50D, 180/3.5, Benbo 1 + BH1
ISO100, manual, 1/100 @ f4.5 for all five exposures
ACR5.3, CombineZM, final resize and sharpen CS4
Full frame(s)
Hi,
After talking with David Taylor I thought I should post a stacked image... this is not as high a magnification that I would normally use stacking on, but, to keep a clean bg I decided to shoot at a wide aperture and stack the result, experience normally determines how many images are needed.
Good technique here Phil and a very crisp and clear image.
Posted by David Taylor on April 23, 2010 at 4:24 PM
Good to see how the professionals do it. Plenty of detail and excellent DOF achieved.
However, it does look a little green to me, or is this the effect you wanted? Also why CombineZM and not Helicon Focus? A very nice example of a willow flower. Hope to see more of your technique.
Posted by Paul Rosser on April 23, 2010 at 5:12 PM
David, you have lost me on the green..... overall the reds are stronger throughout, are you properly calibrated and profiled?
Why CombineZM, I processed the image at home, I do not have Helicon Focus on my system at home, I will not stretch my licence.... CombineZM does an equally good job especially as it is freeware...
All the best
Posted by Austin Thomas on April 24, 2010 at 6:32 AM
Very well recorded Phil. I like the background and great detail in the subject.
Do you manually reposition your camera/tripod for each of the five exposures or do you have a method of moving the subject backwards and forwards for this kind of image?
Discussion
7 repliesISO100, manual, 1/100 @ f4.5 for all five exposures
ACR5.3, CombineZM, final resize and sharpen CS4
Full frame(s)
Hi,
After talking with David Taylor I thought I should post a stacked image... this is not as high a magnification that I would normally use stacking on, but, to keep a clean bg I decided to shoot at a wide aperture and stack the result, experience normally determines how many images are needed.
All the best
However, it does look a little green to me, or is this the effect you wanted? Also why CombineZM and not Helicon Focus? A very nice example of a willow flower. Hope to see more of your technique.
Paul.
Why CombineZM, I processed the image at home, I do not have Helicon Focus on my system at home, I will not stretch my licence.... CombineZM does an equally good job especially as it is freeware...
All the best
Do you manually reposition your camera/tripod for each of the five exposures or do you have a method of moving the subject backwards and forwards for this kind of image?
Thanks
Austin
Detail is great and the whole image just pops
Good work