| Moderated by: chrisbet, | Page:   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...   |
|
|||||||
| Macro Images using Focus Stacking - Page 2 | |
| Great Depth of Field with x5 combined images. | Rate Topic |
| Author | Post |
|---|
| Posted: Thu May 30th, 2019 05:31 |
|
11th Post |
jk
|
Superb image. I cant see the ghosting you mention but maybe I am not looking close enough.
____________________ Still learning after all these years! https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none |
||||||||
|
| |||||||||
| Posted: Thu May 30th, 2019 10:42 |
|
12th Post |
Robert
|
Second one looks better, think it still looks slightly undersaturated. Wind is always an issue with outdoor flower photography. For small low flowers a glass or plastic bell like a large sweet jar with the bottom cut out, and a hole for the lens, is one way, the best way is in greenhouse or take flower into studio. I have set up tripod in perfectly calm conditions started exposures and wind comes from nowhere! Then have to wait ages for it to settle down. This happened at Ness Gardens when I went specially to photograph Pieris Formosa Forrestii, one of the three bushes from the first shipment of seeds sent from China by George Forrest. Take a look at Michael Erlewine's work, stunning. A short video, more of Michael's work is well worth checking out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ruemLwqrbo
____________________ Robert. |
||||||||
|
| |||||||||
| Posted: Fri May 31st, 2019 04:23 |
|
13th Post |
Graham Whistler
|
Thanks for that Robert. Colour of tulip is spot on it is a very pale colour but the forum does tend to make images softer if you same the same image on my website you would see wahat I mean. I will put it up on my website and here is the link: http://gwpmultimedia.com/flowers/
____________________ Graham Whistler |
||||||||
|
| |||||||||
| Posted: Fri May 31st, 2019 05:48 |
|
14th Post |
chrisbet
|
Graham Whistler wrote:Ghosting removed and slight plus on contrast as the forum still tends to soften images a bit. Don't "attach" the image file (it resizes the image) - use the blue cross button to upload the image & paste to the post, then it should retain the sharpness.
____________________ If it is broken it was probably me .... |
||||||||
|
| |||||||||
| Posted: Sat Jun 1st, 2019 05:41 |
|
15th Post |
Graham Whistler
|
This is computer capture of the layers in Photoshop CC with the blended final image. Attachment: Imag Stack 2.jpg (Downloaded 191 times)
____________________ Graham Whistler |
||||||||
|
| |||||||||
| Posted: Sat Jun 1st, 2019 06:11 |
|
16th Post |
Graham Whistler
|
I tried to load this with blue cross but did not work we need bit more help with this please. This picture needs to show detail of how good stacking and blending is with no loss of sharpness becuse you can use lens at prime f stop settings and avoid loss of detail by defraction and likes of f32! I am doing my best to get more serious topic going there is too much of the same every day in bird topic AND OTHERS we need to advace things with a bit more thought and generate help and learnig like we did in the old days with this forum. I hope some of you will see what I mean get your own website if you want to post more and more images but save you best only for here. WE WILL LOSE OUR WAY AND VALUED MEMBERS WILL STOP POSTING NEW AND GOOD INFO! Attachment: Image Stack Cati.jpg (Downloaded 189 times)
____________________ Graham Whistler |
||||||||
|
| |||||||||
| Posted: Sat Jun 1st, 2019 07:41 |
|
17th Post |
Eric
|
Graham Whistler wrote:I tried to load this with blue cross but did not work we need bit more help with this please. Thanks for posting details of your procedure, Graham. It's something I have been promising myself to explore but not yet got round to it. Maybe once all the current domestic issues are resolved I will knuckle down and try it. On the subject of posting lots of images in threads... I had always assumed that threads were about information sharing...on any subject. And images could be used to illustrate a point. Members Galleries on the other hand are there to display our work....where people can browse through the images more conveniently than when the images are intermingled with spurious comments and the inevitable thread drift. When you first started the Bird photography topic a number of us posted our efforts and there was constructive discussion that, I for one, enjoyed and learnt a lot. But it soon became clear to me that pursuit of excellence wasn't so much about equipment but more about fieldcraft, local access and being prepared to invest time...more time than I was prepared to invest... especially as I was lagging behind in the other criteria as well. 😆 Yes it's true that if people stop contributing, it does become pointless in terms of learning. I remember in my IR days that members expressed interest in technique, lens, processing ...even though few intended to have a go themselves. Once the initial interest was satiated, I became painfully aware I was the main poster on the IR threads and when the only responses were suppressed yawned 'nice shot'... I stopped posting them. The reality is that EVERY subject, once all new information has been shared, dries up. I except your focus stacking to do the same. It's also true that the whole digital imaging has come of age. We all know how to do 'it' in our own particular way. And for most that's good enough. I could bore people on the use of Affinity Photo on an iPad ....few would ever feel it useful. To keep interest we need new topics. The trouble is they seem to be fewer in number these days. I do feel threads are for new topics, (illustrated) information sharing; when they become pseudo galleries, they have run their course. Just my 2 cents.
