Margaret West
November 2025 - Marble
About the Image(s)
This is a macro of a marble. It is no larger than 1/2 inch in diameter. IIt is a single image. The rear edge is a little blurry but I thought that OK , I changed the color of the background to add interest in PS. My settings were f14, 25 secs, ISO 250 100 mm Macro lens
BTW, I focus stacked one also with 37 photos and it didn't look different on the back edge; perhaps it needed more stacked images!
I lit it from below on a glass table and had a soft light from a diagonal above to give a little light from above. The reflection is a natural reflection on the table
1 comment posted
I think this is an interesting picture. There are plenty of shapes to enjoy. The lighting has succeeded to avoid the formation of distracting reflections.
I think I'd have tried to increase the detail using contrast and clarity tools, and I'd suggest you consider to darken the reflection so that the eye isn't drawn to it more than to the marble itself. I'm surprised at the outcome of your photo bracketting and stacking. Maybe the step length was too small, as given this unstacked photo, I'd have guessed that 5 to 10 frames would have been ample. Posted: 11/05/2025 22:49:59
I think I'd have tried to increase the detail using contrast and clarity tools, and I'd suggest you consider to darken the reflection so that the eye isn't drawn to it more than to the marble itself. I'm surprised at the outcome of your photo bracketting and stacking. Maybe the step length was too small, as given this unstacked photo, I'd have guessed that 5 to 10 frames would have been ample. Posted: 11/05/2025 22:49:59