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| Posted: Fri Feb 7th, 2020 14:13 |
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jk
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Well the flower is spectacular and the fruits you can buy at Waitrose, Tesco, Sainsbury, Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons, Co-Op, et al. The flower is spectacular, the fruit are ordinary.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 20th, 2020 17:40 |
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chrisbet
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First foray into focus stacking with my new macro lens - having taken a set of photos in burst mode as I moved in to the subject, I tried using the Linux native software Enfuse to focus stack - it did not work! So off to get Photoshop (did you know they give it away for free and you can cancel the free trial but keep the software?) and, following the many online guides it seemed that things have changed since they were written but eventually I managed to find my way round the software to stack the images. I am quite pleased with the result considering it was handheld! Yes, I know I should maybe have gone further in to get the back of the flower in focus but it is a learning curve! 
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| Posted: Fri Feb 21st, 2020 02:53 |
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jk
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That looks very good for a first attempt Chris. Very well done. I think you will find that a tripod makes it easier and more controllable.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 21st, 2020 03:44 |
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Robert
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Two learning curves! Both steep but rewarding ones. There are I think three worthwhile focus stacking applications, each having merits, from my reading I understand it's not always possible to tell which is best for a particular image until you have tried it. This is an area I have dabbled in and want to get to grips with but is a little way down my list! I am currently finishing my shed which I started last March, today is big day, I am fitting a roller shutter door which I had given minus all the brackets and ancillaries which I have had to create myself. It will house my lathe and workshop, relieving the pressure on my other shed which is a little crowded.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 21st, 2020 04:08 |
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jk
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Sounds like your man cave is coming on well Robert!
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| Posted: Fri Feb 21st, 2020 05:06 |
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Graham Whistler
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Chris well done giving it a try but it will NOT work if you are not locked onto a good firm tripod in a wind free place. However steady your hand is there will be movement during the burst of stacking shots as you shoot.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 21st, 2020 06:21 |
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chrisbet
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Graham, yes I understand that and for other than really close up macro shots that makes perfect sense. What I am grappling with is the extremely short depth of field when working in macro mode and rather than trying to adjust focus with a static camera I thought of making up a rail system so that the camera can move smoothly towards the subject. Alternatively, make up a lever arm to clamp on the focus ring to give more control over the very fine adjustments needed to move the focus point 1 mm at a time ..... Any advice is welcomed!
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| Posted: Fri Feb 21st, 2020 12:56 |
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chrisbet
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Take 2 .... think I am getting the hang of this now  
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| Posted: Fri Feb 21st, 2020 17:38 |
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Graham Whistler
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Starting to look good Chris well done. Try asking on internet there are plenty of very good demos I searched Google this afternoon with "Photograph Image Stacking" some even showing it used for landscapes and others for micro with very small things.
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| Posted: Sat Feb 22nd, 2020 06:12 |
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jk
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I have used image stacking for some of my landscape shots. It tends to be more automated in the new Nikon cameras. Take a look here (YouTube) for a demo of use in landscape photography. search using "Image stacking landscapes" or "Focus stacking landscapes" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAKLyjwbwCo
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