[Sandy Hancock]

For what it's worth, I have been using Hugin. I'm still learning about its feature set.

[LeRolls]

FA31

[bossa]

Beach beard:


Pentax K5IIs - SMCP FA31mm f/1.8 ASPH Limited ISO 320 1/250th @ f/1.8

A nice shot to be sure and the background is quite the impressionist view too. Bush Ranger Beards were in full swing by all and sundry back in the day.

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FA31

Love your work LeRolls! IS this a light painted image as per some of your previous shots?

[LeRolls]

Love your work LeRolls! IS this a light painted image as per some of your previous shots?

Thank you Bossa! Yes, it was a long exposure but much shorter than I usually do (less than 2 sec) since I was shooting wide open. Used candlelight this time and tried to get deep shadows.

[noelpolar]

81 x FA77mm stitched shots


Yhurri Gurri (Benizer Method) by dcBear78, on Flickr

I hesitate to ask this....but I understand stiching (for increased fov), exposure stacking.... maybe focus stacking but what did you do to get this look?

[dcBear78]

I hesitate to ask this....but I understand stiching, exposure stacking.... maybe focus stacking but what did you do to get this look?

The brenizer method is taking multiple close shots with a narrow depth of field and stitching them together so you have that separation plus the wide angle shot. It is mostly used for portraits.

In this I took 81 photos with the FA77 at f2.8 about 2 metres from the gate. In hindsight I think I should've gone all the way to f1.8 to accentuate the effect more.

Then the stitching together is done the same as normal panoramas.

[noelpolar]

The brenizer method is taking multiple close shots with a narrow depth of field and stitching them together so you have that separation plus the wide angle shot. It is mostly used for portraits.

In this I took 81 photos with the FA77 at f2.8 about 2 metres from the gate. In hindsight I think I should've gone all the way to f1.8 to accentuate the effect more.

Then the stitching together is done the same as normal panoramas.

Thankyou....

[Pablom]

FA43 + Velvia 50

29 by Pablo Margulies, on Flickr


31 by Pablo Margulies, on Flickr

[Sandy Hancock]

Thankyou....

The crucial thing is to use manual focus on the subject and not change it when you shoot the surroundings. The same goes for exposure and white balance.

[noelpolar]

The crucial thing is to use manual focus on the subject and not change it when you shoot the surroundings. The same goes for exposure and white balance.

Thanks Sandy...... ...will give it a go at some stage ( have huggin as well)

[yorik]

One built into Windows Photo Editor (that most people don't know exists). Have heard Microsoft ICE is good too. I am trying that as I type this to see if the results are any better. I also have photoshop but I find it isn't very good for this.

edit: Wow... ICE is very quick!!!

I use a mac... Hmmm. (Thanks for the information though! )

Edit: Maybe I'll try Huggin (thanks Sandy)

[Jonathan Mac]

The brenizer method is taking multiple close shots with a narrow depth of field and stitching them together so you have that separation plus the wide angle shot. It is mostly used for portraits.

In this I took 81 photos with the FA77 at f2.8 about 2 metres from the gate. In hindsight I think I should've gone all the way to f1.8 to accentuate the effect more.

Then the stitching together is done the same as normal panoramas.

I always shoot wide open for Brenizers. I'm sure the FA 77 has better IQ than my M 85 wide open, but you get such high resolution out of Brenizer shots that any softness or fringing disappears completely at anything close to normal viewing resolutions.

[todd]

Thanks Sandy...... ...will give it a go at some stage ( have huggin as well)

I've used Hugin quite a bit and it's great, but can be difficult sometimes, and takes longer... I've found that M-Ice is best for about 90% of the attempts I've made at stitching and then for the rest, which usually means I am not quite getting my expected result from M-Ice, Hugin comes to the rescue. M-Ice is super easy and fast to work with.

[dcBear78]

I always shoot wide open for Brenizers. I'm sure the FA 77 has better IQ than my M 85 wide open, but you get such high resolution out of Brenizer shots that any softness or fringing disappears completely at anything close to normal viewing resolutions.

Maybe before the end of my Single In month I will find another subject worth having another go at this again. Learning experience is what it is all about.

[elpolodiablo]

Took my FA 31 Limited for one night of Vivid fun