Phalaenopsis Mini Mark and Focus Stacking

[Connie Star]

Originally Posted by ronaldhanko

I've been posting mostly native orchid photos this summer (will get back to other photos when the weather changes and the native orchids are finished), but thought I'd post a Phal picture showing the result of "focus stacking." Bonsai1504 in another thread (http://www.orchidboard.com/community...-good-dof.html) recommended a program called CombineZM which can be used in macro photography to increase depth of field. I've downloaded and worked with the program and found it very useful. The following photos of a Phalaenopsis Mini Mark show some of the results:

Phalaenopsis Mini Mark 'Holm' on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

I've been trying the photo stacking with mixed results so far.
Should I be separating the focus points by a certain amount?
I have years of experience with macro photography, but this is new to me and very exciting.
Where can I learn more?