Stacked Image Sequence

[Alliec]

Some of you have asked about focus stacking, i dont think i could describe it clearly enough so here is a sequence of images used in a focus stack. All shots taken at f6.3, 1/200, ISO100.

The reason i shot at f6.3 is that this insect is only about 7mm in body length so i want to get as sharp an image as possible to show up all the fine detail. The DOF at this f-stop is minimal hence why focus stacking is extremley useful. The individual images are converted to TIFF's and then i use a software program called Combinezm which stacks the images together. I sometime do it manually in PS if there isnt to much overlapping detail. I will post one on the Dew Drop Refractions in a few days.

All the shots in this sequence were taken handheld.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3262/3097617472_17de774c5b_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3218/3097617550_a80758bcb8_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3098/3096779431_54cf7e45b5_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3213/3097617692_d4a81dc9d4_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/3096779609_c0b6101cbb_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3106/3097617882_3cc00e1dbd_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3269/3096779773_890295f1f4_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3025/3097618064_0f6c50cc00_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3004/3097618156_265ee53b8c_o.jpg

The stacked image, straight out of the stacking software. Just some dust spot removal and adjusted the levels.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/3097618354_2baae2bc0e_o.jpg

[dkippen]

Thank you for posting this Allie - very helpful and I love the visual steps. Great job!!!

[umajo]

great shot

[saykimchi]

That looks really neat! Thanks

[jonrayner]

I have seen focus stacking in a book once, and understood the concept, however they way you have done it (showing visually each step and then the final image) is brilliant. Great shot as well.