Critique Style Requested: Standard
The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
This was actually shot as part of developing an educational display on macro photography for our local county fair. It’s a 38 image stack of the center of the flower. I discovered that this may not have been the best example for illustrating stacking as all those overlapping fine petals gave Helicon fits. When I tried to do the whole flower front to back (129 images) there were significant artifacts at f/8 and much worse at f/3.5 (183 images). Choosing just the center seems to work much better.
Specific Feedback
Is leaving the front and rear both out of focus effective in this image?
Technical Details
Sony A7Riv, Canon 180 mm f/3.5 macro, 38 images stacked in Helicon focus, method C, “studio”, tripod, cable release, f/8, 1/15, iso 400. Processed in LR & PS CC. Cropped to 8652x5344. Overcast light through a skylight.
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