I had to go back to the drawing board on the focus stacking, as there are many little details to consider. The biggest one was the backgrounds; you really have to be mindful of where the background is, as when your camera is taking 50 shots or more at different focal points, the backgrounds will come in and out of focus, which can really mess things up when doing the merge. So after trying many failed attempts, I took the time to test and get the backgrounds further away so they could be a non-factor.
