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Nikon Z7 ii MC 105 mm f/2.8 lens. ISO 1250, 1/60 second, f/6.3, 20 frames stacked in Helicon. Low tide was early so these were shot under full clouds early in the morning so minimal surface reflection. I did not have a polarizing filter at the time. Good point on the upper right. I wanted to include the water line on the rock but could probably found a better angle to do that. Thanks for the feedback. My only esperience with focus shift shooting was Steve's video so this was definitely on the job training.
FWIW, I'd probably have cropped out (ideally in the field or potentially in post) the bright area above the water line as it creates a potential distraction from the beautiful colors in the anemone. Remember our eyes tend to get attracted to bright areas and everything above the water line is pretty bright. A polarizer might have helped.
It did go through Denoie AI. I wanted to stay at ISO 1000 or lower and f/8 but then shutter would have been even lower. I have some learning to go through on trade offs when the light is this low. Stuck with low tide being a few minutes aftr first light and 100% cloud cover. I did have to clean up a few halos on the tentacles after stacking.
