Movement in Hand Held Stacks
Jan 21, 2014 18:58:19 #
Thought I would share this little info for you stackers. Several times I've shared individual photos of my hand held stacks but this only shows you the DoF per shot and not really how much movement is going on. While working on a stack tonight I ran across a photo that clearly shows a dust spot on my sensor and how it was stack thru a 12 photo stack. It's funny but the software only aligns the focused pixels but doesn't pay much attention to the OoF elements of the photos. If it did you would think my Dust spot would have aligned. Anyhow this shows you the movement thru a 12 photo stack and how well the software actually works in keeping it all together.
unedited stack photo
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center right side dust spots
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Single photo from stack, look close and see single dust spot both on the right center and near bottom left corner
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Jan 21, 2014 19:18:55 #
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Jan 21, 2014 20:08:58 #
Well illustrated. Stacking will reveal the flaws in technique and equipment. Reviewing individual images versus the stack is a good way learn how to improve. One can actually see tendencies in the shooting approach and make adjustments in the future. I agree the software does a good job aligning images.
Jan 21, 2014 21:37:16 #
Yeah. I'm amazed at the people who wrote these programs. I spoke to one of the developers-- I can't recall if it was Zerene or Helicon-- very nice guy.
Thanks for sharing, Martin. I admire your ability to pull these off. All of the jumpers I've encountered have been extremely active, so hats off to you for pulling this off.
Thanks for sharing, Martin. I admire your ability to pull these off. All of the jumpers I've encountered have been extremely active, so hats off to you for pulling this off.
Jan 21, 2014 22:33:28 #
Hey Allen I was hoping you would see this. Just proves that you can have some movement and the stacks still come out fine. In my earlier attempts my movement was just to great which cause a lot of Haloing which cause a lot of PP work to clean up. Leaning on a building or laying on the ground has helped tremendously. As for the jumpers, the reason I spent so much time with this female is just as you mentioned, Very Active. I photographed her as see moved around for several hrs before she settled down for the stack. Summer time is much easier for stacking, a lot easier to approach and more apt to hold their ground, giving you more opportunities to stack.
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
Yeah. I'm amazed at the people who wrote these programs. I spoke to one of the developers-- I can't recall if it was Zerene or Helicon-- very nice guy.
Thanks for sharing, Martin. I admire your ability to pull these off. All of the jumpers I've encountered have been extremely active, so hats off to you for pulling this off.
Thanks for sharing, Martin. I admire your ability to pull these off. All of the jumpers I've encountered have been extremely active, so hats off to you for pulling this off.
Jan 21, 2014 22:37:21 #
I had a few more flaws in this stack as I was at f/16 and used less stacks to get finished product. F/9 or so is proving to be a good go to aperture for hand holding. Have to learn to improve, working on that...
A-PeeR wrote:
Well illustrated. Stacking will reveal the flaws in technique and equipment. Reviewing individual images versus the stack is a good way learn how to improve. One can actually see tendencies in the shooting approach and make adjustments in the future. I agree the software does a good job aligning images.
Jan 21, 2014 22:56:16 #
fstop22 wrote:
Hey Allen I was hoping you would see this. Just pr... (show quote)
I'm determined to produce a few this summer.... We shall see....
Jan 21, 2014 23:28:04 #
You and me both, at times get so rapt up in shooting I forget to check basic settings. Last year, early in the season, I pitched many photos due to bad settings. Now, I make a conscious effort to check the quick menu and also scan the viewfinder read out to confirm exposure, ISO, shutter speed and aperture. Bought an old manual Olympus 50mm to shoot general shots with and practice using the viewfinder for information. It's almost become second nature now. We'll see if my efforts pay off during the excitement of a live macro shoot.. Come on spring get here already!
fstop22 wrote:
I had a few more flaws in this stack as I was at f/16 and used less stacks to get finished product. F/9 or so is proving to be a good go to aperture for hand holding. Have to learn to improve, working on that...
Jan 22, 2014 17:04:29 #
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