Glad this challenge came up when it did. I really appreciate the boost and I think this is a great way to brighten up the site a bit.
I learned two main things when shooting for this. First, I need a focusing rail for stacked shots. Second, I really need a focusing rail for stacked shots that involve a large aperture.
Now that you know I don't have a focusing rail, you might surmise that I took a number of images by slightly refocusing. This works ok for the foreground, the the background gets refocused as well, creating a perplexing challenge for the stacking software. In the end I like what I got out, but I know I could do better with the right equipment.
Post processing:
* Stack 5 images in Helicon Focus
* Crop
* White Balance
* Increase black point
* Increase contrast
* Increase definition
* Increase saturation and vibrancy
* Slight s curve
* Blur background
* Export as TIFF
* Resize
* Sharpen Edges
* Save as JPEG
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