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Blue Passion Flower macro - II, Heesch, Netherlands About 2 weeks ago, I noticed how our neighbour&#039;s passion flower plant, which grows several meters during a single summer, has made an entry into our garden by &quot;climbing&quot; over the fence. Great, because they are wonderful flowers. I made a note to myself that as soon as I have time, I will try a focus shifting stack on one of the flowers. As I was rather busy, each day I would just observe if the flower is still there, because a single flower was blossoming. <br /> <br /> Yes, it was still there each day for the whole 2 weeks. Except that it wasn&#039;t, because I&#039;ve now learned that passion flowers bloom for a single day. In other words, I was looking at a different flower every single day. Quite a mindf***?<br /> <br /> Anyway, bear with me a little as I am inexperienced in focus stacking. I&#039;ve made tons of mistakes and I&#039;m still not happy with these results, but you have to start somewhere. This is an in-house scene (every outdoor shot failed horribly due to wind) with the flower on a clamp, and a flash light for top lighting. My camera is flat on the table and I&#039;m using the Nikon D850&#039;s inbuilt focus shifting mode, where you simply enter the number of steps and the size of each step. The background was initially not this dark yet I had to apply some brushes due to halo effects as part of the stacking process. <br /> <br /> And oh yes, about passion flowers. As said, they bloom for a single day. Another remarkable fact is regarding the mimicry of some species. Butterflies using this flower as a host plant to deposit eggs, first check if another butterfly did not already deposited eggs, to avoid cannibalism. The passion flower has a brilliant defense: it contains a mimic of these butterfly eggs: small, orange round bulbs that looks like eggs, but are purely a misleading appendage. <br /> <br /> Some different crops:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62997/blue_passion_flower_macro_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Blue Passion Flower macro, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/62997_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=MbuJEHxFAl4ngTvxlicDsk7PZQ0%3D" width="200" height="126" alt="Blue Passion Flower macro, Heesch, Netherlands About 2 weeks ago, I noticed how our neighbour&#039;s passion flower plant, which grows several meters during a single summer, has made an entry into our garden by &quot;climbing&quot; over the fence. Great, because they are wonderful flowers. I made a note to myself that as soon as I have time, I will try a focus shifting stack on one of the flowers. As I was rather busy, each day I would just observe if the flower is still there, because a single flower was blossoming. <br /> <br /> Yes, it was still there each day for the whole 2 weeks. Except that it wasn&#039;t, because I&#039;ve now learned that passion flowers bloom for a single day. In other words, I was looking at a different flower every single day. Quite a mindf***?<br /> <br /> Anyway, bear with me a little as I am inexperienced in focus stacking. I&#039;ve made tons of mistakes and I&#039;m still not happy with these results, but you have to start somewhere. This is an in-house scene (every outdoor shot failed horribly due to wind) with the flower on a clamp, and a flash light for top lighting. My camera is flat on the table and I&#039;m using the Nikon D850&#039;s inbuilt focus shifting mode, where you simply enter the number of steps and the size of each step. The background was initially not this dark yet I had to apply some brushes due to halo effects as part of the stacking process. <br /> <br /> And oh yes, about passion flowers. As said, they bloom for a single day. Another remarkable fact is regarding the mimicry of some species. Butterflies using this flower as a host plant to deposit eggs, first check if another butterfly did not already deposited eggs, to avoid cannibalism. The passion flower has a brilliant defense: it contains a mimic of these butterfly eggs: small, orange round bulbs that looks like eggs, but are purely a misleading appendage. <br /> <br /> Some different crops:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63001/blue_passion_flower_macro_-_ii_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63002/blue_passion_flower_macro_-_iii_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> <br /> Different experiments:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63005/white_flower_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63007/flower_stack_heesch_netherlands.html Europe,Focus Shift,Focus Stack,Heesch,Netherlands,Passiflora caerulea,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63002/blue_passion_flower_macro_-_iii_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Blue Passion Flower macro - III, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/63002_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=lDDc6WV7JQuq7wyD7YzoEoEhtkk%3D" width="200" height="140" alt="Blue Passion Flower macro - III, Heesch, Netherlands About 2 weeks ago, I noticed how our neighbour&#039;s passion flower plant, which grows several meters during a single summer, has made an entry into our garden by &quot;climbing&quot; over the fence. Great, because they are wonderful flowers. I made a note to myself that as soon as I have time, I will try a focus shifting stack on one of the flowers. As I was rather busy, each day I would just observe if the flower is still there, because a single flower was blossoming. <br /> <br /> Yes, it was still there each day for the whole 2 weeks. Except that it wasn&#039;t, because I&#039;ve now learned that passion flowers bloom for a single day. In other words, I was looking at a different flower every single day. Quite a mindf***?<br /> <br /> Anyway, bear with me a little as I am inexperienced in focus stacking. I&#039;ve made tons of mistakes and I&#039;m still not happy with these results, but you have to start somewhere. This is an in-house scene (every outdoor shot failed horribly due to wind) with the flower on a clamp, and a flash light for top lighting. My camera is flat on the table and I&#039;m using the Nikon D850&#039;s inbuilt focus shifting mode, where you simply enter the number of steps and the size of each step. The background was initially not this dark yet I had to apply some brushes due to halo effects as part of the stacking process. <br /> <br /> And oh yes, about passion flowers. As said, they bloom for a single day. Another remarkable fact is regarding the mimicry of some species. Butterflies using this flower as a host plant to deposit eggs, first check if another butterfly did not already deposited eggs, to avoid cannibalism. The passion flower has a brilliant defense: it contains a mimic of these butterfly eggs: small, orange round bulbs that looks like eggs, but are purely a misleading appendage. <br /> <br /> Some different crops:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62997/blue_passion_flower_macro_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63001/blue_passion_flower_macro_-_ii_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> <br /> Different experiments:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63005/white_flower_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63007/flower_stack_heesch_netherlands.html Blue Passion Flower,Europe,Focus Shift,Focus Stack,Heesch,Netherlands,Passiflora caerulea,World" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Different experiments:<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63005/white_flower_heesch_netherlands.html" title="White flower, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/63005_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=MO3BsGuKAjPW1HQwDOmuTbHaZdU%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="White flower, Heesch, Netherlands Another example of a focus shift stack done on a tiny flower taken from our garden. Unfortunately, I have no idea what type of flower it is. In this case I used a high key process to get rid of halos, although you can still see some traces of it.<br /> <br /> Some more experiments done on this day:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62997/blue_passion_flower_macro_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63003/blue_passion_flower_-_core_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63007/flower_stack_heesch_netherlands.html Europe,Focus Shift,Focus Stack,Heesch,Netherlands,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63007/flower_stack_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Flower stack, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/63007_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Q2%2FTBn5OhyYtPsxOm63U8VcGxcU%3D" width="200" height="162" alt="Flower stack, Heesch, Netherlands Another example of a focus shift stack done on a tiny flower taken from our garden. Unfortunately, I have no idea what type of flower it is. I really love the lighting in this one, but as you can see it suffers from strong halo effects around the edges. In this case it was too difficult to clean up. Halo is a result of focus stacking software being inaccurate in trying to determine which part of a single shot in a stack is sharp. <br /> <br /> Some more experiments done on this day:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62997/blue_passion_flower_macro_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63003/blue_passion_flower_-_core_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63005/white_flower_heesch_netherlands.html Europe,Focus Stack,Heesch,Netherlands,World" /></a></figure> Blue Passion Flower,Europe,Focus Shift,Focus Stack,Heesch,Netherlands,Passiflora caerulea,World Click/tap to enlarge

