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Wow!! That is an incredible photo!! I have really got to get off my butt and try this! Again, awesome photo!!--Amywww.amystuff.com
 
I took the photo at +1 Sharpness.

I took three photos... one at -1.0 EV, one at 0 EV and one at +1.0 EV.

I brought them all into photoshop. the +1.0 EV was too bright and I didn't use it.

The -1.0 EV I increased brightness +2 and contrast +10.

I copied the 0EV and pasted it as a new layer on top of the modified -1.0EV shot.

I set transparancy to about 45%.

Added USM just a bit.

That's it!

Amy
gatorforty said:
Amy,

This is fantastic. Is this with +2 sharpness? Could you please
take a second to detail what steps from Shay's method that you used
for this?

Ron
--
My Galleries: http://www.pbase.com/gatorforty
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--beauty is really in the LCD/EVF of the beholder http://www.something-fishy.com/photography
 
Amy,

I am amazed with your picture! It is so clear and sharp! One question though....

When I am in manual mode, I am unable to adjust the EV settings. How did you accomplish choosing what EV settings to use, without changing the aperture or shutter speed? Were you in aperture priority? Or auto?

Thanks,

Eric
SFishy said:
I took three photos... one at -1.0 EV, one at 0 EV and one at +1.0 EV.

I brought them all into photoshop. the +1.0 EV was too bright and I
didn't use it.

The -1.0 EV I increased brightness +2 and contrast +10.

I copied the 0EV and pasted it as a new layer on top of the
modified -1.0EV shot.

I set transparancy to about 45%.

Added USM just a bit.

That's it!

Amy
gatorforty said:
Amy,

This is fantastic. Is this with +2 sharpness? Could you please
take a second to detail what steps from Shay's method that you used
for this?

Ron
--
My Galleries: http://www.pbase.com/gatorforty
Click to expand...
--
beauty is really in the LCD/EVF of the beholder
http://www.something-fishy.com/photography
Click to expand...
--Eric http://www.pbase.com/elamont/myf707http://www.thedigitalgalleries.com/ (a work in progress)
 
Eric,

You don't adjust it directly (like in auto mode)... you adjust your shutter speed until it reads -1.0 EV above the aperture & shutter speed settings.

Hope that helps!

Amy
elamont said:
I am amazed with your picture! It is so clear and sharp! One
question though....

When I am in manual mode, I am unable to adjust the EV settings.
How did you accomplish choosing what EV settings to use, without
changing the aperture or shutter speed? Were you in aperture
priority? Or auto?

Thanks,

Eric
SFishy said:
I took three photos... one at -1.0 EV, one at 0 EV and one at +1.0 EV.

I brought them all into photoshop. the +1.0 EV was too bright and I
didn't use it.

The -1.0 EV I increased brightness +2 and contrast +10.

I copied the 0EV and pasted it as a new layer on top of the
modified -1.0EV shot.

I set transparancy to about 45%.

Added USM just a bit.

That's it!

Amy
gatorforty said:
Amy,

This is fantastic. Is this with +2 sharpness? Could you please
take a second to detail what steps from Shay's method that you used
for this?

Ron
--
My Galleries: http://www.pbase.com/gatorforty
Click to expand...
--
beauty is really in the LCD/EVF of the beholder
http://www.something-fishy.com/photography
Click to expand...
--
Eric
http://www.pbase.com/elamont/myf707
http://www.thedigitalgalleries.com/ (a work in progress)
Click to expand...
--beauty is really in the LCD/EVF of the beholder http://www.something-fishy.com/photography
 
Hello SFishy

I can't get on to your site. Is it down ?
A DNS Look-up failed as well.

Do you have an IP address for it ? I amy be able to go there via direct address ?

Thanks
Sabine
SFishy said:
Hey Shay...

I'm anxious to try your method on a skyline, but in the meantime I
was working on a new still life idea and decided to give your
method a try to help reduce any possible noise. It works AWESOME
(and also gave me some real leverage in playing with brightness and
contrast too).

http://www.something-fishy.com/photography/life/thewake.php

Again, THANKS for sharing it!

