Spices - focus stacking

almost 4 years ago

Today I played again with Zerene Stacker - focus stacking software. I haven't any special object so I took some Spices from my kitchen. I start getting used to it and I consider buying a license, now I'm still in the trial period. Basically ZS deliver a very good result, and it's fast and easy.

Here are the shoots:

Thyme

^{stack from 15 images. Made with Panasonic GX8 and Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm Macro lense}

Flaxseed, sesame, sunflower, pumpkin seeds

^{stack from 8 images. Made with Panasonic GX8 and Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm Macro lense}

Clove

^{stack from 12 images. Made with Panasonic GX8 and Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm Macro lense}

Savory

^{stack from 12 images. Made with Panasonic GX8 and Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 60mm Macro lense}

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12 comments

@hivebuzz 74

almost 4 years ago

Thanks for the promotion @outlinez! And congrats on your badge 😉 you are a great example for the revolution!
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@outlinez 70

almost 4 years ago

Thank you and you are welcome. I will support this initiative as much as I can, so we all gain success

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@hivebuzz 74

almost 4 years ago

Awesome! We still need a lot of votes for the proposal to go through! 🙂

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@ewkaw 78

almost 4 years ago

Clove looks really cool!

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@outlinez 70

almost 4 years ago

Yes, they really are. I love to shoot them https://peakd.com/creativecoin/@outlinez/surreal-the-macro-world-under-my-lens-2 often :)

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@johannpiber 75

almost 4 years ago

All images are very good and well made macros - I like the photo of the seeds most, because they look like pebbles on the beach ... cool 😉

Zerene Stacker is a great piece of software, I have tried it too, but somehow I still do prefer Photoshop. I have made a few tests a couple of weeks ago with macros that didn't come out well in Photoshop, but the results from ZS have been about the same.
I have to admit, that ZS has done a slightly better job than Photoshop, and that both had problems was my own fault, because I didn't focus on areas which should have been sharp. I'm just too impatient and want everything to go fast. Maybe I should give it another try in Winter or when the weather is too bad to go outside and I have some spare time ;)

Have a great weekend @outlinez 😊

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@outlinez 70

almost 4 years ago

Thank you @johannpiber. Yes Photoshop is my first choice software but it's a little bit slow and Zs deliver some better results, when I try it with old images. Of course as many images for the stack as a better result. Some times and I become lazy and male less photos 👍

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@johannpiber 75

almost 4 years ago

Right, I completely understand you - laziness and impatience is my big problem, so I mostly concentrate on the things I want to have sharp in a flower or something else and take one shot or two or three. Then I merge them in Photoshop. If Photoshop does a good job I am satisfied, if not I do it manually ... or just take the best of the shots ;)

But sometimes I really try to take as many shots as possible to have everything sharp in the final image, and when Photoshop is able to make a crisp sharp image with no unwanted blurred areas I am happy and in the best mood to take the next shot ;)

Have a nice evening and a great Sunday tomorrow, @outlinez 🙂

Cheers and !BEER