Blue Passion Flower macro - II, Heesch, Netherlands

About 2 weeks ago, I noticed how our neighbour's passion flower plant, which grows several meters during a single summer, has made an entry into our garden by "climbing" over the fence. Great, because they are wonderful flowers. I made a note to myself that as soon as I have time, I will try a focus shifting stack on one of the flowers. As I was rather busy, each day I would just observe if the flower is still there, because a single flower was blossoming.

Yes, it was still there each day for the whole 2 weeks. Except that it wasn't, because I've now learned that passion flowers bloom for a single day. In other words, I was looking at a different flower every single day. Quite a mindf***?

Anyway, bear with me a little as I am inexperienced in focus stacking. I've made tons of mistakes and I'm still not happy with these results, but you have to start somewhere. This is an in-house scene (every outdoor shot failed horribly due to wind) with the flower on a clamp, and a flash light for top lighting. My camera is flat on the table and I'm using the Nikon D850's inbuilt focus shifting mode, where you simply enter the number of steps and the size of each step. The background was initially not this dark yet I had to apply some brushes due to halo effects as part of the stacking process.

And oh yes, about passion flowers. As said, they bloom for a single day. Another remarkable fact is regarding the mimicry of some species. Butterflies using this flower as a host plant to deposit eggs, first check if another butterfly did not already deposited eggs, to avoid cannibalism. The passion flower has a brilliant defense: it contains a mimic of these butterfly eggs: small, orange round bulbs that looks like eggs, but are purely a misleading appendage.

Some different crops:

