A few Boxing Day Macro/Close-up Shots

A break in the monotony of poor weather over the past couple of weeks allowed me to head out for some fresh air and a bit of contemplation of the detail in our environment.  I wanted to practice some macro photography, using focus stacking, which is built into the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III camera, and which I had never tried before.  Given it was my first attempt I am pretty pleased with the results and I look forward to experimenting a lot more with this type of imagery, although I also like straight macro work too.

Fern (Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III, Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro lens, 1/15 sec at f/2.8, ISO 200, tripod, focus stack of 13 shots)

Scots Pine Bark (Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III, Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro lens, 1/4 sec at f/5.6, ISO 200, tripod, focus stack of 13 shots)

Gorse Flower (Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III, Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro lens, 1/125 sec at f/2.8, ISO 800, tripod, focus stack of 13 shots)

Leaf Detail (Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III, Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro lens, 1/125 sec at f/8, ISO 800, handheld)