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Stacking macros
That looks great! How many shots have you used for this? I remember that someone here on the forum did that stacking manually. This seems much more convenient. For macro that is very useful, but I'm intrigued also by the possibilities for all sorts of shots... Prieni Six shots was all that it ...
Posted by aminstar on 14/02/2009 - 15:23
Stacking macros
Probably I didn't need the last two shots for the stacking, but hey, I am still new to this :) so wanted to make sure I wasn't leaving anything out of focus on that plane
Posted by aminstar on 14/02/2009 - 15:38
Stacking macros
James Oops Prieni I mean :D (aha, almost got you there huh? I bet you thought I was falling for that one again), Not moving the camera is supposed to be imperative. You just refocus it aiming at different planes. So this really comes handy if you have one of those subjects that you just dont know...
Posted by aminstar on 14/02/2009 - 15:51
Stacking macros
Mannesty Thanks a lot for your words. That is truly encouraging hearing from people as experienced as you and the lot here that I can achieve some improvement :D I have got my eye on a hot chocolate cuppa that Pizza Express friends of mine make for me and I tried taking some macro shots just f...
Posted by aminstar on 14/02/2009 - 16:12
Stacking macros
I'm in North Harrow, close by St Alban's Church and though I may be long in the tooth I'm not sure there's much I could teach you about photography - I'm a long term dabbler rather than some of you real enthuisiasts here. What a coincidence. You are literally at a walking distance from where I am. S...
Posted by aminstar on 15/02/2009 - 07:34
Stacking macros
Very impressive! Do you refocus between shots or do you move the camera? I think the latter should be better? And more hours of fun to be had... (As if I haven't got enough on my plate already:lol::lol:) Prieni I've thought about that too and intend doing some tests some time. My current ...
Posted by Bob and his Pentax on 15/02/2009 - 10:02
Sleepy Head
Thanks for the feed back guys forgot to mention the photo was took with the Tamron 70/300 on the Pentax k100 D. Ian.
Posted by philstaff on 14/02/2009 - 21:55
Smarties Pants
I picked up a copy of Digital SLR Photography magazine this morning and over a coffee in Starbucks I was inspired by an article on taking indoor photos and "fun with refraction". I followed the article (almost to the letter) to reproduce these images. They're not a patch on the one in the magazine b...
Posted by scotjames on 14/02/2009 - 17:57
Still learning so don't get technical!
"The Photographer's Eye" (I believe that's the name of it) is a very helpful book in terms of composing an interesting shot. #1 is a good effort. #2 is the best focus. If you're not ready to jump into post-processing by purchasing software, try out Picasa for hosting and processing your picture...
Posted by GivingTree on 15/02/2009 - 16:33
Still learning so don't get technical!
A good first effort. What you need to learn are the basics of apperture, shutterspeed and iso. You have to do that to master a dslr. A dslr is probably one of the worst point and shoot cameras you can buy ;) The second and third are good shots. Best focus. The last 2 are not to good. Probalby ...
Posted by Nimitz on 16/02/2009 - 07:27
Still learning so don't get technical!
Echoing the rest on here. You will get the hang of what works and what doesn't. Colours could probably be better with different white balance, like Daylight or Cloudy. I've been finding at this time of year, my first with DSLR that the auto white balance can produce quite washed out colours, and you...
Posted by bigcog on 16/02/2009 - 17:17
On the path to Macros
That's very good Amin. Another advantage with the black background and stacked shots is that any dust on the sensor (which gets magnified) shouldn't show up. Helicon Focus can map the dust and remove it, see . It's a pity that Pentax cameras can't take the shots automatically like Canon can ...
Posted by shim on 15/02/2009 - 13:59
Wallasey docks at dawn
I spotted this on my way to work, the ship was bathed in a lovely orange glow from the rising sun. By the time I parked the car and ran back, the sun was partially hidden again and the golden light had gone, but I snapped a few anyway. I put the first attempt in the gallery, but it was a bit too bl...
Posted by Father Ted on 15/02/2009 - 22:20
Thought I'd have a stab at a sunset !
No 2 and 3 are fabulous. No 1 looks better I think with sky stretched and panoramic style crop to lose the bench. Much more focus then on sunset colours and silhouette of shoreline. bb2
Posted by beachboy2 on 16/02/2009 - 14:04
Thought I'd have a stab at a sunset !
No 2 and 3 are fabulous. No 1 looks better I think with sky stretched and panoramic style crop to lose the bench. Much more focus then on sunset colours and silhouette of shoreline. bb2 I have to disagree there, I prefer number one as it is. Number two is an absolute cracker though ...
Posted by Mike-P on 16/02/2009 - 14:12
Thought I'd have a stab at a sunset !
Thanks for all the kind comments. Seems #2 is the money shot. I'll post up another 2 shots I took that evening. The first being very similar to #2 in composition. (Think I had moved back slightly as my trainers were filling with brine) Plus one I took on the way back to the car (shame about ...
Posted by RR on 17/02/2009 - 16:12
Macro stack attempt
These are all really good. It would be helpful though if you could tell us a bit of information..... such as what type of focusing was used?... just the lens or a focus rail. What aperture and how many shots? Amin you might find interesting about black backgrounds and flowers (near the bottom o...
Posted by shim on 17/02/2009 - 15:25
Macro stack attempt
These are all really good. It would be helpful though if you could tell us a bit of information..... such as what type of focusing was used?... just the lens or a focus rail. What aperture and how many shots? Amin you might find interesting about black backgrounds and flowers (near the bottom o...
Posted by aminstar on 17/02/2009 - 15:30
Macro stack attempt
Mike, I'm not normally given to sycophancy, but even when you balls it up it still looks good ::evil: Thanks. just don't ask me to do it again ... This one was 5 shots, hand held, f3.5. Manual focus. I purposly left the front and back out of focus just a touch as I prefer a bit of blur. L...
Posted by Mike-P on 17/02/2009 - 15:36
Macro stack attempt
This one was 5 shots, hand held, f3.5. Manual focus. I purposly left the front and back out of focus just a touch as I prefer a bit of blur. Like the chocolate though Aminstar, first one is very good. Mike love the colours. That purple just gets enhanced with the dark background. Cracking ...
Posted by aminstar on 17/02/2009 - 15:44
