![]() Of course this introduces some oftentimes ugly backgrounds in the field. On the topic of focus stacking, I use Zerene, but lately am trying the following: Where I once used larger apertures to flur the BG (f/2.8 to f/4), I'm experimenting with values in the range of f/11. I was quite pleasantly surprised at the difference between LR3 and LR4, and have resorted to reprocessing many images. LR4 seems to be able to recover some shadows/highlights that previously could not be recovered. I think this point may not be well known. LightRoom 4 is able to produce remarkable results from single frame RAW captures that until recently would only have been possible using double rendering. I use LR enfuse, a lightroom plugin, for this, and it works very well. I believe some HDR software offers this option as well. I use exposure fusion instead, which picks properly exposed pixels from multiple images but does not do tone-mapping. I find the exaggerated colors, etc., very artificial and unpleasant. Re HDR: I'm in the minority that does not like it. the only special equipment was a tripod and a geared head (Monfrotto), which makes small movements for aiming the camera much easier to control. I'll post below an image that is a Zerene composite of over 20 images. Works fine at the level of magnification I do (usually 1:2 to 2:1). What is essential is two things: keeping the shots well aligned, and some way (a rail is one) of making very small adjustments in focus. I have never shot tethered and have never used a rail. ![]() They can be helpful, but you don't need either of these unless you shoot at very high magnifications. Options are manual focus rails or tethered control of the camera (Used Photomatix years ago, but prefer CS6 since I want fairly naturalistic images'. (eg Stag Horn's which are only a few mm in size), I've also used it to photograph insects, (arachnids & beetles), with moderate success.Īs regards HDR I would not use in camera, I shoot bracketed Raw and then use CS6. I am going to pay the $48 to activate the unrestricted version on my tablet.Īpart from the 'obvious' flower candidates, I have used the software in the field to photograph fungi 'in situ'. ![]() I'm currently using the trial version which limits me to jpeg captures only at present. Being able to control the capture of a stack via the tablet tethered to the camera, (laptop was too clunky), has been easy. I did retain the 'trial' version Helicon Remote, which was installed with the Stacking software, but also downloaded an Android (app) version of Helicon Remote which is now on my Nexus 7 tablet. Given the price of Helicon, I've decided to stick with the freeware. I also downloaded a free stacking program, Combine ZP and found that it does an excellent job and generates stacked images from tiff/jgeg or Raw capture. I've trialled, but not purchased, Helicon Stacking software. vs automatedĬS6 will stack images, and Helicon Focus is the 'market leader' for stacking software. I opted for tethered control because once set up I did not need to touch the camera to move the focus. Options are manual focus rails or tethered control of the camera. Tyler, I think that the point with stacking is that you need to be able to control how you capture the stack. ![]()
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