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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 2, 2022 15:18:26 GMT
and merge them into one photo for a sharper looking image? I had a friend suggest that would be possible.
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Post by pontiac1940 on Oct 2, 2022 16:02:54 GMT
Elements+ has a focus stacking script. I've not used it.  |
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Post by Sepiana on Oct 2, 2022 16:05:56 GMT
Charles, Are you talking about Focus Stacking ? If so, . . . A possible way to do it in Elements would be to use Photomerge Group Shot. This feature used to be in Expert Edit > Enhance > . . . Starting with PSE 14, it's located in Guided Edit. Focus stacking for Depth & Clarity, PET magazine, v12, n6, Aug 2015, p16If I remember it correctly, you have Elements+, an add-on created by one our members -- Andrei Doubrovski . It offers a Focus Stacking script. Andrei is best qualified to elaborate on this; I'm sending him a PM bringing this thread to his attention. |
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Post by Andrei Doubrovski on Oct 2, 2022 17:17:13 GMT
Charles, Please watch this video on the Focus Stacking: youtu.be/NgoUF1DA_T4Perhaps, it's what you are looking for. |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 2, 2022 18:59:52 GMT
Elements+ has a focus stacking script. I've not used it. Thank you for this tip!! |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 2, 2022 19:03:49 GMT
Charles, Are you talking about Focus Stacking ? If so, . . . A possible way to do it in Elements would be to use Photomerge Group Shot. This feature used to be in Expert Edit > Enhance > . . . Starting with PSE 14, it's located in Guided Edit. Focus stacking for Depth & Clarity, PET magazine, v12, n6, Aug 2015, p16If I remember it correctly, you have Elements+, an add-on created by one our members -- Andrei Doubrovski . It offers a Focus Stacking script. Andrei is best qualified to elaborate on this; I'm sending him a PM bringing this thread to his attention. Thank you Sepiana, I GUESS I am talking about Focus Stacking ... a way to take several pictures for stacking together to make a better focused image from several pictures. Thank you for sending Andrei a message in my behalf! |
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Post by Peterj on Oct 2, 2022 19:14:22 GMT
and merge them into one photo for a sharper looking image? I had a friend suggest that would be possible. Yes, the previous responses correctly identified focus stacking as an option. Elements+ also has a script named noise stacking which can reduce noise withouy blurring details since most noise is random. |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 2, 2022 19:15:39 GMT
Charles, Please watch this video on the Focus Stacking: youtu.be/NgoUF1DA_T4Perhaps, it's what you are looking for. Andrei, What I am trying to do is make my Moon pictures more in focus. For the moon I do not know that I can change the focus on the moon different from 3 different images like you show in you video. Here is what I typically get with one image: Note> Click on the image here then click again on the image when at Flicker to enlarge the image and you can scroll around  IMG_2863 Moon 09-07-2022 by inspeqtor, on Flickr |
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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 2, 2022 19:26:18 GMT
Somedays depending on the atmospheric weather I do not get the pictures as good as this one I got last month.
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Post by fotofrank on Oct 2, 2022 19:48:15 GMT
Unless you have multiple images with different parts of the moon in focus - focus stacking will not make the final image look sharper.
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Post by Tpgettys on Oct 2, 2022 20:04:16 GMT
I wonder if your friend was thinking about image averaging?
To average several images, load all the individual photos as layers. Keep the bottom layer at 100% opacity. Reduce the layer above it to 1/2 opacity (50%). Go to 1/3 (33%) opacity for the next layer up. Then 1/4 (25%), 1/5 (20%), 1/6 (17%), and so on.
Anyway, it is easy to do and maybe the results will be more pleasing than any one of the originals.
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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 3, 2022 4:03:58 GMT
Unless you have multiple images with different parts of the moon in focus - focus stacking will not make the final image look sharper. The video that Andrei used he had some dew drops/rain drops on a string or something similar so he was able to get within inches of the dew drops. With the moon being 238,000+ miles from the earth that is going to be impossible to do with the moon so I am guessing his technique will not work at all |
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Post by Andrei Doubrovski on Oct 3, 2022 9:12:36 GMT
Charles,
in the video, each of 3 images is focused on a different area.
Outside of the focus area, the images are blurred.
"Focus Stacking" combines the 3 focused areas in a single image.
If your initial Moon shots are identical, the combined image won't be any sharper.
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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 3, 2022 13:09:19 GMT
Thank you Andrei, and that is what I figured would happen. No problem.
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Post by Inspeqtor on Oct 3, 2022 13:29:14 GMT
I wonder if your friend was thinking about image averaging?
To average several images, load all the individual photos as layers. Keep the bottom layer at 100% opacity. Reduce the layer above it to 1/2 opacity (50%). Go to 1/3 (33%) opacity for the next layer up. Then 1/4 (25%), 1/5 (20%), 1/6 (17%), and so on.
Anyway, it is easy to do and maybe the results will be more pleasing than any one of the originals.
Tom, I will ask him about this. Thank you for thinking of this! |
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