Focus stacking can be done in Photoshop as well but I found it's not as good as Zerene. (Too many errors)
You can access Zerene from Lightroom and the process is very quick and effective.
My technique for most landscapes is to take 2 images only. One focused at infinity and the other closer to my main foreground element. I hope this helps!
Fred
Number one is a killer image. I have two questions if i might... 1st, any filters used? 2nd is what was the time of the capture, and the date?
Kind regards,
Brian
Thanks Brain!
No physical filters. I used Sony "Smooth Reflections" app from the A7RII. Basically it takes a bunch of images and averages them in-camera. The results mimics a ND filter. In the case of this images. I took 16 images at infinity distance and another 16 at closer distance. Later on, I stacked both images in post.
Both images were taken a few minutes from each other a couple days after New Years (2017)
All the best,
Fred
Thanks for the explanation, it does look like an ND was used, so in essence it was, the results are really super, and the DR really pops. Well done sir!
Thanks for the explanation, it does look like an ND was used, so in essence it was, the results are really super, and the DR really pops. Well done sir!
Brian
You're welcome!
The increase in signal to noise ratio is also a plus. There is much less random noise when averaging images and therefore we can push our shadows much further than when using only one image.
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Travis Rhoads wrote:
#1 for that reflected light in the water. I gotta get back there this year...such an awesome place.
I will probably be there for the fall colors this year. Hoping to see you there!
Fred
Very nice! I like both, the second is the one I gravitate to. You mentioned focus stacking, is that a necessary thing with these photos? I haven't tried that process, sounds time consuming. Beautiful photos! I wish I lived near these parks to capture great images instead of trying to get creative with mediocre lanndscapes.
Todd wrote:
Very nice! I like both, the second is the one I gravitate to. You mentioned focus stacking, is that a necessary thing with these photos? I haven't tried that process, sounds time consuming. Beautiful photos! I wish I lived near these parks to capture great images instead of trying to get creative with mediocre lanndscapes.
I usually check the first image at infinity at the pixel level and gage the necessity of a second exposure at closer distance. Because I want to get the best resolution possible at f/5.6 or f/8, a 2-image stacking is almost mandatory. On the bright side, it's pretty easy and fast to do in the field and only takes a little more work in post.
