Monomad Photography Challenge - Hoverfly on dandelion
hive-142159·@brianhphotos·
0.000 HBDMonomad Photography Challenge - Hoverfly on dandelion
This is my entry into todays #monomad photography challenge. Here is a focus stacked image created from 33 separate shots at F2, 1/250sec, ISO200. [](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/brianhphotos/23wqgVMKh9uGS8XVcyr5SWhWm4m448m6S4eepkYv4dnKLR76W8YGVuizZD9GEbQAgLhzL.jpg) *Click on the image to view at higher resolution* * Images taken with the Olympus E-M1 III and 25mm mitakon f0.95 lens + 10mm extension tube * Stacked with Zerene Stacker * Edited with Capture One and Aurora hdr I normally use my 60mm macro lens for close up shots but it was not suitable on this occasion. It was either too tight on the subject or if I pulled back then the background was not sufficiently out of focus. To the rescue came my Mitakon 25mm f0.95. I used it with my 10mm extension tube and shot at f2.0 and it gave the results I was after. The Mitakon is a manual lens so I had to focus stack using the old method of manually turning the focus ring a small amount between each shot. Some more images I created of the the same fly and dandelion. [](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/brianhphotos/Eo26eDvsbXfpY1fARXQEaYia3PyfCrZQkwPAcKQxYdY6rrwDFrBhSZ4DyuCWyjq6qhE.jpg) [](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/brianhphotos/23vhuB5TYUBRB5kmADYSFXnCuUsXuhQmB8MvPsqZN8bU5UZPgB8jjwdU9fXN34qHiTFnU.jpg) [](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/brianhphotos/23wMajexVCBtH774nhMouV2cPYy8JjHa68eXc3EZJ5KPvSnjy7mYMEeHqTLSwcteQHqFi.jpg) If you would like to know more about how I create my macro images then please take a look at my tutorial, see links below [Part 1 Introduction](https://peakd.com/hive-101587/@brianhphotos/focus-stacking-tutorial-part-1-introduction) [Part 2 Preparing Insects](https://peakd.com/hive-101587/@brianhphotos/focus-stacking-tutorial-part-2-preparing-insects) [Part 3 Preparing Flowers](https://peakd.com/hive-177428/@brianhphotos/focus-stacked-tutorial-part-3-preparing-flowers) [Part 4 Equipment](https://peakd.com/hive-101587/@brianhphotos/focus-stacking-tutorial-part-4-equipment) [Part 5 Shooting the stack](https://peakd.com/hive-101587/@brianhphotos/focus-stacking-tutorial-part-5-shooting-the-stack) [Part 6 Processing the stack](https://peakd.com/hive-101587/@brianhphotos/focus-stacking-tutorial-part-6-processing-the-stack) [Part 7 Editing the stack](https://peakd.com/hive-101587/@brianhphotos/focus-stacking-tutorial-part-7-editing-the-stack) [Part 8 Final Summary](https://peakd.com/hive-177428/@brianhphotos/focus-stacking-tutorial-part-8-final-summary) Thanks for taking a look at my photography @brianhphotos
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