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    I made this image yesterday in Desert Botanical Garden, St George UT

    It was really windy, so I went for very high shutter speed and High ISO.

    Let me know your thoughts.

    I recently sold off my Sigma 150 Macro lens and moved to Nikon 70-180 Macro lens. I like it better with my Z series Mirrorless.

    Nikon Z6ii 70-180 Macro
    Info 1/500s f/16.0 ISO2500
    Ring Flash
    Used two extension Tubes
    Focus Railing and touch AF

    Cloned Few white spots in the image.
    Raw Processing with Capture One
    Photoshop and Nik Filters
    Neat Image NR (Selectively applied)

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    I like the subject and colours exposure etc. I find the central area a little distracting because it does not appear to be in focus.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonathan Ashton View Post
    I like the subject and colours exposure etc. I find the central area a little distracting because it does not appear to be in focus.
    Thank you. Yes since it was very windy, I could get do focus stacking.

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    I like the framing. Their is a nice balance of texture between the petals and the stamens. You did very well in the wind. What are you using for a rail>?

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    I used focusing rail because it was really difficult to place the tripod and move it around in position for this image.

    So, I placed the tripod close and then used focusing rail to move and align the parallel to the subject.

    I love to know if anyone else uses focusing rails.

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    I love the composition and the color. I have been having a few issues with depth of field and focus (and wind) while learning to photograph sunflowers, so your post is educational for me as well. I want to get back out to Utah in the worst way. Keep these coming...you're inspiring me.

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    I like the composition and colors. Nice image. I have thought about focus rails, but the new cameras are coming out with in camera focus bracketing. I may buy one of those in the near future.

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