My Dad started to capture the beauty and wonders in very small things like moss and plant seeds. I think his work is splendid. Recently he uses a photographing technique called “stacking”. He combines several macro images with different levels of focus depth. This allows for a wide range of focus on a very small object and hence, it gives the viewer the opportunity to see some unexpected beauty.
I hope you enjoy!
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Teeny-weeny spider…
This is an image of Marchantia polymorpha, a moss that grows in flower pots. Someone lives here, can you spot them?
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The Black Queen
Umbel of a wild carrot. It’s only 3,5 cm!
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Liverwort
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Xanthoria parietina
A.k.a. common orange lichen or yellow scale. It can be found on trees.
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Physcia stellaris
Another species of lichen, commonly found where my Dad lives (Southern Germany).
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Winter beauty
This bunch of little five lobed cups looks fragil. But it survived snow, rain, frost and storms of this winter out in the open. The whole object is about 5 cm in width.
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Unripe fruits of Cornus kousa
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Ripe fruits of Cornus kousa
Overripe fruits of Cornus kousa
Dahlia bud
Tiny moss grove
White Ranunculus asiaticus
Drosera
The common Snowberry
Physalis
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These are stunning. Now I want, need, to know what stacking is.
Stacking is combining different images of the same object. For each image, only one depth can be in focus at a time. By focusing at different depths and then combining the images into one, you get a clearer image of the whole thing.
Thanks very much!
These are stunning. Now I want, need, to know what stacking is.
Stacking is combining different images of the same object. For each image, only one depth can be in focus at a time. By focusing at different depths and then combining the images into one, you get a clearer image of the whole thing.
Thanks very much!