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    Olympus Em1 MkIII 60mm macro lens, hand held.. It was a case of hoping it would keep still for a second or two!
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    Hi Jon, a nice capture and the emergence of life.

    I might suggest looking at less on the RHS and a tad more to the left, it balances with the subject more IMHO. However, the issue I have is with masking, there are lines around the subject and down the RHS of the stem which appear to be Luminance???

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Kaluski View Post
    Hi Jon, a nice capture and the emergence of life.

    I might suggest looking at less on the RHS and a tad more to the left, it balances with the subject more IMHO. However, the issue I have is with masking, there are lines around the subject and down the RHS of the stem which appear to be Luminance???

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    Steve - yes this probably to do with lens "breathing". I have a suspicion I posted the wrong image, I recall fixing this in Zerene stacker.

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    You have captured a perfect moment. Nice stack work, composition and background. The lines around the edges could also be halos that I often see in Zerene stacker in PMax mode.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ravi Hirekatur View Post
    You have captured a perfect moment. Nice stack work, composition and background. The lines around the edges could also be halos that I often see in Zerene stacker in PMax mode.
    Yes indeed Ravi, it is because the images are all differing magnifications and the software pull them together. If you go into Edit mode in Zeren and click on the various layers you can brush in the relevant areas into the PMax image and eliminate them. In flowers you may find DMap could be superior for smoother edges as opposed to hairy insects etc.

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    Great behavior frame. I could see it cropped in tighter. Detail is excellent.

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