DSLR Shots and Discussions

Pintsize725 · 09-10-2015, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by jshare1

thanks, was a fickle beast but happy with the results.

Ya my buddy has done a lot of shots shooting through a glass ball so I wanted to give it a try, picked one up for eh 16-18$ off amazon, tossed on the 70-200mm, took some fines to get it sharp but pretty happy with the results

Any focus stacking required for the ball shot or does the 70-200 just work that well?

jpkirk · 09-10-2015, 10:27 AM

Oooo ... focus stacking.

So what tools do you use to automate the blending in post.

jshare1 · 09-10-2015, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Pintsize725

Any focus stacking required for the ball shot or does the 70-200 just work that well?

I have actually thrown in the towel on HDR and gone single exposure. This was shot with the 70-200mm, 10stop ND filter, mild post processing in lightroom to remove any higlight/shadow clipping, boost the blacks/whites

6spd · 09-10-2015, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jpkirk

Oooo ... focus stacking.

So what tools do you use to automate the blending in post.

Photoshop>file>scripts>load images into stack

forza370z · 09-10-2015, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 6spd

Photoshop>file>scripts>load images into stack

Unfortunately Lightroom doesn't have it.

I need to get PS.

6spd · 09-10-2015, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by forza370z

Unfortunately Lightroom doesn't have it.

I need to get PS.

Ah bummer

jpkirk · 09-10-2015, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by 6spd

Photoshop>file>scripts>load images into stack

So then what, manual blending? If I have layers with different focus to max dof, just wondering.

And done.

stack>edit>auto-blend layers

who'd a thought it would be so simple.

Thanks.

SanDuh684 · 09-10-2015, 09:32 PM

Some shots with a tripod and 30" exposures. Canon 6d with 16-35f/4 @f4

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6spd · 09-10-2015, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jpkirk

So then what, manual blending? If I have layers with different focus to max dof, just wondering.

And done.

stack>edit>auto-blend layers

who'd a thought it would be so simple.

Thanks.

Its super simple. As long as you've got good images, the blends are pretty flawless.

jpkirk · 09-11-2015, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 6spd

Its super simple. As long as you've got good images, the blends are pretty flawless.

Yea so I had a stack of ... um ... two ... to experiment with.

And it worked great. Gonna work this some more.

6spd · 09-11-2015, 12:05 PM

Depending on what you and how you shoot it, 2 images can be enough, such as landscapes. You can create huge DOF from just 2 stacked shots. Macro on the other hand often can require many different images.

jpkirk · 09-11-2015, 01:20 PM

Yea it was a macro of dew on a rose that I was playing with. No where near enough shots to cover the depth I wanted. But still ... cool to see that it can be done automagically. I imagine the processing time for 5 or 6 shots will take some time. I have two good nvidia cards so that should help.

ZAtlanta_OG · 09-11-2015, 01:52 PM

Can I play

onzedge · 09-11-2015, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ZAtlanta_OG

Can I play

Yes.

ZAtlanta_OG · 09-11-2015, 02:35 PM

Buddies Z

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jpkirk A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Merry Land Posts: 5,515 Drives: '14 MidBlu ST MT Rep Power: 3377	Yea it was a macro of dew on a rose that I was playing with. No where near enough shots to cover the depth I wanted. But still ... cool to see that it can be done automagically. I imagine the processing time for 5 or 6 shots will take some time. I have two good nvidia cards so that should help. __________________ intake \| exhaust \| wheels \| tires \| suspension ... um ... stock, do speed stickers count? intake \| exhaust \| TE37 SL \| RE-11 \| suspension ... um ... do speed stickers count? Signature under construction

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