Focus Stacking Convert
Mar 28, 2019 09:13:28 #
Traveller_Jeff wrote:
The ferns in the foreground of your stacked shot seem to not be in focus. I do see improvement in the middle ground plantings. Are you supposed to gain total depth of field clarity? If so, this image didn’t produce that result (imho).
There's this thing about ferns, like a dog waiting by the door needing to go out, they just can't stand still.
Mar 28, 2019 09:21:46 #
Rich1939 wrote:
There's this thing about ferns, like a dog waiting by the door needing to go out, they just can't stand still.
Shoot at a high enough shutter speed and you can freeze just about anything. At 1/4000th of a second I’ve frozen the hole in the water and droplets in the air when a cormorant suddenly ducked for a fish.
Mar 28, 2019 09:24:01 #
Traveller_Jeff wrote:
Shoot at a high enough shutter speed and you can freeze just about anything. At 1/4000th of a second I’ve frozen the hole in the water and droplets in the air when a cormorant suddenly ducked for a fish.
I took the OP's post to be about the benefits of focus stacking and not an attempt to show perfect technique.
Mar 28, 2019 09:56:04 #
Not at all. I really want to see a completely successful stacking demo. If fern motion is interfering with that demonstration, I was suggesting one way to resolve that issue. That’s all it was.
Mar 28, 2019 10:24:12 #
Mar 28, 2019 10:36:02 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
Nice. 
If you don't mind sharing, may I ask how many shots and which program did you use?
Mike
If you don't mind sharing, may I ask how many shots and which program did you use?
Mike
The stacked image was a composite of 6 shots. I used Photoshop to process, as it's really easy to use and takes very little time.
Mar 28, 2019 10:42:04 #
windshoppe wrote:
The stacked image was a composite of 6 shots. I used Photoshop to process, as it's really easy to use and takes very little time.
Thanks!
Mar 28, 2019 10:43:31 #
Rich1939 wrote:
I took the OP's post to be about the benefits of focus stacking and not an attempt to show perfect technique.
And you are, of course, correct. This is a beginner's first attempt at using the technique and I merely wanted to demonstrate to those who may be as hesitant as I was to give it a shot that it's worth the effort.
Unfortunately, as I had suspected, the details did not translate as well on download as are seen on my monitor. The example that is most disappointing is the nearest pot. On my monitor it's very sharply in focus, while the download does not reflect that. There was very little breeze that day and the ferns on my monitor are very sharp as well.
Mar 28, 2019 10:56:11 #
Traveller_Jeff wrote:
The ferns in the foreground of your stacked shot seem to not be in focus. I do see improvement in the middle ground plantings. Are you supposed to gain total depth of field clarity? If so, this image didn’t produce that result (imho).
Good eye. I downloaded it in LR to get a closer look. He is correct the ferns are soft. Can the OP tell us the focus points along with the aperture setting(s)?
Mar 28, 2019 11:53:02 #
Wuligal
Loc: Slippery Rock, Pa.
Your compared shots have made me a convert and I haven't tried it yet. By the way, the ferns look fine to me in both photos and I can certainly see the difference in the fountain in the background. Thanks for the push into photo stacking.
Mar 28, 2019 12:17:44 #
windshoppe wrote:
Having read about focus stacking for at least a co... (show quote)
Glad you gave it a try. One of the nice things about focus stacking is that it is much easier to do than it sounds. You can even do it hand held if you are careful. And by using different f stops etc, you have a lot of control over the final image.
Mar 28, 2019 12:36:06 #
Wuligal wrote:
Your compared shots have made me a convert and I haven't tried it yet. By the way, the ferns look fine to me in both photos and I can certainly see the difference in the fountain in the background. Thanks for the push into photo stacking.
Thanks for looking. I think you'll enjoy getting into it as much as I am.
Mar 28, 2019 12:36:39 #
jackm1943 wrote:
Glad you gave it a try. One of the nice things about focus stacking is that it is much easier to do than it sounds. You can even do it hand held if you are careful. And by using different f stops etc, you have a lot of control over the final image.
Mar 28, 2019 12:37:20 #
Wuligal wrote:
Your compared shots have made me a convert and I haven't tried it yet. By the way, the ferns look fine to me in both photos and I can certainly see the difference in the fountain in the background. Thanks for the push into photo stacking.
Mar 28, 2019 13:11:38 #
I recently picked up a Panasonic Lumix G85 and it does focus stacking in camera. It’s a great feature.
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