Friday Night Photos Stacked Edition
Happy Friday everyone. Hope everybody is doing well. Post any photos, memes, or music you like.
For anybody who read the thread title and expected to see photos of well endowed women I'm sorry to disappoint you. In this case stacked refers to stacking multiple frames of the same image shot at different focus points to increase the depth of field. Depth of field (DOF) is how much of the subject is in focus. The two main factors that determine DOF are the aperture setting of the lens and distance between the camera and the subject. The larger the aperture the the smaller the DOF and the smaller the aperture the larger the DOF. With distance, the closer to the subject the smaller the DOF, the farther from the subject the larger the DOF.
5 frame stack
30 frames
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Comments
Thanks for your DOF exhibition
The pistils and stamen are rendered in an almost 3D fashion.
A complimentary hibiscus for you ..
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good boogie too!
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Hi, QMS.
The pistil and stamen on the hibiscus are a great photo subject.
Thanks for the ELP. Boy, don't they look young there. I love Greg Lakes voice, and his guitar playing isn't to shabby either.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
amen brother!
yeah man, Greg Lake's voice is the gods singing. When I saw the Brain Salad Surgery tour (two separate shows) as much as Keith and Carl blew me away, Greg's voice was equally stellar and mind-blowing.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
I haven’t played with depth of field in some time
It’s something I’d like to get back to doing.
My big camera batteries need replacing since they won’t hold a charge for long anymore.
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love the thistle
in all of its' prickly splendor
So that’s what it is
I’ve been wondering what it was. There’s a big field of them but very few turn color like that.
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um, well actually,
Great flower pic SP. Regretfully I must disagree with the Thistle ID though. The stacked whorls are quite unlike Thistles which have terminal flowers. I think that is a Beebalm, such as Lemon Beebalm (aka Purple Horsemint) or some similar type. There are several species.
I tried to post a pic but the uploader is not working for me now... sorry...
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Hi, snoopy
Love the water drops on the red flower.
Check with keh. They may have a battery for your camera.
https://www.keh.com/shop/accessories/camera-accessories/batteries-charge...
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
Thanks
I didn’t want to go through canon.
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Hi Social
You brought sunshine after the rain.
I spent a good part of last night sitting alert in bed praying for the rain to pass and leave us be. I felt a little like a skipper not wanting to abandon ship. Today I am more than thankful for staying stable.
I took this photo in response to your Hibiscus work. It coordinated with what you presented and the clearing of the rain here.
Peace is an especially profound reward today.
Be well all
Sorry Social
I think yours were Lilies?
I don't know what type of flower it is, Janis
Since it was raining and outdoor photography was out for the day, I picked up a bouquet of flowers yesterday while I was out running errands so I would have something to shoot.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
good call Janis
I'm with Janis on the Lily call for yer flower shots SP! I think 6 petals makes a monocot? As lily.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Sounds good to me
A Lily it is.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
Hi, Janis
I'm glad the rain has passed you by and things are stable. I'm happy to say the rain came this way where it is much needed.
Thank you for the pretty pink hibiscus.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
Thank you Social
It passed after dumping another 110mm (4.3").
So, very, very happy to still be standing.
Glad you got some of the stuff needed ; )
Hi Janis
Beautiful photo Janis. Is that Rosemary below the Hibiscus? We used to make teas with the flowers, but only a little at a time. There was one commercially available red flower hibiscus tea, I think it was by Celestial Seasonings, called Red Zinger, and that was an understatement.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Red Zinger!
Thank you for the memory of celestial seasons. That is the one I remember enjoying most. Was the zinger part ginger? I'll have to look it up.
Yes, that is Rosemary. How do you think they'd taste together ; ).
xox
Red Zinger rides again!
good question on the source of the zing in Red Zinger J, I presumed it was the hibiscus but don't know. And thanks, it was Seasons as you say, not seasonings as I slopped... gettin' old here. Maybe I need a Red Zinger! With some Screaming Yellow Zonkers.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
I so wish I had a photo
of my dog running around in circles with a box of screaming yellow zonkers stuck to her head!
Screaming Yellow Zonkers. Yum
It's been a life time since I've had those.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
Me too Social
it was the hibiscus
Mornin' Janis,
After sleeping on it... the zing was the hibiscus. It takes a while for me to get through the cobwebs back to the mid-late 70's... And some of that is kinda fuzzy ...
But, I remembered we used to buy the bags of just the hibiscus flowers to judiciously add to other types of herb teas we made. They were that lemony sharp puckering zing. We had a shelf with not kidding a hundred bags of herbs for teas. One calendula with chamomile, coming up... Was a dollar or two for an ounce or two of most herbs. And you should have seen the smokin' herbs! 