Amy
--
beauty is really in the LCD/EVF of the beholder
http://www.something-fishy.com/photography
Click to expand...
 
Amy,

Out of curiousity, wouldn't exposure bracketing work the same way and be less work? If one goes into the setup menu and chooses bracket step = ±1.0, then leaves the EV at 0.0, wouldn't the F707 produce -1, 0, and +1 EV shots on it's own?

Additionally, if one finds that the exposure values are too extreme for the overlay techinque, then stepping down to ±0.7 or ±0.3 bracketing may improve the quality of the overlays. Just a thought. :-)

Bruce
SFishy said:
You don't adjust it directly (like in auto mode)... you adjust your
shutter speed until it reads -1.0 EV above the aperture & shutter
speed settings.

Hope that helps!

Amy
elamont said:
I am amazed with your picture! It is so clear and sharp! One
question though....

When I am in manual mode, I am unable to adjust the EV settings.
How did you accomplish choosing what EV settings to use, without
changing the aperture or shutter speed? Were you in aperture
priority? Or auto?

Thanks,

Eric
SFishy said:
I took three photos... one at -1.0 EV, one at 0 EV and one at +1.0 EV.

I brought them all into photoshop. the +1.0 EV was too bright and I
didn't use it.

The -1.0 EV I increased brightness +2 and contrast +10.

I copied the 0EV and pasted it as a new layer on top of the
modified -1.0EV shot.

I set transparancy to about 45%.

Added USM just a bit.

That's it!

Amy
gatorforty said:
Amy,

This is fantastic. Is this with +2 sharpness? Could you please
take a second to detail what steps from Shay's method that you used
for this?

Ron
--
My Galleries: http://www.pbase.com/gatorforty
Click to expand...
--
beauty is really in the LCD/EVF of the beholder
http://www.something-fishy.com/photography
Click to expand...
--
Eric
http://www.pbase.com/elamont/myf707
http://www.thedigitalgalleries.com/ (a work in progress)
Click to expand...
--
beauty is really in the LCD/EVF of the beholder
http://www.something-fishy.com/photography
Click to expand...
 
SFishy,

I couldn't get onto the site either....anxious to see the pic.
sabine haller said:
I can't get on to your site. Is it down ?
A DNS Look-up failed as well.

Do you have an IP address for it ? I amy be able to go there via
direct address ?

Thanks
Sabine
SFishy said:
Hey Shay...

I'm anxious to try your method on a skyline, but in the meantime I
was working on a new still life idea and decided to give your
method a try to help reduce any possible noise. It works AWESOME
(and also gave me some real leverage in playing with brightness and
contrast too).

http://www.something-fishy.com/photography/life/thewake.php

Again, THANKS for sharing it!

Amy
--
beauty is really in the LCD/EVF of the beholder
http://www.something-fishy.com/photography
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I am thoroughly impressed with both the student and the teacher.

You both inspire me.

Jim
SFishy said:
Hey Shay...

I'm anxious to try your method on a skyline, but in the meantime I
was working on a new still life idea and decided to give your
method a try to help reduce any possible noise. It works AWESOME
(and also gave me some real leverage in playing with brightness and
contrast too).

http://www.something-fishy.com/photography/life/thewake.php

Again, THANKS for sharing it!

Amy
--
beauty is really in the LCD/EVF of the beholder
http://www.something-fishy.com/photography
Click to expand...
--Jim Fuglestad http://www.pbase.com/jfuglestad/galleries
 
This question is for Amy / Shay and anyone else who has had success at this.

When you overlay multiple images, how do you ensure that they are perfectly overlayed? It seems to me that even if the tripod moves a fraction of an inch in between shots, that they will not line up perfectly.

Any advice?

Ron--My Galleries: http://www.pbase.com/gatorforty
 
WOW !! That is one amazing shot. Excellent work !! Geez.. I need a tutor... :)
SFishy said:
Hey Shay...

