Each Wednesday, The Daily Prompt Photo Challenge provides a theme for creative inspiration. Participants take photographs based on their interpretation of the theme, and post them on their blog anytime before the following Wednesday.…
Focus Stacking
I've always been fascinated by macro photography, especially images of insects and amphibians. I sometimes spend hours looking at the work from some of the photographers I follow on flickr. I had done some web searching and realized that while macro was interesting, it was challenging to do it well, and I possibly needed speciality lenses and other equipment. I wasn't sure macro was something I would want to do often enough to justify the cost of a dedicated macro…
I've had the Kenko Auto DG 12mm, 20mm, and 36mm macro extensions tubes for over a year, but I have not used them much. When I bought them, I was very excited but had little experience with macro. I still have little experience with macro. This summer, I experimented with shooting macros of sunflowers and insects, but I was not too fond of the results. The Extension Tubes have no optics but extend the distance between the lens and the…