Inside dandelion, Camellia buds (added stereo)

Charles Krebs · Post by **Charles Krebs** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 5:52 pm

I plucked a dandelion flower bud and a camellia flower bud (both not yet open) just outside my front door yesterday. Looked "inside" and took a few pictures.

This last one is a the inside of an open Lamium purpureum ("Purple Deadnettle", "Purple Archangel") blossom. This is an invasive species here but widely established in the USA. I found the internal geometry intriguing under the stereo scope, but a 2D image looked pretty dull. So here is the cross-eyed stereo that much better represents what I liked inside this flower.

zzffnn · Post by **zzffnn** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 6:43 pm

Very beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

I especially like photos #4 and #6. What on sensor magnification were those made with?

Marek Mis · Post by **Marek Mis** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:38 pm

Charlie,

Incredible quality images !
The details are amazing. The first one is my favourite.

What objectives have you used ?
How do you get the details without the halos after stacking ? I use Helicon Focus (older version) and get the halos when I use higher magnification objectives and the stack is deep. It very confuses me.

Marek

Charles Krebs · Post by **Charles Krebs** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 9:39 pm

Fan and Marek...

4, 5, and 6 were with a 4X objective Olympus 4/0.13 Plan Fluorite (directly onto an APS-C sensor).

The first dandelion was a 5X and the second either the 5X or 10X. Both Olympus MPLFLN (M type, plan fluorite)

The third image (first camellia shot) was a no-name infinity Chinese 2/0.05 ($28.50 delivered!) Not great but not terrible. It is useful for scouting subjects and occasionally taking a picture or two.

I use both Zerene and Helicon. Method "C" in Helicon and Pmax in Zerene are very similar in the end result. The other methods do differ, and Zerene has better retouching capabilities. These shots are low magnifications so typically there will be far less "halo" problems than at higher magnifications.

Marek Mis · Post by **Marek Mis** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:16 pm

Thank you very much for your explanations !

Marek

Smokedaddy · Post by **Smokedaddy** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:19 pm

Very nice. The stereo is amazing, excellent depth with my Pocket 3Dvu, almost like I can reach inside that puppy. So what objective is the stereo image. Olympus UPLFLN 4X Objective?

-JW:

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:26 pm

I read the text, and I looked at one side of the stereo pair, and I thought "Yep, pretty dull."

Then I locked up the stereo, and a big grin lit up my face.

Lovely! Most appreciated!

--Rik

GaryB · Post by **GaryB** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:33 pm

Very nice!
That stereo is outstanding

Now, how do I get rid of the cross-eye headache

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 10:56 pm

GaryB wrote:Now, how do I get rid of the cross-eye headache

Acquiring a stereo viewer and a copy of StereoPhoto Maker is pretty reliable. Aspirin works for some, experience helps for others.

--Rik

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Sun Apr 16, 2017 11:29 pm

You are master

carlos.uruguay · Post by **carlos.uruguay** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:52 am

SUPER!!! as usual

JH · Post by JH » Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:01 am

Made my day!
Best regards
Jörgen Hellberg

Rudix · Post by **Rudix** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:47 am

Absolutely stunning Charles!

I assume you used EPI illumination?

Thanks for sharing, it is a great inspiration to produce better images!
Rudi

Harald · Post by **Harald** » Mon Apr 17, 2017 12:26 pm

Hi there Charles,
Can´t wait to get warmer weather here in Norway. So looking forward to get my own samples.
Great work as usual. Thanks for sharing....

curt0909 · Post by **curt0909** » Wed Apr 19, 2017 8:22 am

Beautiful images as always. The stereo is particularly amazing. Wow!