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There is a pot of begonias in the entry way to the house. \u00a0I was needing a subject to practice my macro skills and to use with the new light box that I had just built. \u00a0So, I plucked one of the begonias and set it up in the light box. I decided that this time I would setup the scene with a backlit subject. \u00a0That presents a whole new set of challenges with ghosting\u00a0(blurry spots) and hitting the exposure just right. \u00a0Fortunately, it worked out fairly well but you can see that the right side of the image has a lot of those ghosting\/blurry spots. This is a result of the focus stacking software not knowing what to do in resolving what is in focus and what is not. \u00a0It can be fixed with editing techniques but it’s very time consuming.<\/p>\n

\"Begonia<\/a>
Begonia – Backlit at 3x Magnification<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This image was taken with my \u00a0Canon EOS 5D Mark III using my MP-E65mm f\/2.8 1-5x Macro lens\u00a0set on 3x magnification. The camera was set on Manual mode with the aperture set at f\/16, shutter speed at 1\/2 second at ISO 100. \u00a0I took a total of 61 images and used the focus stacking<\/a> technique using Helicon Focus stacking software. \u00a0I then finished cleaning things up in Photoshop. \u00a0There is a lot more work to do to get this “portfolio ready” but I thought it would be useful to show what happens and some of the challenges associated with my hobby. \u00a0So, I left a lot of the imperfections there.<\/p>\n

I also thought I would show some of the “behind the scenes” action as well. The image below is my new light box with the LED lights, a background, the microscope stand (to control the subject movement up and down) and the camera setup. The camera setup includes a sturdy tripod, the camera body, my\u00a05X macro lens, a motorized rail (to control the focusing and the in\/out action) and a mechanical rail (which controls the left\/right action). \u00a0You ask, why the rails? \u00a0Well, when you magnify something to these levels small movements result in big movements in the camera. \u00a0So, you have to use micro movements to align the subject in the viewfinder. \u00a0 All of this is hooked up to one of my computers which controls all the photo-taking electronically.<\/p>\n

\"Light<\/a>
Light Box In Action – Backlit Begonia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Please use the section below to post your comments, questions or suggestions.<\/p>\n

\"T<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a9 2015 T. Kahler Photography<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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