Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Len, for more close up subjects for example, you may not be able to achieve sufficient DoF despite stopping down? Also it is not the same as the sharpest focal plane at each distance. I saw this PSCS4 feature demonstrated at an Adobe Seminar. Very impressive! Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ Pick up your camera and make the best photo you can. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Leonard Taupier Sent: Wednesday, 26 November 2008 02:38 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] CS4 Extended Depth of Field Trial To me this process would only be useful to bring near and far away points in focus when it couldn't be done in the camera. The sundial photo should be made easily in the camera by stopping down the lens, especially since the camera was on a tripod to start. Am I missing something? Len On Nov 25, 2008, at 11:31 AM, Philippe AMARD wrote: > Have you tried with focus points that are much further apart? > > Nice one this dial was in any case - lovely tones too. > thanks for sharing > Phx > > Aram Langhans wrote: > >> My understanding is that it looks at each layer (photo taken with a >> different focal point) and looks for the sharpest details and masks >> the rest of the photo. When it is all done, you can look at each >> layer and see what >> is has chosen as "in focus" and see how it masks the rest out. >> Not sure >> what it did in the case of the leaves that were moving. It is really >> remarkable. >> >> I put my Leica 35-70/4 on my Rebel XTi and set it up on a tripod. >> I used >> f-4 or 1/2 stop down (I forgot) and focused on the front of the >> sundial, then gradually moved the focus point further back until >> about 6 exposures later, I was focused on the back of the sundial. I >> plan on trying a much deeper trial maybe today. I'll pick a subject >> w/o any moving leaves or objects this time. I was going to try my >> picket fence, but thought that would be too academic and boring. >> Sundials are more interesting to me. >> >> Aram >> >> >> >>> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:05:16 -0800 >>> From: mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] CS4 Extended Depth of Field Trial >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >>> Message-ID: >>> <440b792d0811241905p7f686d36s66d5fbc4c47a5e73@mail.gmail.com> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >>> >>> what does it do>? does blur the surrounding? >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Aram Langhans <leicar@q.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Here is an attempt at using PS CS4's Extended DOF feature. It is a >>>> >>> blend >>> >>>> of >>>> 6 images. It looks a bit funny because the wind was blowing around >>>> >>> some of >>> >>>> the leaves, so some are ghostly in appearance. I kind of like >>>> that, >>>> >>> but >>> >>>> that was not the purpose. I just wanted to give the new feature a >>>> >>> try. >>> >>>> Anyone have some better examples? >>>> >>>> < >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/sundial-fall-9911- >>>> >>> Edit.jpg.html >>> >>>> http://tinyurl.com/5na5zu >>>> >>>> >>>> Comments welcome. >>>> >>>> Aram >> >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.549 / Virus Database: 270.9.9/1809 - >> Release Date: 11/24/2008 >> 9:03 AM >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information