Macro Focus stacked pyrite

Focus stacked pyrite · **2 Likes**

Spent some time playing with focus stacking this week, using a chunk of pyrite from my rock collection. I shot these out on my back deck in natural light, shaded mostly-sunny afternoon light. Tripod mounted focus rail, with 4 up to 20 slices. Stacking done in the Mac using Focus Stacker app, some editing in Gimp once I figured out a few things...

bertwert · 06-14-2020, 07:44 AM

Neat, quite some details captured with the stacking

RoxnDox · 06-14-2020, 03:18 PM

Thanks, this one turned out pretty nicely, I thought. The first is a stack of 20 slices, the others are about 10 each. It's still not quite as sharp as I'd like, but if I dial back the ISO to 100 and add more light it ought to improve that.

**StiffLegged** · 06-15-2020, 02:28 PM

That's really interesting, shows the crystalline layered structure really well.

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06-14-2020, 07:44 AM	#2
bertwert Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Golden, BC Posts: 15,172	Neat, quite some details captured with the stacking

06-14-2020, 03:18 PM	#3
RoxnDox Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington, USA, Terra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,494 Original Poster	Thanks, this one turned out pretty nicely, I thought. The first is a stack of 20 slices, the others are about 10 each. It's still not quite as sharp as I'd like, but if I dial back the ISO to 100 and add more light it ought to improve that.

06-15-2020, 02:28 PM	#4
StiffLegged Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,635	That's really interesting, shows the crystalline layered structure really well.