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 just stopping down? > 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information