focus-stacking wildlife
p.1 #1focus-stacking wildlife
There are many cases when you can't get enough DOF with a single shot. Focus stacking/bracketing can give you all the DOF you need, but is best suited for subjects that do not move, such as landscape and macro still subjects.
It can work with wildlife if there is no movement of the subject. Even with f16, at close distances a hummer's head and end of the beak will probably not both be in focus.
The stacked image that comes out of an OM/Olympus camera is always slightly larger. Not only does a hummer not stay still for several seconds, but its eyes may blink or body twitch during the multiple exposures.
There are many excellent examples online, mostly of macro shots, that demonstrate the DOF you can't get with one shot.
7 multiple shots handheld. Not a great example.
It can work with wildlife if there is no movement of the subject. Even with f16, at close distances a hummer's head and end of the beak will probably not both be in focus.
The stacked image that comes out of an OM/Olympus camera is always slightly larger. Not only does a hummer not stay still for several seconds, but its eyes may blink or body twitch during the multiple exposures.
There are many excellent examples online, mostly of macro shots, that demonstrate the DOF you can't get with one shot.
7 multiple shots handheld. Not a great example.
Dec 03, 2025 at 12:24 PM
p.1 #2focus-stacking wildlife
I don't think the single frame image looks at all bad. However, to accurately compare the two, they must be at the same magnification. The one on the right is slightly enlarged.
Dec 03, 2025 at 02:02 PM
p.1 #3focus-stacking wildlife
Jeffrey wrote:
I don't think the single frame image looks at all bad. However, to accurately compare the two, they must be at the same magnification. The one on the right is slightly enlarged.
It is not a serious detailed example. It is simply to show the single image does not have the same DOF, and would still show that if I posted them at the same size.
he stacked image that comes out of an OM/Olympus camera is always slightly larger.
Like I said, there are thousands of far better examples online showing that one can't take a single image that can match the far greater DOF captured by focus-bracketing.
I don't think the single frame image looks at all bad. However, to accurately compare the two, they must be at the same magnification. The one on the right is slightly enlarged.
It is not a serious detailed example. It is simply to show the single image does not have the same DOF, and would still show that if I posted them at the same size.
he stacked image that comes out of an OM/Olympus camera is always slightly larger.
Like I said, there are thousands of far better examples online showing that one can't take a single image that can match the far greater DOF captured by focus-bracketing.
Dec 03, 2025 at 02:33 PM