My Favorite Putter
by GolferDDS

Comment by LevT:
It was in my top 3, great idea and well shot!

Queen Wasp
by GolferDDS

Comment by roz:

Originally posted by GolferDDS: Originally posted by roz: brilliant macro Larry .. loving all the details .. and congratulations on the 4th place .. :) and thanks for the info on the wasps .. i'm always eager to find out more about our little friends in the insect/arachnid/etc world .. and btw .. when i do a stack i submit all of them to the sc for validation .. but i dont think i've had more than 9 or 10 .. i'm interested to know whether you'd have to submit all 143 or just a few for sc to get an idea .. ?? .. and more questions .. lol .. what program do you use to stack .. ?? .. i used to do everything manually up till only a few months ago .. then i found bracketing on my camera .. talk about a game changer .. :) Hi Roz, Thank you for your comment. I downloaded the images into Lightroom. I export the chosen images as a category to the desktop and then import them into Photoshop where there is a process for photostacking the jpegs using "Scripts-load files into stack then Edit-Auto Blend. The final image is then edited as desired. There are tutorials in You Tube on how to do this. I used an inexpensive photo rail for taking the images although there is an in camera setting for this I have not tried but plan to soon. I submitted 5 of the stacked images (about 1 every 25 captures) for validation. I think SC can get what they need from this. I will wait to see if they need any more information.

thanks for all the information Larry .. so interesting ..
i've never used tripods or photo rails .. i honestly don't now how ppl do it when insects can fly away at the drop of a hat .. so hats off to you .. !! .. lol ..
i'll be checking this out when i next do a focus stack .. "Scripts-load files into stack then Edit-Auto Blend." ..
thanks again and have an excellent week .. :)

Queen Wasp
by GolferDDS

Comment by GolferDDS:

Originally posted by roz: brilliant macro Larry .. loving all the details .. and congratulations on the 4th place .. :) and thanks for the info on the wasps .. i'm always eager to find out more about our little friends in the insect/arachnid/etc world .. and btw .. when i do a stack i submit all of them to the sc for validation .. but i dont think i've had more than 9 or 10 .. i'm interested to know whether you'd have to submit all 143 or just a few for sc to get an idea .. ?? .. and more questions .. lol .. what program do you use to stack .. ?? .. i used to do everything manually up till only a few months ago .. then i found bracketing on my camera .. talk about a game changer .. :)

Hi Roz,
Thank you for your comment. I downloaded the images into Lightroom. I export the chosen images as a category to the desktop and then import them into Photoshop where there is a process for photostacking the jpegs using "Scripts-load files into stack then Edit-Auto Blend. The final image is then edited as desired. There are tutorials in You Tube on how to do this. I used an inexpensive photo rail for taking the images although there is an in camera setting for this I have not tried but plan to soon.
I submitted 5 of the stacked images (about 1 every 25 captures) for validation. I think SC can get what they need from this. I will wait to see if they need any more information.

Queen Wasp
by GolferDDS

Comment by roz:
brilliant macro Larry .. loving all the details ..
and congratulations on the 4th place .. :)

and thanks for the info on the wasps .. i'm always eager to find out more about our little friends in the insect/arachnid/etc world ..

and btw .. when i do a stack i submit all of them to the sc for validation .. but i dont think i've had more than 9 or 10 ..
i'm interested to know whether you'd have to submit all 143 or just a few for sc to get an idea .. ?? ..

and more questions .. lol .. what program do you use to stack .. ?? ..
i used to do everything manually up till only a few months ago .. then i found bracketing on my camera .. talk about a game changer .. :)

Queen Wasp
by GolferDDS

Comment by Neat:
Oh man never guessed this was yours! Brilliant crop and detail. Glad it's you and not me submitting the originals ;)

Queen Wasp
by GolferDDS

Comment by westford:
Congratulations, Wonderful detail and sharpness where needed.
looks a little angry

Queen Wasp
by GolferDDS

Comment by GolferDDS:
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Message edited by author 2025-02-22 21:11:16.

Queen Wasp
by GolferDDS

Comment by GolferDDS:

Originally posted by glad2badad: "This is a stacked image of 143 individual photos." What?! Dang dude. I think you need to submit all of them for validation. LOL

:( !

Queen Wasp
by GolferDDS

Comment by glad2badad:
"This is a stacked image of 143 individual photos."
What?! Dang dude. I think you need to submit all of them for validation. LOL

Beauty And The Beast (Solid Chocolate. Details In Photographer's Comments)
by GolferDDS

Comment by willem:
Might be chocolate (as explained in the title) but it does not look very tasteful (I understand: the beast). Look like hands with heavy burns or a disease. Appreciation for the effort but it does not appeal to me.
Additional note: some color balance adjustment (more red and yellow) also would have made the hands look more like chocolate. There is a strong color cast as result of the blue/cyan fabric.