Vote for my Photo!

I am taking part in a contest organized by Quebecor and the  STM to decorate the Transit shelters. Winners will be determined by popular vote (Limit of participation for the votes: 1 vote per personne per day from  february 24 to march 16). I would appreciate your vote, here is the link http://abribus.ca/concours/expo-plus/exposition/grandpublic/oeuvre/en-attendant-le-bus–

En attendant le bus..

First Prize – Nature Category at the Les amis la montagne «La montagne en images» 2013 photo contest

My photo Good Morning Sunshine  won first prize, in the  «Nature» category at the «La montagne en images» 2013 photo contest.

Good-Morning-Sunshine

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TRAM Salon 2013

Exhibited 6 photos at TRAM’s salon this year.  Sold one! (good morning Sunshine).

Large participation this year with 69 exhibitors and 285 works.

75% of the exhibitors use the online registration form.  17 submitted paper registration.  The system I created for TRAM to manage the exhibitions made a huge difference in terms of creating and organizing the documents (Headers, labels, Reports, Badges lists etc.)

The exhibition committee did a remarkable job.  The office work was spread over 2 half days.  The preparation of the panels and the actual hanging of the works took a day and a half.

Took part in the annual photography exhibition at the Moun-Royal Cemetery

Once again I participated in the Cemetery Photography exhibition.  This year the theme was «Imagination».

We were only 12 photographs and, as usual some of the photos were stunning.

Photo Exhibition at the Mount-Royal Cemetery

Alien

Focus Stacking

I do a lot of macrophotography. Among others I take pictures of jewels for a site ( Chantale Beaudet Collections ).

A common problem encountered when photographing object from a very short distance with a large aperture is the shallowness of the depth of field. Most of the time part of the object is out of focus. Look at the following images.

In focus on the left

In focus in the middle

In focus in the middle

In focus to the right

Résultat

Result

The technique

We take several photos at different distances adjusting the focus on every shot so that in each photo one plane is sharp and the rest is out of focus. Now we need a special software to combine these images in a single one where the whole image is in focus.

The photos must be taken in manual mode (aperture, speed and focus) preferably in Live View mode in order to better control the focus.

Equipment

• A digital SLR in manual mode (I used a Nikon D90)
• A sturdy Tripod (I am using a Manfrotto)
• A uniform lighting system preferably at 5000K
• Possibly Bellows or extension tubes for macro photography
• Possibly a focusing rail (I did not use a rail for these photos)
• A special software to process the images (I am using Photoshop CS4)