Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, more like a hybrid as it is a lichen. Also, more on my experiments using PS4's DOF blending. First photo in each series is f-22 or thereabouts, and the second is a blend of either 10 or 7 photos. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/lichens_f22-0012.jpg.html http://tinyurl.com/5ozpfo http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/lichens-0001-Edit.jpg.html http://tinyurl.com/6zn5rw http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/lichens_f22-0014.jpg.html http://tinyurl.com/5zp9j3 http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/lichens_composite_7_frames.jpg.ht ml http://tinyurl.com/5zebgf Notice, when stopped down, the background is much sharper, and perhaps less appealing, then when making the composite, which retains the soft out of focus background due to the larger f-stop of each photo (in this case f-5.6). That possibility was brought up by someone when I posted a previous sample, but I had not tried a comparison between stopping down and blending. Photos taken with Rebel XTi and 100/2.8 APO. Comments welcome. Aram No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.9.17/1845 - Release Date: 12/12/2008 9:02 AM