I saw a video about in-camera focus stacking, where multiple photos are taken in camera, each with a different focal point (I took 7 though I thought I programmed it for 10). Then, in post processing in PS, photos are uploaded as layers and using auto-align (when handheld) and auto-blend under editing, PS magically uses the best focal points and combines the images together. If you enlarge this you can see it's pretty sharply focused from foreground through sky. I thought it would be much harder to do -- especially since handheld -- but it's quite remarkable. I think it will be especially useful in macro when on a tripod.
I can see why you're so excited about these results! Perfection! I've heard about what you've done, but have yet to try it myself... So many choices in a day!
Waw ! super results - but as yet my sleepy brain ( just woken up from my afternoon nap !! ) can not comprehend your process !! The tree and hay-bale seem to stand out in 3D - everything in the right perspective . Beautiful scene and composition ! fav
The details are clear and crisp. Nice the camera is able to do focus stacking. I've only done it a photo at a time and it's a pain in the A** as far as I'm concerned.
This technology is still quite new and is not built into older machines. It's quite cumbersome to do the same with those. I don't know if the 9" aperture you used would not have been enough to achieve such a depth width?
@borof Exactly -- it's so much easier with it in camera! If I tried an aperture of f14, a lot is pretty clear, but it makes a big differences in the corners and the edges.
This link is specific to the NikonZ7ii, but the idea I think would generalize to any other camera -- especially the Photoshop part.
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