneflower

I finally made it out to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to photograph some of the wonderful Texas Wildflowers. I was making my way around the grounds when I came across this Eastern Purple Coneflower with dewdrops on its petals.

Mar 29

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 2 comments tags: Aster Family, Focus Stacking, Praire Fleabane, Texas Wildflowers

Prairie Fleabane

Spring is moving along much faster than I expected. Wildflowers are springing up everywhere! I decided that I better get outside and make sure I still remember how to photograph Texas Wildflowers. This pair of Prairie Fleabane flowers were ideal to photograph.

Apr 23

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Agua Fria Mountain, Big Bend, Cactus, Cactus Flower, Focus Stacking, Texas Wildflowers

Rainbow Cactus

I posted the top view if the Rainbow Cactus yesterday. This view shows you the colorful bands of spines that are the reason for its name.

Apr 22

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Agua Fria Mountain, Big Bend, Cactus, Cactus Flower, Focus Stacking, Texas Wildflowers

Rainbow Cactus

I photographed this Rainbow Cactus along Humphries Peak Road using the focus stack technique during a recent trip to the Big Bend area.

Apr 21

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Texas Wildflowers

Cedar Sage

I was out doing some work near a creek on my property when I noticed quite a few Cedar Sage plants so I got my camera and photographed them.

Apr 18

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Wildflowers

Giant Spiderworts

Giant Spiderworts are hard to photograph using the focus stack method. There are too many parts that move in the slightest breeze.

Apr 14

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Wildflowers

Eastern Red Columbines

I photographed these Eastern Red Columbines during a trip to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center using the focus stacking technique.

Apr 12

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 2 comments tags: Big Bend National Park, Cattail Falls, Focus Stacking, Longspur Columbine, Texas Wildflowers

Longspur Columbine

I photographed this Longspur Columbine at the Cattail Falls in Big Bend National Park during a trip to the area in the spring of 2017.

Apr 09

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Agua Fria, Brewster County, Feather Dalea, Focus Stacking, Texas Wildflowers, West Texas

Feather Dalea

I captured this photograph of a Feather Dalea (Dalea formosa) while on a drive in the desert to an area called "Agua Fria Springs".

Mar 31

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Wildflowers

Eastern Red Columbine

photographed this Eastern Red Columbine at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin a couple of weeks ago.

Dec 13

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Gayfeather

Crooked Gayfeather

I photographed this crooked Gayfeather at the LBJ Wildflower Center last September. The Texas Gayfeather is one of my favorite wildflowers.

Oct 06

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 2 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Maximilian Sunflower

Maximilian Sunflower

The Maximilian Sunflower is a Texas Native prairie perennial. It is a very desirable range plant as it is consumed by livestock.

Sep 22

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 2 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Wildflowers

Prairie False-Foxglove

The Prairie False-Foxglove is another great plant that attracts butterflies. I photographed this flower at the LBJ Wildflower Center.

Sep 16

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Texas Wildflowers

A Mature Swamp Rose Mallow

I photographed this mature Swamp Rose Mallow flower at the LBJ Wildflower Center last week. It is one of the better specimens at the Center.

Aug 22

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Heartless Hibiscus, LBJ Wildflower Center, Rail

Heartleaf Hibiscus

I photographed this Heartleaf Hibiscus at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center while practicing my manual focus rail technique.

Jul 28

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 3 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Macropanorama, Purple Headed Gomphrena

Multi-column Macro Panorama

I decided to take a Purple Headed Gomphrenas into my studio light box to photograph a high resolution multi-column macro panorama focus stack image.

Jun 05

by TK in Digital Darkroom, Flowers & Plants, Images 2 comments tags: Calla Lily, Focus Stacking, Light Box

Calla Lily

It has been raining quite a bit and the ground is soggy so I decided to cut a Calla Lily and take it into my studio to do a detailed focus stack.

May 08

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images, People & Lifestyles 2 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Happy Mother's Day, Rose

Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother's Day!

Sep 15

by TK in Flowers & Plants, Images 0 comments tags: Focus Stacking, Light Box, Mexican Hat, Texas Wildflowers

Mexican Hat

On of my favorite Texas Wildflowers is the Mexican Hat. Not only do I think that the name is cool but so is the flower.

Aug 09

by TK in Close-Up & Macro 2 comments tags: begonia, Focus Stacking, Light Box, Macro

Begonia

There is a pot of begonias in the entry way to the house. I was needing a subject to practice my macro skills and use the new light box that I had just built. So, I plucked one of the begonias and set it up.

Aug 05

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Digital Darkroom, Flowers & Plants 1 comments tags: Drop, Focus Stacking, Purple Mum, Water Droplet

Water Droplet on a Purple Mum

I was experimenting with my white box and my 5x macro lens earlier this year. I was also trying to improve my focus stacking technique with high-magnification subjects.

Jul 23

by TK in Close-Up & Macro, Wildlife 0 comments tags: Depth of Field, Focus Stacking, Macro, Mud Dauber

Mud Dauber Wing Joint

I found this little creature deceased in my back yard. So, I thought I would give it it's biggest moment on the world stage..

Thank You!

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