Photo-A-Day May 2022

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mhedges

I'll start out:

ggbutcher

Can't get out much right now, back to shooting flowers in window light:

CEBlueclouds

yellow-billed kite..

mhedges

CEBlueclouds

Broad-billed roller...

Photobug

mhedges

Nice one @Photobug!

CEBlueclouds

Broad-billed roller about to pounce ...

ggbutcher

Okay, here's what I've been doing lately - 3D printing HO scale locomotive parts. The photography connection is that I can't really see the details, so I use my macro lens to image it. here's a recent batch of parts:



Two-image focus stack, Nikon Z 6 with AF-S Micro Nikkor DX 40mm, post-processed with enfuse.

mhedges

Nice GG! Are they for a scratchbuild project? What are you going to use for the running gear?

ggbutcher

@mhedges, yep, I'm scratchbuilding a HOn3 model of D&RG 168, used to be our park locomotive in Colorado Springs, now is restored to operation and running on the Cumbres & Toltec. I'm attempting resin 3D printing for most parts, here's the frame with cylinders:



Z 6 w/ Micro Nikkor DX 40mm f2.8G, six-images focus-stacked with enfuse.

The boiler/smokebox is rising from the resin goo as I write, I'll post a pic tomorrow...

Capt_Spaulding

May 2022 Lunar Eclipse

gene_mcgill

Nice capture @Capt_Spaulding.

One of mine:

Capt_Spaulding

Thanks Gene. I really like the cloud effects.

mhedges

My daughter's team celebrating their tournament win Sunday:

mhedges

CEBlueclouds

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ggbutcher

I was finally able to get outside and shoot primer on my latest prints:



Funny how a shot of primer can expose things you can't see otherwise. The cylinder in the back has large flat spots, and the print layering is readily visible on the boiler surfaces.

I can't focus stack right now, I upgraded Ubuntu to the latest and it got rid of my stacking software. So, f22 has to suffice...

Capt_Spaulding

This is a re-processed version of a pano I created a couple of years ago. (Click through to Flickr for a comparison.) In the interim I switched from LR to Capture One and added DXO Pure Raw to the workflow. On the first go round everything was flat. The rocks in the escarpment were not close to what I saw, the sky wasn't nearly as blue, and the vegetation was lifeless.

This version is closer. I think C1 oversharpened a bit when I exported it and the sky may be a bit oversaturated, but otherwise it's pretty close.