Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 10:20 AM, H&E Cummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: > Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 20:41:41 -0500 > From: Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Macro Pano > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > It is really a cool shot, but I'm not sure if there is an accomplishment, > except it seems a lot of work for the output. > > I'd like to understand the why of the pano besides the fact that it was > there to do. > > Hi Sonny, > Philippe and I were pondering the idea of a macro pano off list and I > thought the result interesting enough to post. > It involves stitching and focus stacking (a new term just learned from > Geoff) to keep the main items in focus as the > lens is panned to make each panel. I have done a bit of searching on the > internet and there are two ways of making macro panos - by moving the > tripod > parallel to the subject for each shot or by rotating the camera and focus > stacking. This is new to me and fun to experiment with so you're right - it > was there to do - and there may be more if the bees and wasps will > cooperate. > Thanks for the reply. I certainly understand about the need sometimes of focus stacking, but I wasn't too sure of the why of a true pano on a limited field like this. I'm (of all people) not against doing something because it is there to do. -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA