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    The flowers of plant: changing forget-me-not (Myosotis discolor).
    Note: the diameter of each flower is around 3mm.
    5DIII, lens 100mm L IS, tripod + motor head, exposure M mode, manual focus, ISO 100, f4.0, 1/200s, natural light + 1/64 fill in flash (Canon twin + difusor).
    Outdoor focus stacking (36 frames), SW: Zerene Stacker.
    PP: selective contrast and vibrance only.
    Full size: 2730x3682 pixels.
    Location: Croatia (Velebit mountain).

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    Thanks for viewing, C&C.
    Cheers! Miro

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    I was wondering how you got the whole cluster in focus at f/4 until I saw it is a 36 image focus stack. I have a soft spot for Forget-me-nots as they start blooming early in the spring here in our garden. They do spread a lot though!! Good colour rendition, and I like the bit of greenery the leaf in the BG provides.

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    Nice shot, it takes some patience to stack those images. Lovely colour rendition. This looks different to the species in my garden the petals seem to have more texture.

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    Wow, 36 separate images!! Very nice composition with the open blue flowers clustered together, surrounded by a few pink buds, and those surrounded by the very interesting hair-covered closed buds. Nice color layers and texture layers.

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    Stunning. The contrast of the colors and textures of the flowers and the buds is really a treat to the eyes. TFS this wonderful image.
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    I keep coming back to this one for good reasons. It is gorgeous. I would suggest adding just a bit of Selective Sharpening via a Contrast Mask (Unsharp Mask at 15/65/0) to the closest blossom. It is a tad soft as compared to those tack sharp buds.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Morris View Post
    I would suggest adding just a bit of Selective Sharpening via a Contrast Mask (Unsharp Mask at 15/65/0) to the closest blossom. It is a tad soft as compared to those tack sharp buds.
    Thanks. I will check. Cheers! Miro

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