Poppy Bloom at Superstition Mountain


Posted by E.J. Peiker on Tue Sep 13, 2016 3:18 pm

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Superstition Mountains - Arizona
D3x, 21mm, ISO 200, 1/40, f/8
I recently got a Helicon Focus license so I am going back and reprocessing focus stacked shots from the last few years for maximum depth of field and sharpness that were previously stacked with the Photoshop stacking function which is nowhere as good.  Here is one such shot.  This is the Superstition Mountains east of the Phoenix Metro during a great Mexican Poppy Bloom that was taken with 4 exposures focused from the foreground to the mountains and then processed in Helicon Focus...

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by Gary Briney on Tue Sep 13, 2016 10:54 pm
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Awesome! The processing makes a huge difference -- it reminds me of your Phase One images.
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by Neilyb on Wed Sep 14, 2016 2:19 am
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Excellent E.J. but I needed my sunglasses to view it! :)
 

by Mike in O on Wed Sep 14, 2016 10:49 am
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Very cool...are Mexican Poppies the same as California Poppies?
 

by SteveShuey on Wed Sep 14, 2016 11:35 pm
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Wow, this is very cool. REally great depth and, of course, focus. Great shot.
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by E.J. Peiker on Thu Sep 15, 2016 12:00 pm
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Mike in O wrote:Very cool...are Mexican Poppies the same as California Poppies?
Similar but they are a different poppy species
 

by John Labrenz on Fri Sep 16, 2016 8:14 pm
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Love it!
 

by NILADRI KARMAKAR on Fri Sep 16, 2016 11:35 pm
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Heard some gold mine story over here...mysterious place E.J. However very cool composition...Bravo...:)
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by Arabinda Debnath on Sat Sep 17, 2016 10:37 am
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Beautiful image,E.J!
 

by Jens Peermann on Sun Sep 18, 2016 12:09 pm
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California Poppies on vacation in Arizona?
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