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Subject: [Leica] Bee Photos
From: tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 18:24:52 -0400
References: <CAMk=+XXuP-VK3VPvA69f9N_0UyO9NPO1_Vwc242dMU1PHTdZSA@mail.gmail.com> <75A1E04A-C4E6-492E-8044-FD3F934D449C@gmail.com> <CAMk=+XXRLHj7sUNtGbVSPoc55-3CdMUsnWompDn395EJ6VzBEQ@mail.gmail.com> <48CAC7C4-D292-42A5-902E-A75B4D8D636F@gmail.com>

You can take macro photo, which normally have a very shallow depth of
field, using several different focal points and stack them all in the
software to greatly increase the depth of field.  Here is an example but
with Photoshop's merge action:
http://clickitupanotch.com/2014/09/focus-stacking-macro-photography/

Tina

On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 6:18 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com>
wrote:

> what is it, advantages/disadvantages  ?
>
>
>
> > On May 22, 2015, at 3:16 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > It may be possible with LR6 but I don't think you can focus stack with
> > earlier versions of LR.  It requires a separate software application like
> > this:
> >
> > http://www.heliconsoft.com/
> >
> > That's the one I've heard the most about.  Never tried it, though!
> >
> > Tina
> >
> > On Fri, May 22, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at 
> > gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>> On May 22, 2015, at 2:51 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> These are made using focus stacking:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/140114-bee-native-macro-photography-insects-science/#.VV-f-_lVhBd
> >>
> >>
> >> please explain focus stacking Tina, someone has referred to it in the
> >> context of Lightroom, I never understood the meaning.
> >>
> >> many thanks,
> >>
> >> Steve
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Amazing!
> >>>
> >>> Tina
> >>>
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