Re: Experimenting with focus stacking (truck, dragonfly, and beach content)

2013-08-13 Thread Mark C
Nice shots - the blueberries look great and I love the dragonfly on the coneflower. Interesting use of stack focus for the truck cab, landscapes and beach scenes. I had not thought of using it for landscapes but that would be interesting - no more stopping down for DOF, no more diffraction

Re: Experimenting with focus stacking (truck, dragonfly, and beach content)

2013-08-13 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks Mark! Other than Whitefish Point for birding, this was the first time I've spent an appreciable time on Lake Superior shore and vicinity. Nice country. I had a real struggle with the blueberries, but I did leave them behind for another to shoot, and then found my snack from a less

Experimenting with focus stacking (truck, dragonfly, and beach content)

2013-08-12 Thread Stan Halpin
Last month Mark C. shared his first experiments with focus stacking, using dragonflies as his subjects: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/blog6.php/2013/07/06/stack-focusing-dragonflies-in-the-field So I was in a photo workshop this last week, the instructor kept encouraging us to try

Re: Experimenting with focus stacking (truck, dragonfly, and beach content)

2013-08-12 Thread Jack Davis
AM Subject: Experimenting with focus stacking (truck, dragonfly,and beach content) Last month Mark C. shared his first experiments with focus stacking, using dragonflies as his subjects: http://www.markcassino.com/b2evolution/blog6.php/2013/07/06/stack-focusing-dragonflies-in-the-field So I

Re: Experimenting with focus stacking (truck, dragonfly, and beach content)

2013-08-12 Thread Bruce Walker
I love those blueberries! That's a very attractive image, Stan. On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Last month Mark C. shared his first experiments with focus stacking, using dragonflies as his subjects:

Re: Experimenting with focus stacking (truck, dragonfly, and beach content)

2013-08-12 Thread steve harley
on 2013-08-12 8:34 Stan Halpin wrote http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p684646393 i like the truck interior, though consider cropping the right slightly; it's not obvious how stacked it is blueberries are scrumptious -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Experimenting with focus stacking (truck, dragonfly, and beach content)

2013-08-12 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks Steve. I'll play with the truck cropping when I go back to the image(s). I think what I liked about the truck is how subtle it was; I can think of no other way to get the near edge of the seat and the gear shift knob and the far door handle all in focus, but this still looks natural to

Re: Experimenting with focus stacking (truck, dragonfly, and beach content)

2013-08-12 Thread Stan Halpin
Thanks Bruce! stan On Aug 12, 2013, at 11:31 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: I love those blueberries! That's a very attractive image, Stan. On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info wrote: Last month Mark C. shared his first experiments with focus stacking,

Re: Experimenting with focus stacking (truck, dragonfly, and beach content)

2013-08-12 Thread Stan Halpin
for showing, Stan. Jack - Original Message - From: Stan Halpin s...@stans-photography.info To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Cc: Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 7:34 AM Subject: Experimenting with focus stacking (truck, dragonfly,and beach content) Last month