I'm anxious to try your method on a skyline, but in the meantime I
was working on a new still life idea and decided to give your
method a try to help reduce any possible noise. It works AWESOME
(and also gave me some real leverage in playing with brightness and
contrast too).

http://www.something-fishy.com/photography/life/thewake.php

Again, THANKS for sharing it!

Amy
--
beauty is really in the LCD/EVF of the beholder
http://www.something-fishy.com/photography
Click to expand...
 
SFishy said:
I'm anxious to try your method on a skyline, but in the meantime I
was working on a new still life idea and decided to give your
method a try to help reduce any possible noise. It works AWESOME
(and also gave me some real leverage in playing with brightness and
contrast too).
Click to expand...
Great job, Amy! I see another POTD award coming! :-)
 
That is where a stout tripod comes into play. If the tripod moves a fraction of an inch on me, I start over. Under normal circumstances light manipulation of the camera setting does not upset the cameras positioning. I also use a remote control in my shots. But the key is the tripod, flimsy=blurry and stout=sharp. I read one quote from a professional photographer I thought was funny. The guy was asked what kind of tripod he used, and he said he used three, heavy, heavier, and heaviest. ;-)

Now lets say that there is a slight shift in the image. When you put the image on a layer you can move that layer around in one pixel increments using the move tool in PSE and the cursor keys (don't know what the equivalent is in other editors). So you can get the image positioned properly if need be.--Shay My Sony F707 Gallery: http://shaystephens.com/portfolio.asp
 
Looks like SFishy & Shay have found a great combination for the F707 sharpness. Pictures are beautiful and crystal clear.

Thanks for the information and photo sharing.

Beagler
 
SFishy said:
Hey Shay...

I'm anxious to try your method on a skyline, but in the meantime I
was working on a new still life idea and decided to give your
method a try to help reduce any possible noise. It works AWESOME
(and also gave me some real leverage in playing with brightness and
contrast too).

http://www.something-fishy.com/photography/life/thewake.php

Again, THANKS for sharing it!

Amy
--
beauty is really in the LCD/EVF of the beholder
http://www.something-fishy.com/photography
Click to expand...
Wow, crisp and clear shot ...--Kafrifelle (Yves P.) Owner of DSC-F707,No BFS, No hassle but strong vignetting on leftVCL-MHG07A, HVL-F1000 and some close up lenses ... http://www.pbase.com/kafrifelle
 
SFishy said:
I took the photo at +1 Sharpness.

I took three photos... one at -1.0 EV, one at 0 EV and one at +1.0 EV.

I brought them all into photoshop. the +1.0 EV was too bright and I
didn't use it.

The -1.0 EV I increased brightness +2 and contrast +10.

I copied the 0EV and pasted it as a new layer on top of the
modified -1.0EV shot.

I set transparancy to about 45%.

Added USM just a bit.

That's it!

Amy
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Amy,

When you put the second layer on the first one, what merge option are you using, Nornal?

I also believe that you flattened your image before applying the USM, correct?

Regards, Yehuda
 
Amy,

If all you want is to reduce the noise, why have you to play with +-EV? Can you not do this procedure with 2 correctly exposed shots? I think that as the noise "grains" are spread at random, putting 2 images together will result in cancelling out the noise. Or am I missing something?

Thank you, Yehuda
SFishy said:
I took three photos... one at -1.0 EV, one at 0 EV and one at +1.0 EV.

I brought them all into photoshop. the +1.0 EV was too bright and I
didn't use it.

The -1.0 EV I increased brightness +2 and contrast +10.

I copied the 0EV and pasted it as a new layer on top of the
modified -1.0EV shot.

I set transparancy to about 45%.

Added USM just a bit.

That's it!

Amy
gatorforty said:
Amy,

This is fantastic. Is this with +2 sharpness? Could you please
take a second to detail what steps from Shay's method that you used
for this?

Ron
--
My Galleries: http://www.pbase.com/gatorforty
Click to expand...
--
beauty is really in the LCD/EVF of the beholder
http://www.something-fishy.com/photography
Click to expand...
 
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