Posted by John Robinson on January 19, 2009 at 6:01 PM
Carolina Wood Duck
Not exactly captive but not exactly "wild " Local park lake
Two stacked images
Focused on the head and then the beak tip. Took about two dozen images hand merged in PSP7 Took ages to find the right two ! Good fun though. Nothing much else about.
D200 Sigma 100-300mm
500 ISO 80th @5.6
Crop and resize/bi linear re-sharpen in PSP7
JohnR
Posted by Lee Newman on January 19, 2009 at 6:09 PM
A very colourful imag John. The details are fantastic & the tight crop has worked very well.
Good stuff.
I have not yet tried to stack images but will have a go.
Lee
Posted by John Robinson on January 19, 2009 at 7:11 PM
Thanks Lea
I don't normally go for this kind of thing but it's interesting. Makes you look at things differently. Of course every one has alternative ideas ( especially to mine ! )
Cheers
John
Posted by John Varley on January 20, 2009 at 3:41 AM
Stacking has worked very well John, fine image.
John
Posted by Barry Southon on January 20, 2009 at 4:38 AM
John
That's interesting I assume the selected images are identical which results in a stronger final image. From your description these are not just consecutive shots.
I like the colour detail.
Barry
Posted by John Robinson on January 20, 2009 at 5:06 AM
Barry
Yes they may well have been but I,d have to go back and find the originals, (which I may not have saved after merging ! )
Cheers
John
Posted by John Chapman on January 20, 2009 at 5:51 AM
Posted by Mark Sisson on January 20, 2009 at 1:52 PM
Must be quiet in Worcestershire if you're trying ourt stacking software!!
Works though!!
Mark
Posted by Ian Mason on January 20, 2009 at 3:28 PM
Amazing! I have seen this stacking technique on the flora site, but not on birds. You've got us all thinking now!
Posted by John Robinson on January 20, 2009 at 3:38 PM
Thanks - yes its good fun. You have to have a co-operative subject obviously but it does work . I also did a Grey Wag perched back on to me . Focused on the head and tail alternately and kept banging away. Not to Alan Bryants quality but useable I think. Passes the time when you.ve got a real posey bird too!
Done manually by the way not with software.
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Brett Lewis on January 21, 2009 at 4:52 AM
What a colourful little fella.. Nicely worked John, thank for sharing..
Discussion
11 repliesNot exactly captive but not exactly "wild " Local park lake
Two stacked images
Focused on the head and then the beak tip. Took about two dozen images hand merged in PSP7 Took ages to find the right two ! Good fun though. Nothing much else about.
D200 Sigma 100-300mm
500 ISO 80th @5.6
Crop and resize/bi linear re-sharpen in PSP7
JohnR
Good stuff.
I have not yet tried to stack images but will have a go.
Lee
I don't normally go for this kind of thing but it's interesting. Makes you look at things differently. Of course every one has alternative ideas ( especially to mine ! )
Cheers
John
John
That's interesting I assume the selected images are identical which results in a stronger final image. From your description these are not just consecutive shots.
I like the colour detail.
Barry
Yes they may well have been but I,d have to go back and find the originals, (which I may not have saved after merging ! )
Cheers
John
Works though!!
Mark
Done manually by the way not with software.
Cheers
JohnR
Brett