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Oct 5, 2019 23:35:22 #
I had a 'lightbulb' moment when thinking about stacking photography: What would happen if you take a rapid series of pictures of insects moving across the field of view, and then merged them in Zerene Stacker? Would it make a freakish, super-long insect? So I tried it out.
This time of year it is pretty easy to find wandering wooly bear caterpillars. These were set up to walk briskly in front of the camera, while I took pictures. I then ran them through ZS. Most were abysmal failures since the program tends to lock on to the caterpillar so it stacks all the caterpillars in one place. But some worked. The effect was not what I was hoping for, but I though I would share them anyway for comments and suggestions.
This time of year it is pretty easy to find wandering wooly bear caterpillars. These were set up to walk briskly in front of the camera, while I took pictures. I then ran them through ZS. Most were abysmal failures since the program tends to lock on to the caterpillar so it stacks all the caterpillars in one place. But some worked. The effect was not what I was hoping for, but I though I would share them anyway for comments and suggestions.
Oct 5, 2019 23:43:59 #
Oct 6, 2019 00:12:20 #
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Oct 6, 2019 03:40:40 #
Ha ha, you have produced an illusion of a line of Pine Processionary caterpillar. Well done for stepping out of the rut and working empirically.
Oct 6, 2019 06:29:06 #
I tried something similar with moving trains and got a new and interesting Amtrak locomotive.
Oct 6, 2019 07:58:30 #
russelray wrote:
I tried something similar with moving trains and got a new and interesting Amtrak locomotive.
Cool! The result clearly depends on the interval between pictures.
Oct 6, 2019 07:59:51 #
In the wooly bears, if you download and enlarge you can see how the cat looks like a herd of stampeding buffalo. Weird buffalo. The 2nd one especially.
Oct 6, 2019 09:10:46 #
Steve DeMott
Loc: St. Louis, Missouri (Oakville area)
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
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Love It. Looks like a cross section of a carpet. Stepping out of the box and trying new ideas can be a lot of fun. Most of mine find their way to the trash can.... But every so often......
Oct 6, 2019 10:39:23 #
Oct 6, 2019 10:45:52 #
A truly enjoyable idea. I tried to warn everyone that once they try focus stacking they will find how addictive it is and there is no cure for the pleasure it brings.
Oct 6, 2019 17:28:05 #
I am thinking that there are settings in Zerene stacker that control how stringently it aligns pictures. That might change the look. Also, the photo software provided by Canon includes a 'stitching' program that is meant to stitch together panoramic images. There, one sets where each image joins another. That one could give me more control on how these things look.
Ideas for a rainy day.
Ideas for a rainy day.
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