Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Have you tried with focus points that are much further apart? Nice one this dial was in any case - lovely tones too. thanks for sharing Phx Aram Langhans wrote: >My understanding is that it looks at each layer (photo taken with a >different focal point) and looks for the sharpest details and masks the rest >of the photo. When it is all done, you can look at each layer and see what >is has chosen as "in focus" and see how it masks the rest out. Not sure >what it did in the case of the leaves that were moving. It is really >remarkable. > >I put my Leica 35-70/4 on my Rebel XTi and set it up on a tripod. I used >f-4 or 1/2 stop down (I forgot) and focused on the front of the sundial, >then gradually moved the focus point further back until about 6 exposures >later, I was focused on the back of the sundial. I plan on trying a much >deeper trial maybe today. I'll pick a subject w/o any moving leaves or >objects this time. I was going to try my picket fence, but thought that >would be too academic and boring. Sundials are more interesting to me. > >Aram > > > > >>Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:05:16 -0800 >>From: mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> >>Subject: Re: [Leica] CS4 Extended Depth of Field Trial >>To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >>Message-ID: >> <440b792d0811241905p7f686d36s66d5fbc4c47a5e73@mail.gmail.com> >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >>what does it do>? does blur the surrounding? >> >> >>On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 6:56 PM, Aram Langhans <leicar@q.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>>Here is an attempt at using PS CS4's Extended DOF feature. It is a >>> >>> >>blend >> >> >>>of >>>6 images. It looks a bit funny because the wind was blowing around >>> >>> >>some of >> >> >>>the leaves, so some are ghostly in appearance. I kind of like that, >>> >>> >>but >> >> >>>that was not the purpose. I just wanted to give the new feature a >>> >>> >>try. >> >> >>>Anyone have some better examples? >>> >>>< >>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/sundial-fall-9911- >>> >>> >>Edit.jpg.html >> >> >>>http://tinyurl.com/5na5zu >>> >>> >>>Comments welcome. >>> >>>Aram >>> >>> > >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.549 / Virus Database: 270.9.9/1809 - Release Date: 11/24/2008 >9:03 AM > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >