A variety of close-ups and macro photography images, including focus-stacking, by photography Michael Erlewine.

A variety of close-ups and macro photography images, including focus-stacking, by photography Michael Erlewine.

The majority of the plant world is green, offering some of the most subtle and lovely colors of them all. This album is filled with gentle green plant images. 

An album of close-up focus-stacking with photographer Michael Erlewine. Many hi-res images with text and comment introduce various concepts of focus-stacking, and discuss some of the important lenses used in this technique.

Most of these photos were taken at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Monastery (KTD) in the mountains above the city of Woodstock, N.Y.  KTD Monastery is one of the largest Buddhist monasteries in North America, the seat of His Holiness the 17^th Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje.

In you live in the area or travel to upstate New York, take time to visit KTD Monastery and take in all of the incredible painting, artwork, statues, and traditional buildings there. 

An in-depth introduction to retouching stacked-photos in Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, and Zerene Stacker. Forty pages of text with copious hi-res illustrations and diagrams by well-known photographer Michael Erlewine.

“Micro-contrast” is a very popular term considering it has no formal definition that I can find. Some even claim it doesn’t exist. Nevertheless it has become increasingly important in my photography work. Perhaps I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it.

What follows are some thoughts I have been having about local satisfaction -- micro-contrast. It seems that everything these days is going local, locally grown foods, and so on. And this even extends to photography and what has been called local contrast, more frequently termed micro-contrast.

Well known close-up and macro photographer Michael Erlewine offers a series of large images, "Small Worlds," this e-book are hi-res images of Echinacea. Free tutorials, e-books, and video tutorials on photography can be found at MacroStop.com 

The New Zeiss APO Lenses for Close-up Work

This is a look at the new Zeiss APO lenses, the Zeiss Otus 55mm APO, the Zeiss 135mm APO, and the Zeiss Otus 85mm APO as the can be used for close-up photography. Lots of images and detailed discussion, as well as comments on using these lenses for stacking focus or one-shot photos. With Photographer Michael Erlewine from MacroStop.com.

Well known close-up and macro photographer Michael Erlewine offers a series tutorials on photography. In this album, imagines and explanation about the Nikon CRT Nikkor-O lens is presented.

Free tutorials, e-books, and video tutorials on photography can be found at MacroStop.com

Well known close-up and macro photographer Michael Erlewine offers a series of large images, "Small Worlds," this e-book are hi-res images of various flowers. Free tutorials, e-books, and video tutorials on photography can be found at MacroStop.com

Well known close-up and macro photographer Michael Erlewine offers a series of large images, "Small Worlds," this e-book are hi-res images of various critters. Free tutorials, e-books, and video tutorials on photography can be found at MacroStop.com

Well known close-up and macro photographer Michael Erlewine offers a series of pure images, "Small Worlds," this e-book are hi-res images of the plant Calla Lilies in flower. Free tutorials, e-books, and video tutorials on photography can be found at MacroStop.com

Well known close-up and macro photographer Michael Erlewine offers a series of pure images, "Small Worlds," this e-book are hi-res images of the plant Cyclamen in flower. Free tutorials, e-books, and video tutorials on photography can be found at MacroStop.com

Well known close-up and macro photographer Michael Erlewine offers a series of pure images, "Small Worlds," this e-book are hi-res images of the plant Cyclamen in flower. Free tutorials, e-books, and video tutorials on photography can be found at MacroStop.com