Hi all,
just found this little article in my google reader news feed, and as it's a free tool that will allow you to experiment even more with getting great photos, I thought I'd share it with you. I've tried something similar before, focus stacking, and basically you use multiple photos to increase the quality (focus wise) on one photo. That's different from HDR, where you combine multiple photos to get a greater span of contrasts in one photo.
Anyway, here's the text, and a link to the original article (and download):
Original article on Lifehacker.com CombineZM Focus Stacks Photos For Greater Macro Shots
Windows only: Free utility CombineZM uses a image technique called focus stacking to combine multiple photos together, allowing for a wider depth of field, and clear, sharp images—a useful technique for getting great close-up photography.
Photography site WonderfulPhotos.com has a step-by-step tutorial on stacking multiple images to create an all-around focused photo using CombineZM. The program can automatically combine these photos, but if you like a little more control, it also allows you to manually align them for a cleaner picture.
Focus stacking is more commonly used in macro-photography, and is done by taking at least three photos of the same object. The photos must focus on different parts of the object, with at least one each on the foreground, middleground, and background. By combining photos with different focuses, CombineZM will create an all-around sharp picture; more than what's possible on your camera. Download More info on how to use this from wonderfulphotos.com
I realize this is old post, but since I've been using CombineZM I can't get any of my photos to come out right. I've taken 10-20 sequential photos, adjusting the focus each time without moving the camera. The frames all look great, but when the software stacks them they're always blurry and no depth.
Not sure what I'm doing wrong.
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