Hello,
My apprenticeship continues with the Canon MP-E65 manual focus macro lens, forcing me down the path of focus stacking to inject some depth of focus into the scene. I use a tripod mounted focusing rail for this technique, although even all this additional stability is often thwarted by breeze induced leaf tremors.
For the focus stacking, I mostly use the Auto Align and Auto Blend functions in CS5 then sometimes I duck out of CS5 to use Helicon Focus. Some of the backgrounds can be a bit of a struggle when focus stacking, as the insect rarely stays motionless between frames.
So, without further ado, here is the latest collection of critters captured in our back garden.
Cheers
Dennis