stickan1 Posted January 7, 2012 Share #1 Â Posted January 7, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) I normally don't do much PP, but this is an image that consist of three different photographs all taken from the same position with full aperture using M9 and a Summilux 50mm. Focus was shifted between the different trees and then all three images were blended using layers in a program called Pixelmator, which is even cheaper than PS Elements. B/W conversion in Silver Efex Pro 2 Â [ATTACH]294987[/ATTACH] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pauledell Posted January 7, 2012 Share #2 Â Posted January 7, 2012 Stig, Â A lovely picture with great processing. Excellent composition. beautiful tones and sharpness. I believe I would go one step further by isolating the background behind the trees and darkening it a bit to further emphasizing the tones of the tree. Â Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted January 8, 2012 Share #3 Â Posted January 8, 2012 A very good result. Did you need a tripod to use this program? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Allsopp Posted January 8, 2012 Share #4 Â Posted January 8, 2012 This has made a fine picture, well done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickan1 Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share #5 Â Posted January 8, 2012 Thanks for the comments! I did not bring a tripod, but normally it would have been better for this sort of photography. I got the idea when I read an article about image stacking programs that are used for advanced macro photography. Â In this case I took the background from the first photograph with the tree about 1,5-2 meter away and then I just shifted focus, the tree on the right is about 5 meters away. You can do this in any program with layers. I normally only use LR and SEP but I have this program and PS Elements. I think Pixelmator is a Mac only program. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likalar Posted January 12, 2012 Share #6 Â Posted January 12, 2012 Nice! Maybe the coffee hadn't kicked in yet: At first look, I thought the very soft background area was an off-focus tree branch up close to the lens. Good illusion, I like your idea here. Â Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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