red peppers and other miscellany

[JAS_Photo]

First attempt at focus stacking. I got a bit of ghosting on the onion but other wise it came out not too badly. (I think!)


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4244065834_253be9e965_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jas_photos/4244065834/)

[Fortytwo]

If you hadn't mentioned the union, I'm not sure if I'd noticed it.
I'd have like to have a little more room on top, but that's a little thing. Looks neat, great first attempt. ;)

[Mad Aussie]

Yep not bad at all. How many exposures for this one?

[JAS_Photo]

Seven images M.A. I am doing the focusing by hand on these ones. Non- auto focus lens- here is one with about 11. But has also been put through the Topaz Spicify press. :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2735/4244340438_47d587b870_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jas_photos/4244340438/)

[MoinMoin]

Well, I like the composition very much - well done. But you should use the "burning tool"(?) from PS to darken the light on the onion - just my :twocents:.

[Mad Aussie]

A lot of work there Raiven. That second photo looks way better except for the where the wall has pixelated? Or maybe that's the texture of the wall?
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[JAS_Photo]

I think that is caused by the Topaz Adjust, M.A. The first shot is almost an exact rendering of colour and texture and the second is 'Adjusted'. Let me see if I can find a before shot.

Ok here we go prior to any post:

[Mad Aussie]

Maybe you can smooth out those wall artifacts then :)

[JAS_Photo]

I dont really know how to? Maybe use layers to keep original wall, somehow?

[AntZ]

Cool Raiven. Nice setup too. I have heard and read of this before. Sure sounds like a lot of work. What aperture were these shot?

[Mad Aussie]

Yeh ... use layers ... blur the back wall on the lower layer perhaps and then 'paint' through the blurred wall using a layer mask to retain the sharpness of the rest.

[tomorrowstreasures]

The colors in the 2nd attempt are spot on! nice job!!!

[Bambi]

Yeh ... use layers ... blur the back wall on the lower layer perhaps and then 'paint' through the blurred wall using a layer mask to retain the sharpness of the rest.

so what does this mean exactly? I am such a newb when it comes to layers and how they work...