Brass Nozzle Focus Stacked Macro

[adamhiram]

It's been a while since I have posted, so I figured I would share this macro shot of a brass nozzle from a 3D printer. This is my first time working with focus stacking, and I think it came out okay. My goal was to find a way to monitor wear on the nozzle over time when printing with abrasive filaments. The actual height of this nozzle is just 13mm, which I was able to get close enough to fill the frame.

Nikon Z6II + FTZ adapter + 68mm extension tubes + 50mm f/1.8G lens.
9 stacked exposures on a macro focusing rail
Shot at 50mm, 1/60s, f/16


20231122-DSC_9831a-stacked by adamhiram, on Flickr

 

[Jeff15]

A very good nozzle shot....

 

[John 2]

Lots of fine detail. What did you use to merge the stack?

 

[smoke665]

Dang Adam, you couldn't wipe the dust off before you shot it? LOL Good first time effort!

 

[adamhiram]

Lots of fine detail. What did you use to merge the stack?

I followed this simple tutorial on focus stacking from Adobe.

https://creativecloud.adobe.com/discover/article/focus-stacking-in-photoshop

 

[adamhiram]

Dang Adam, you couldn't wipe the dust off before you shot it? LOL Good first time effort!

Thanks, and this is clean! These things get really dirty after any use.