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This mourning dove egg (about .5 inch [1.25cm]) was in the lawn under our grape vine. We have been watching the dove pair build the nest for a while.
The egg was shot in situ. This image is a composite of 14 shots. Each shot used the same exposure but I focused on a different part of the image for each exposure. To keep things clear, I used the mirror lockup function and triggered the shutter with my wireless release.
The 14 shots were pulled into Photoshop and combined using a process described by Katrin Eismann in her article published in the October 2011 issue of Photoshop User Magazine.
I've included a few of the original shots to illustrate what is going on here. V2 is the first shot (focused on the foreground grass). V3 is shot number 7 and V4 is shot number 14 (focused on the background blades of grass).
The resultant image was further tweaked a bit using the Nik Software Photoshop plugins.
-=\Walter
| Brand: | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera: | Nikon D200  Check out Nikon Nation! |
| Lens: | 90.0 mm f/2.8 |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 2 Jun 2012 - 1:51 PM |
| Focal Length: | 90mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/4.0 |
| Aperture: | f/20.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/10sec |
| Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
| ISO: | 100 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | No Flash |
| Title: | Mourning Dove Egg |
| Username: | 
gajewski |
| Uploaded: | 4 Jun 2012 - 4:55 AM |
| Tags: | Digitally manipulated, Wildlife / nature |
| Votes: | 37 |
 | Variant - Before and After |
Comments
this is a very nice composition!
guess you found a way doing focus stacking without a stacking program! So how does it work? I'm intrigued...
Also must admit i never tried to lock up the mirror since my F3.
The end result was worth all the rather complicated work, but, thank you for explaining to novices like me, with the additional " before" photos ..... Great find..
Expertly done, Walter and an excellent product. And top marks for a succinct description.
Dave
Like seeing it in real life Walter - the detail on the inside of the egg is amazing.
We don't have mourning doves in our yard in GT, only the white winged ones, but we had mourning doves in Houston - at least here an egg is on the ground, not a wee babe - I don't know how many baby doves I've had to hang back in the trees. Used to have a lot of little baskets I'd use. These birds aren't the best nest builders!
Anne
Yes, Anne. I know what you mean about the nest building habits. Last year they were in our peach tree in plain sight only 5 feet (1.5 meters) off the ground.
http://www.ephotozine.com/user/gajewski-24578/gallery/photo/single-mom-19490934-=\
A lovely find Walter,brilliant shot and write up..Lin
A really well-observed and effective study Walter - the detail and texture of the inside of the egg are particularly interesting and the technique you've used shows it beautifully in context. Many thanks for the sharing your method in the thorough and helpful write-up. I hope the occupant made it out safely and has now taken up residence in your garden 
Regards
Anna
How very very clever ....
V1 is wonderful and to think of all the work you have done to get the final result
How very very clever.
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