Texture galore.
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Leica SL2-S, 100mm Macro-Elmar-R at f/8, Bellows-R. 30 images focus stacked in Helicon Focus. One strobe light, ISO 100.
AKA Pinweed.
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Read more about this flower here. The original is small, some 3/8″ across the blooms.
Leica SL2-S, 135mm Elmar optical unit at f/8 in 16472 adapter, Bellows-R plus one 16471 extension tube. 17 images focus stacked in Helicon Focus. Two strobe lights, ISO 100. The old Elmar lens does a simply fabulous job here.
It’s wildflower season.
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Read more about this amazing family of flowers here. The original is quite small, approximately 1″ in diameter across the blooms.
Leica SL2-S, 135mm Elmar optical unit at f/11 in 16472 adapter, Bellows-R plus two 16471 extension tubes. 35 images focus stacked in Helicon Focus. Two strobe lights, ISO 100.
Picked up on my evening walk.
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I used a single overhead strobe in an umbrella to confer modeling.
Leica SL2-S, 100mm Macro-Elmar-R at f/8, Bellows-R. 30 images focus stacked in Helicon Focus.
Beauty and fragility.
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The mature variant is so fragile that I had my son drive me the 200 yards down the road to the dandelion patch to bring back a couple of pristine specimens. Walking that distance would never have seen them survive, even in the lightest breeze. They lasted but a few minutes in the home studio before wilting.
Leica SL2-S, 100mm Macro-Elmar-R at f/8, Bellows-R, two strobes. 34 images focus stacked in Helicon Focus.