Practicing focus stacking.
Jun 18, 2020 23:31:38 #
Here is one I did with Helicon Lite, and this was hand held. And I wasn't steady. But it handled it just fine. In looking at individual images, some cropped off the bottom and others didn't. You can see here where the 1st image, with only the leading edge in focus, cropped off the bottom of the leaf, but other shots included the bottom of the leaf and you can see the final result in the 2nd image. I used method A, and all settings at their defaults.
I used an Olympus EM1ii with the 60mm macro lens. And I had it take an automated stack of images. Everything worked as expected except for me doing the bobbing and weaving. In all seriousness, Helicon handles what I throw at it. If I'm too close on one and too far away on another. Or if I move up or down or left or right a bit during the stack, it handles it. This stack was 43 images, and it just made use of the good that it found in the collection of images and pieced it all together. Far easier, and faster, than doing this in Photoshop.
I used an Olympus EM1ii with the 60mm macro lens. And I had it take an automated stack of images. Everything worked as expected except for me doing the bobbing and weaving. In all seriousness, Helicon handles what I throw at it. If I'm too close on one and too far away on another. Or if I move up or down or left or right a bit during the stack, it handles it. This stack was 43 images, and it just made use of the good that it found in the collection of images and pieced it all together. Far easier, and faster, than doing this in Photoshop.
Jun 19, 2020 00:41:55 #
Nevertheless, you know beauty and that is really what we are trying to capture. Good job - Out of a scruffy succulent, a spray of gorgeous flowers.
Jun 19, 2020 00:43:20 #
Nevertheless, you know beauty and that is really what we are trying to capture. Good job - Out of a scruffy succulent, a spray of gorgeous flowers.
Jun 19, 2020 00:45:28 #
Sorry about the echo in the reply, or you could consider the reply in stereo! I must have hit reply twice
Jun 19, 2020 03:21:36 #
JimH123 wrote:
Here is one I did with Helicon Lite, and this was ... (show quote)
Very nice result! bwa
Jun 19, 2020 09:28:54 #
RLSprouse
Loc: Encinitas CA (near Sandy Eggo)
guv78 wrote:
Nevertheless, you know beauty and that is really what we are trying to capture. Good job - Out of a scruffy succulent, a spray of gorgeous flowers.
Thanks so much for the kind words!
~ Russ
Jun 20, 2020 16:05:00 #
bwana wrote:
All the Focus Stacking options seem rather complicated when you can simply use software like Affinity Photo or Zerene Stacker to do the job...
bwa
bwa
i am very much interested in Affinity Photo is it really that good, I've been using PSe for a number of years and I'm not very satisfied with it anymore. What can you tell me about it.
Jun 20, 2020 16:38:25 #
RLSprouse
Loc: Encinitas CA (near Sandy Eggo)
guv78 wrote:
Beautiful flowers. Do you know the species? I tried to use google images to search for the type but it came up with alstroemeria - but looks nothing like yours. The leaves suggest a succulent or arid type environment.
I'm told by a knowledgeable friend it is an Echeveria.
Jun 21, 2020 02:32:11 #
Russ, Thank you for the follow-up.
An artist makes the technique invisible, an apprentice displays the technique because he is still learning.
-guv
An artist makes the technique invisible, an apprentice displays the technique because he is still learning.
-guv
Jun 27, 2020 11:19:17 #
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