____________________ Eric |
||||||||
|
| |||||||||
| Posted: Sat Jun 1st, 2019 07:59 |
|
18th Post |
Graham Whistler
|
Eric thanks for that I agree with all you have said. Perhaps JK could gaive us his thoughts on the subject?
____________________ Graham Whistler |
||||||||
|
| |||||||||
| Posted: Sat Jun 1st, 2019 08:18 |
|
19th Post |
jk
|
I have been following this thread very actively as the technique interests me as I see it as a technique for improving my landscape photography. I have seen it used before in macro photography but I dont find that topic particularly interesting except to see other people's great images. I think that if we are 'old' photographers then we remember the evenings of see holiday slides from others! Everybody has a boredom level and it is variable. I like to learn the names of the birds since the RSPB seems to be less good these days at putting out definite bird books/DVDs. Books are better for this learning though. As Eric says ....... "But it soon became clear to me that pursuit of excellence wasn't so much about equipment but more about fieldcraft, local access and being prepared to invest time...more time than I was prepared to invest." Eric, I have two Fuji XE1 IR (655nm and Full Spectrum) cameras and 1 D80 (655nm) and D70 (720nm) IR cameras. I still need to experiment with the Full Spectrum camera but this Brexit stuff and the need to move back to UK has destroyed my spare time! I still enjoy the IR stuff and experiment with it but not as much as I would like. In general I definitely agree with Eric's comment..."To keep interest we need new topics. The trouble is they seem to be fewer in number these days." I am happy if people want to take photos and only participate in only one thread. I do agree that the Gallery is the best way to post images and with the current enhancements to the forum software performed by Chris all images are put into each person's personal gallery. I personally spend a lot of time in the Fuji X forum as I am a moderator there. However since my Z7 has arrived I am taking more and more images with the Z7. Plus ca change!
____________________ Still learning after all these years! https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none |
||||||||
|
| |||||||||
| Posted: Sat Jun 1st, 2019 08:21 |
|
20th Post |
jk
|
Graham, Please can you annotate your image showing where you mentioned that you had ghosting in your image in post#9.
____________________ Still learning after all these years! https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none |
||||||||
|
| |||||||||
| This is topic ID = 1705 Current time is 20:27 | Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ... | |
| Nikon DSLR Forums > Photography > Photography Projects > Macro Images using Focus Stacking | Top | |
Users viewing this topic |
||
Current theme is Modern editor
| A small amount of member data is captured and held in an attempt to reduce spammers and to manage users. This site also uses cookies to ensure ease of use. In order to comply with new DPR regulations you are required to agree/disagree with this process. If you do not agree then please email the Admins using info@nikondslr.uk Thank you. |
Hosted by Octarine Services
UltraBB 1.173 Copyright © 2008-2025 Data 1 Systems
Page processed in 0.0759 seconds (70% database + 30% PHP). 83 queries executed.
UltraBB 1.173 Copyright © 2008-2025 Data 1 Systems
Page processed in 0.0759 seconds (70% database + 30% PHP). 83 queries executed.