Blue Passion Flower macro, Heesch, Netherlands About 2 weeks ago, I noticed how our neighbour's passion flower plant, which grows several meters during a single summer, has made an entry into our garden by "climbing" over the fence. Great, because they are wonderful flowers. I made a note to myself that as soon as I have time, I will try a focus shifting stack on one of the flowers. As I was rather busy, each day I would just observe if the flower is still there, because a single flower was blossoming. <br /> <br /> Yes, it was still there each day for the whole 2 weeks. Except that it wasn't, because I've now learned that passion flowers bloom for a single day. In other words, I was looking at a different flower every single day. Quite a mindf***?<br /> <br /> Anyway, bear with me a little as I am inexperienced in focus stacking. I've made tons of mistakes and I'm still not happy with these results, but you have to start somewhere. This is an in-house scene (every outdoor shot failed horribly due to wind) with the flower on a clamp, and a flash light for top lighting. My camera is flat on the table and I'm using the Nikon D850's inbuilt focus shifting mode, where you simply enter the number of steps and the size of each step. The background was initially not this dark yet I had to apply some brushes due to halo effects as part of the stacking process. <br /> <br /> And oh yes, about passion flowers. As said, they bloom for a single day. Another remarkable fact is regarding the mimicry of some species. Butterflies using this flower as a host plant to deposit eggs, first check if another butterfly did not already deposited eggs, to avoid cannibalism. The passion flower has a brilliant defense: it contains a mimic of these butterfly eggs: small, orange round bulbs that looks like eggs, but are purely a misleading appendage. <br /> <br /> Some different crops:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63001/blue_passion_flower_macro_-_ii_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63002/blue_passion_flower_macro_-_iii_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> <br /> Different experiments:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63005/white_flower_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63007/flower_stack_heesch_netherlands.html Europe,Focus Shift,Focus Stack,Heesch,Netherlands,Passiflora caerulea,World

Blue Passion Flower macro - III, Heesch, Netherlands About 2 weeks ago, I noticed how our neighbour's passion flower plant, which grows several meters during a single summer, has made an entry into our garden by "climbing" over the fence. Great, because they are wonderful flowers. I made a note to myself that as soon as I have time, I will try a focus shifting stack on one of the flowers. As I was rather busy, each day I would just observe if the flower is still there, because a single flower was blossoming. <br /> <br /> Yes, it was still there each day for the whole 2 weeks. Except that it wasn't, because I've now learned that passion flowers bloom for a single day. In other words, I was looking at a different flower every single day. Quite a mindf***?<br /> <br /> Anyway, bear with me a little as I am inexperienced in focus stacking. I've made tons of mistakes and I'm still not happy with these results, but you have to start somewhere. This is an in-house scene (every outdoor shot failed horribly due to wind) with the flower on a clamp, and a flash light for top lighting. My camera is flat on the table and I'm using the Nikon D850's inbuilt focus shifting mode, where you simply enter the number of steps and the size of each step. The background was initially not this dark yet I had to apply some brushes due to halo effects as part of the stacking process. <br /> <br /> And oh yes, about passion flowers. As said, they bloom for a single day. Another remarkable fact is regarding the mimicry of some species. Butterflies using this flower as a host plant to deposit eggs, first check if another butterfly did not already deposited eggs, to avoid cannibalism. The passion flower has a brilliant defense: it contains a mimic of these butterfly eggs: small, orange round bulbs that looks like eggs, but are purely a misleading appendage. <br /> <br /> Some different crops:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62997/blue_passion_flower_macro_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63001/blue_passion_flower_macro_-_ii_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> <br /> Different experiments:<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63005/white_flower_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63007/flower_stack_heesch_netherlands.html Blue Passion Flower,Europe,Focus Shift,Focus Stack,Heesch,Netherlands,Passiflora caerulea,World


Different experiments:

White flower, Heesch, Netherlands Another example of a focus shift stack done on a tiny flower taken from our garden. Unfortunately, I have no idea what type of flower it is. In this case I used a high key process to get rid of halos, although you can still see some traces of it.<br /> <br /> Some more experiments done on this day:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62997/blue_passion_flower_macro_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63003/blue_passion_flower_-_core_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63007/flower_stack_heesch_netherlands.html Europe,Focus Shift,Focus Stack,Heesch,Netherlands,World

Flower stack, Heesch, Netherlands Another example of a focus shift stack done on a tiny flower taken from our garden. Unfortunately, I have no idea what type of flower it is. I really love the lighting in this one, but as you can see it suffers from strong halo effects around the edges. In this case it was too difficult to clean up. Halo is a result of focus stacking software being inaccurate in trying to determine which part of a single shot in a stack is sharp. <br /> <br /> Some more experiments done on this day:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62997/blue_passion_flower_macro_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63003/blue_passion_flower_-_core_heesch_netherlands.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/63005/white_flower_heesch_netherlands.html Europe,Focus Stack,Heesch,Netherlands,World

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    So friggin' cool! Very psychedelic! Posted 7 years ago
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      Thanks! I do think this one is a bit over the top. The problem with stacking is halos, which I could only remove in this case by darkening the background. Posted 7 years ago
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    Love that the flower has butterfly egg mimic bulbs. Posted 7 years ago
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      Surprising fact, right? Posted 7 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
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        Yes! I love little details like that! Posted 7 years ago

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The Blue Passion Flower

Passiflora caerulea, commonly known as the Blue Passion Flower or the Common Passion Flower, is a vine native to South America (Argentina, Paraguay (where it is widely known as the Mburucuyá in Guaraní), Uruguay and Brazil). These names may also be applied to Passiflora edulis sometimes known as the passionfruit.

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  • 1/200s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm

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