A couple from failed Milky Way trip

[Basil]

Well, my alarm and the weather both conspired to prevent any Milkyway shots, but here are a couple from the trip anyway.


This is yours truly trying to hold still for a 1 minute exposure posing with my Martin in the middle of the road. Lighting (too much) from a small LED panel.

Cabezon Peak in the background



This is a shot of a small rock formation done with focus stacking. The first shot is with just the foreground in focus. The second image is 20+ images stacked together in PS, each with further focus point.



This is the stacked image. Everything front to back should be in focus. (Guess it would be like shooting at f-infinity)

 

[Basil]

@Horsemits, in a comment to this image in the "media section" you said: "Stunning detail! Great composition, as well. I am curious to learn more about the "stacking" technique." I'm answering here in da forum as it's easier to have a conversation here than in the media comments section.

Focus stacking is where you take a series of images of the same scene with each image having a further out focus point. Then you "stack" (or blend) the inmates (images!!! << auto correct!) into a single image where all focal distances appear to be in focus, front to back.

 

[Basil]

Another "selfie" with different post processing. Some motion blur due to being 90 second exposure and me not being able to stay perfectly still for that long (I had to breath)

 

[Horsemits]

@Horsemits, in a comment to this image in the "media section" you said: "Stunning detail! Great composition, as well. I am curious to learn more about the "stacking" technique." I'm answering here in da forum as it's easier to have a conversation here than in the media comments section.

Focus stacking is where you take a series of images of the same scene with each image having a further out focus point. Then you "stack" (or blend) the inmates (images!!! << auto correct!) into a single image where all focal distances appear to be in focus, front to back.

Yike! Sounds easy LOL! When you blend the images, are you sandwiching them as transparent images?

 

[Basil]

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Yike! Sounds easy LOL! When you blend the images, are you sandwiching them as transparent images?

just open all the images as layers in photoshop, then use the “blend” function. Exactly what Photoshop does is a mystery, but the results are great.

 

[Horsemits]

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just open all the images as layers in photoshop, then use the “blend” function. Exactly what Photoshop does is a mystery, but the results are great.

Be afraid...be very afraid!

 

[Horsemits]

(Move clock ahead 15 minutes)...Video tutorial walk-thru on focus stacking.
I think I finally get it. Thank you!