PPC Close up with new camera and using focus stacking...first attempt.

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Bill B.
Master 6724 posts

21 Sep 2018, 8:54 p.m. 21 Sep 2018, 8:54 p.m.
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I just got a new camera. This is a first attempt at focus stacking. Stacked file was extremely large, 165 MB. This is the jpeg, low resolution size, a few kb. It took forever to process the image. There were 50 shots at 53 mb each. Have to spend so more time in the basement and at the computer to do this correctly.
And a close up of a close up.
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Ben
Master 1957 posts

21 Sep 2018, 9:10 p.m. 21 Sep 2018, 9:10 p.m.
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That looks fantastic Bill, I would love to see the full high resolution version!
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BIW
Connoisseur 220 posts

22 Sep 2018, 5:20 p.m. 22 Sep 2018, 5:20 p.m.
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Very cool, Bill.
Let us know the tools you used to do this magic.
Bill
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Bill B.
Master 6724 posts

22 Sep 2018, 5:32 p.m. 22 Sep 2018, 5:32 p.m.
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biw has written:
Very cool, Bill.
Let us know the tools you used to do this magic.
Bill
My new camera is Nikon D850 that automatically takes the series of focused pictures across the face of the watch, up to 300 in a stack if needed. I used 50 shots across the face of the watch. If you don't have a camera to automate the process, it can be done manually. I used HeliconSoft to process the stack and render the 50 shots into one focused picture with incredible DOF. There are several other vendors of imagae stacking softward packages. Google Image Stacking for reviews.
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BIW
Connoisseur 220 posts

22 Sep 2018, 9:15 p.m. 22 Sep 2018, 9:15 p.m.
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That is a feature I will look for when I upgrade my DSLR. Thanks for loading the pics, Bill.
Bill
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Mr. Cody Lennox
Graduate 126 posts

22 Sep 2018, 9:41 p.m. 22 Sep 2018, 9:41 p.m.
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What an amazing shot! Thanks for sharing