I agree. The fine detail extending into the background gives it a "real world" feel, a departure from conventional photography.
Paul via phone > On Sep 11, 2017, at 5:52 PM, Bob W-PDML <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's an interesting and unusual shot. When I read John's question my first > reaction was 'that would be pointless', but then I thought about it and > decided that people should experiment - this is a good example of why. > >> On 11 Sep 2017, at 15:00, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I use focus stack with landscape work on occasion. Typically just 3 >> exposures combined - foreground, mid and background, generally with 6x7 >> scans. >> >> Last year I experimented a bit and compared tests with scenes shot at a more >> open aperture and stacked vs scenes shot with the lens stopped down. More >> often than not I preferred the single exposure that was stopped down, though >> in some cases the stacking worked out better. One of the few examples where >> this worked for me: >> >> http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/index.php/noontide-1 >> >> Give it a try - its interesting and as good a reason to go out shooting as >> any other. >> >> Mark >> >> John wrote: >>> I know several of you are using focus stacking with macro photography, >>> but I was wondering if anyone is using it with landscape photography? >>> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

