Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/04/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice work,I think that Variation #2 is my favorite. Cheers Lluis > El 15 abr 2020, a les 7:37, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> va escriure: > > After twiddling my thumbs for a few days after the lock down started here > in India, I decided to teach myself focus stacking, and shoot some still > life compositions at home. Luckily, the Nikon Z7 has an automatic focus > stacking feature built in, which they call "Focus Shift". After due > experimentation to learn how the settings affect the final output, I > decided to start. These are some of my initial efforts. Most of these > required blending of 10 -20 images. The camera used was Nikon Z7 with the > Nikkor Z24-70mm f4S kit lens. and the software used was Lightroom > Classic/Helicon Focus/Photoshop CC. I first tried blending in Photoshop, > but found that regularly introduced artifacts, so I purchased Helicon > Focus, which is really on a different level altogether for blending a > series of photographs. The first four submissions are blended with > Photoshop CC, and the last four with Helicon Focus. > > First up I started with some oranges and newspapers: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/FS/fs12-20200409-032.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/FS/fs13-20200409-017.jpg.html > > Then I tried my hand at more traditional fare: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/FS/FS-20200406-075.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/FS/FS1-20200405-005.jpg.html > > Three variations, both in terms of viewing angle as well as formats, with > much the same props: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/FS/2020-04-11+08-50-02+_B_Radius8_Smoothing4_.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/FS/2020-04-11+09-14-55+_B_Radius8_Smoothing4_.jpg.html > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/FS/2020-04-11+09-36-02+_B_Radius8_Smoothing4_.jpg.html > > Finally, some design and product classics from Europe (Luis should > recognize the camera!). Painting by my granddaughter when she was 4 years > old: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/FS/2020-04-10+15-56-14+_B_Radius8_Smoothing4_.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE. > > Comments and Criticism, as ever, welcome. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information