Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, Photoshop does focus stacking perfectly well. file > scripts > load files into stack (use auto-align) select the layers to be stacked edit > auto-blend layers The object being photographed cannot move, as far as I know, not a problem for me as I use stacking with a studio camera and an immobile object, an ancient coin. Ancient Greek coins might require f/64 for proper DOF, which not workable with a lens optimized for f/11. Again, as far as I know (not much), the bees are not alive (or are cooled into temporary immobility) unless a very specialized camera was used. John On 5/22/15 4:16 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > It may be possible with LR6 but I don't think you can focus stack with > earlier versions of LR. It requires a separate software application like > this: > > http://www.heliconsoft.com/ > > That's the one I've heard the most about. Never tried it, though! > > Tina > > On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >>> On May 22, 2015, at 2:51 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> These are made using focus stacking: >>> >>> >> http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/140114-bee-native-macro-photography-insects-science/#.VV-f-_lVhBd >> >> >> please explain focus stacking Tina, someone has referred to it in the >> context of Lightroom, I never understood the meaning. >> >> many thanks, >> >> Steve >> >> >>> >>> Amazing! >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >