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    Default Brown/Black eyed Susan

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    Had to keep a higher shutter speed to accommodate movement.
    Canon 7D II + 180/3.5 lens
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    Canon DPP4 + PS, added slight canvas to right as the sepal was too close to the edge. softening of right lower corner with healing brush. levels.
    NIK tonal contrast 35% and detail extractor 30% for selected areas.

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    I really like this, the bold colours really contrast well. Details are good.
    Did you take any at f11, you would have been around ISO 3200, I think that might have been interesting. it would be good to see how the flower head would appear.

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    Default Stacked image of Blackeyed susan (Stacked for the head)

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    Thanks Jonathan,
    I had taken about 20 frames @ f5.6 for focus stacking mostly for the head. 8 of them were blurry due to movement, I am attaching the stacked image in Zerene Stacker. Same processing as before. With 7DII, I hadn't had much luck beyond ISO 800. as anything greater than that results in a lot of noise. I am hoping to get a 5DIV in the near future.

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    The stacked version is nice. Great background. The head of the flower looks red to me they are usually black.

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    Young flowers of some varieties of Black eyed susan have reddish head. When they mature, the heads turn dark brown.

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    Very Nice colors.

    The Reds and Yellow make the image.

    TFS

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    I prefer the un-stacked image. Again, your choice of subjects and use of soft light and color are quite excellent.

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