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
My cobwebs are so thick
I couldn't even see through them the next morning. Some varieties on the shelf were homegrown I assume ; ).
For you from Sam
Napping in the sun
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Nice shot of Sam, snoopy
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
Room there for one more, Sam?
You look so huggable and warm.
Thanks mama
janis, I hope your area did not take a
hard hit from the cyclone/hurricane.
I love these photos, but I love plants and flowers anyway. Flower Power rules!! LOL. Rec'd!!
Inner and Outer Space: the Final Frontiers.
HI obf
Auckland was hit pretty hard by the cyclone. This was on top of the more extensive damage caused by record rainfall two weeks earlier. The Hawke's Bay, one of NZ’s largest horticultural areas was hit the hardest by the cyclone, with a shocking amount of flooding. Over 1200 acres of grapes and other horticultural products were destroyed along with almost a 1000 homes and buildings.
The NZ government has offered a $300 million support package for all of NZ after the record rain and cyclone. In comparison, the government spent 1.4 billion on the vaccine programme. It makes one wonder, what good is a vaccine if you’re homeless or have drowned ... or if that money was dedicated to improving climate change conditions.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/by-the-numbers-hawkes-b...
...
We can all use more peace
Thanks for Toots, Janis.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
@Socialprogressive "54-46," yea, mon!!!
"54-46," yea, mon!!!
Inner and Outer Space: the Final Frontiers.
Hi pixelators
Hi all, Hi SP!
Great photos SP! Sounds like a lot of work to me.
Which I know comes with the territory in the new digital processing world. It's a whole 'nother world. Compared to most nature photography whence everything is 'on the move', I imagine a stable subject is nice to work with. Awesome shots!
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
While it does take time
to shoot and edit all the frames, it doesn't feel like work. Being able to batch process all the frames at the same time for each final image does make things quicker and easier.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
Hi pixelators
These are the photographic polar opposite of SP's great photos. They were taken through a 50 year old grayed window, and a window screen, so barely usable docushots. Since it was a new yard beastie, had to take what I could get. We had one in our other yard here, over a decade ago. They are common in south and west Texas, but scarce up here in the hills on the Edwards Plateau until you get at the west end of it.
Properly called Collared Peccary, but mostly called Javelina.
It was behind trees out at the mulch pile.
What I heard was nom nom mulch good, more mulch, nom nom...
Have good ones all! Thanks for the great images! Sorry about these!
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Sorry, not!
That last photo is arresting, like a shadow of itself passing by.
Hi, dystopian
I don't know why, but all of a sudden I'm getting a hankering for roast pig.
As for image quality, better a poor picture than no picture at all.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
tasty stuff...
I name all the baby feral pigs I see: Taco, burrito, enchilada, etc.
I wonder if Javelina are tough? The locals say these Turkey here are too tough except the breasts. I have to ask some locals, which is better, Javelina, or feral hog? Will report back...
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
There should be one named carnitas
Now I'm getting hungry. Porkyland is starting to sound real good right about now.
https://www.goporkyland.com/
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
pork - America's other white meat
recall that advertising campaign from several years ago
I guess they are working on a new one now for bugs
for 'poor Americas other almost white meat' with crunch!
too current to insult lentil catholics, jews or muslims
I'd go vegan
before I eat bugs.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.
Come on! Vegan isn’t that bad.
If a meat and potatoes man with a fondness for three microwaved hotdogs on white bread for lunch washed down with a can of Pepsi can transition to 10+ years of near perfect compliance with vegan protocols (I still eat honey) can make the transition, surely you won’t need bugs on the menu to force the issue.
It does help, however, to have an excellent cook in the household.
“What the herd hates most is the one who thinks differently; it is not so much the opinion itself, but the audacity of wanting to think for themselves, something that they do not know how to do.”
-Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)
then there is the cooks protocol
do you prefer your bugs cooked medium well
or are more inclined to have them on the rare side?
bugs well done may be a bit crunchy, but it may help
clean ones teeth.
Can hardly wait for McDonalds to switch from beef to
bug bergers. Gag me with a maggot. Special sauce!
Just being sarcastic here. I like crickets for their sounds.
Yet to salivate over their subtle additions to sautés.
Hi, ovals
Great to hear vegan is working for you. I would do vegan, unfortunately my body doesn't deal well with a high carb diet. I do so much better on a keto diet.
I woke up this morning determined to drink less, eat right, and exercise.
But that was four hours ago when I was younger and full of hope.