Thanks again for your help, I never thought it took so many images to get that depth of field , next time I’ll do lots more clicking my remote actually I’ll also remember to turn off my VR witch was probably pat of my problem
Thanks again, Supremo
one_eyed_pete wrote:
You have to remember that in order for focus stacking to blend smoothly the depth of field covering the subject of one image needs to overlap with the depth of field of the next image. As you know, the depth of field varies with aperture and distance. Your photo appears to occupy a depth of about 2 to 3 ft. At close up distances 4 images would likely not be enough to cover the depth of a single flower. Think of each image being an in focus slice of the scene. When those slices don't overlap the stacking software needs to connect/blend the images in between without having the detail. More overlap is better. I've used 50 images for a single flower. or a tiny piece of jewelry.
Landscape stacking is a whole other matter. Typically the depth of field is huge compared to close up work. 4 to 6 images may be sufficient for a landscape scene.
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