Carpenter bee (CS5 vs ZS)

Alexrex · Post by **Alexrex** » Fri Jun 04, 2010 3:31 am

Canon 5DmarkII,MP-E65/2.8,MT-24EX,Manfrotto 055XPROB+head 410+plate 454,F8,1/200,ISO200.Focus stacked using CS5(10 shots) 2,5:1

Retro · Post by **Retro** » Fri Jun 04, 2010 4:16 pm

That is a stunningly beautiful photograph! Thanks for sharing it.

Jim

Bob^3 · Post by **Bob^3** » Fri Jun 04, 2010 4:25 pm

Beautiful shot!

In keeping with the earlier image post with a movie theme, I think you should call this one Darth Vader!

svalley · Post by **svalley** » Sat Jun 05, 2010 7:05 am

Very nice shot. Your specimen looks like it could use a good shower though.

Steve

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 11:15 am

Now there is an ominous bee if I ever saw one!

Alexrex · Post by **Alexrex** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 12:23 am

Thanks Jim,Bob,Steve and Ken!:)

For comparison,focus stacking using Zerene Stacker:

Stereo Pair:

Animation:

PS:Rik,thanks for Zerene Stacker

Cheers,Alexander

morfa · Post by **morfa** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 12:40 am

Excellent Alexander!! Love the stereopair!

BTW: Do you (or anybody else) by any chance know if the focus stacking has significantly improved in CS5 compared to CS4? The result looks much better here than what I've been getting with CS4.

anvancy · Post by **anvancy** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 6:05 am

That is one Stunning image!

A quick question..

the bee didnt move at all??wind??

Anvancy

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 10:12 am

morfa wrote:BTW: Do you (or anybody else) by any chance know if the focus stacking has significantly improved in CS5 compared to CS4? The result looks much better here than what I've been getting with CS4.

I have heard one reliable report that CS5 is much improved in output quality. I have no experience personally.

Alexrex, thanks for the kind words. These are excellent images, and the stereo works very well.

--Rik

Alexrex · Post by **Alexrex** » Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:40 pm

morfa wrote:
BTW: Do you (or anybody else) by any chance know if the focus stacking has significantly improved in CS5 compared to CS4? The result looks much better here than what I've been getting with CS4.

John...what can I say - still I have no experience enough in CS5 for detailed comparison with CS4.Anyway even using CS5 I have to do a lot of retouching(clone stamp and patch tool).

anvancy wrote:
A quick question..

the bee didnt move at all??wind??

Anvancy

Anvancy...Wind can be a problem but some mornings are perfectly calm.Sometimes early in the morning, insects can stay perfectly still for extended periods of time(enough for stacking).

Alexander

Joaquim F. · Post by **Joaquim F.** » Thu Jun 10, 2010 2:58 pm

Beautiful capture, I like the black texture and detail.

cheers

joaquim

Carpenter bee (CS5 vs ZS)

Carpenter bee (CS5 vs ZS)

Zerene Stacker vs Photoshop CS5