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Chimere
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Kyron: can you spend a few words on how the stacking shoot is done in practical terms ? The change of the focus / distance to the object between the several shots is done strictly manually ? or is the camera controlled by a computer ?
I have tried to read up on the process but can not find the detail needed to fully understand.
Thanks,
Chimere
I have tried to read up on the process but can not find the detail needed to fully understand.
Thanks,
Chimere
Cariatide
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What a beautiful series!
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Stefano
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Stefano
Thanks, Robert and Stefano!
http://www.wonderfulphotos.com/articles/macro/focus_stacking/
Hope this helps!
The way I do it is to set the focus on the lens at some fixed distance and move the camera closer and closer to the subject by hand. Depending on the magnification involved, that might mean very fine movements, but they can be done with some practice. I find it's invaluable to have some stationary object to brace your hand against while doing this, because it's very hard to keep steady.
This site outlines the necessary steps pretty well and is where I started from.
http://www.wonderfulphotos.com/articles/macro/focus_stacking/
Hope this helps!
Chimere
Senior Member
Thanks for the link - very interesting and informative.
Chimere
Chimere
You're most welcome.
It took me a while to be able to do it successfully with consistency, but it seems to just boil down to practice.
Chimere
Senior Member
It is not my intention to reduce the impact of the beauty of the pictures of this post, which are quite an astonishing accomplishement. No question about it.
However, in following the link given in above post to stacking macro shots, I run into that authors ("LordV") website with absolutely stunning stunning work. If you love beautiful pictures - and most of us here really should - specially macro shots, please investigate these link, check "popular pictures:
": http://lordv.smugmug.com/
Cheers,
Chimere
However, in following the link given in above post to stacking macro shots, I run into that authors ("LordV") website with absolutely stunning stunning work. If you love beautiful pictures - and most of us here really should - specially macro shots, please investigate these link, check "popular pictures:
": http://lordv.smugmug.com/
Cheers,
Chimere
Glad you liked them.These are absolutely fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing. If you don't mind me asking, what part of the globe were these taken in? I'd like to think we don't have those spiders around my way, but that might just be wishful thinking
BC, Canada. All of the spiders are completely harmless though. They're jumping spiders and not at all aggressive. Quite the contrary, they can be very curious and friendly little critters. Chances are good that you do indeed have jumping spiders nearby too!
Chimere
Senior Member
Actually, I think, on the dew drop shots, it would ahve been nice to get one of the drop clusters out of focus, instead of stacking them sharp. It would have added some depth to the picture. What do you think ?
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stan_pustylnik
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eyes of spiders look amazing. I always thought they should be segmented as eyes of insects, what a surprise!
Fantastic photos, all.
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Person is taking photos, not camera. When photograph is bad, it's because photographer doesn't know how to choose settings optimal to "own preferences". Then blames camera for bad IQ.
This is same as blaming car about arriving to wrong destination.
http://stan-pustylnik.smugmug.com
Fantastic photos, all.
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Person is taking photos, not camera. When photograph is bad, it's because photographer doesn't know how to choose settings optimal to "own preferences". Then blames camera for bad IQ.
This is same as blaming car about arriving to wrong destination.
http://stan-pustylnik.smugmug.com
That's a neat idea. It would definitely create depth. I think you could get some really interesting images that way - worth experimenting with for sure.
Thanks! I've become completely fascinated by spider faces. There's such a variety of eye arrangements out there. Jumpers have incredibly sharp vision with their two big front eyes. Many times sharper than a dragonfly's.
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