SHARE YOUR JULY PHOTOS! (2022)
Quote from SpruceBruce on August 1, 2022, 3:32 amClosed out July, with my newly acquired Infrared Converted Olympus EM-5 MkIII, coupled with the SMC A 35-105 F3.5/Oly 75-300 Mk II and a 850nm filter, unfortunately it hot spots with the aperture stopped down. Gonna try some other Pentax glass on it, and see the results I get. I got it from MPB after trading my DA Limited lenses and LX100 II, which in a small world @JBP acquired my abused 15mm (unfortunately dying on him). I'm not sure what the actual filter applied has been on the sensor at this point other than the listing saying it was IR converted.
Very nice! How are you liking that 75-300 ii? The images with it are super sharp.
This is a focus stacked image, of a set of images I took using a rock as a makeshift tripod. It probably isn't perfect but it's done, after much struggling. I was using Photoshop and just couldn't get it right. Turns out there are better programs out there for it. This was done using the a free trial of Zerene Stacker, which I can already highly recommend. It was a million times easier than Photoshop, because the latter kept introducing artifacts you had to try to fix by hand.
Processing is not the fun part of photography for me, and focus stacking adds quite a bit of it, so I was thinking I would never do it again (lol, drama llama) but software that's easier (for me) to use makes a big difference.
2022-08-01-11.45.52 ZS by JBP_Mobusaki, on Flickr
Editing to add the last of my July photos. It was a satisfying photography month for me. Seems like more often than not there was good light and good subjects. This thread has been a great one - so many wonderful pictures from everyone!
IMGP6504 by JBP_Mobusaki, on Flickr
IMGP6472 by JBP_Mobusaki, on Flickr
IMGP6432 by JBP_Mobusaki, on Flickr
Quote from JBP on August 1, 2022, 4:03 pmThis is a focus stacked image, of a set of images I took using a rock as a makeshift tripod. It probably isn't perfect but it's done, after much struggling. I was using Photoshop and just couldn't get it right. Turns out there are better programs out there for it. This was done using the a free trial of Zerene Stacker, which I can already highly recommend. It was a million times easier than Photoshop, because the latter kept introducing artifacts you had to try to fix by hand.
Processing is not the fun part of photography for me, and focus stacking adds quite a bit of it, so I was thinking I would never do it again (lol, drama llama) but software that's easier (for me) to use makes a big difference.
Editing to add the last of my July photos. It was a satisfying photography month for me. Seems like more often than not there was good light and good subjects. This thread has been a great one - so many wonderful pictures from everyone!
Great shots! I like the focus stacking, makes the image stand out more to my eye.
I want to try that sometime soon, you may have been the catalyst to give it a shot!
Quote from Beau Carpenter on August 1, 2022, 7:44 pmQuote from JBP on August 1, 2022, 4:03 pmThis is a focus stacked image, of a set of images I took using a rock as a makeshift tripod. It probably isn't perfect but it's done, after much struggling. I was using Photoshop and just couldn't get it right. Turns out there are better programs out there for it. This was done using the a free trial of Zerene Stacker, which I can already highly recommend. It was a million times easier than Photoshop, because the latter kept introducing artifacts you had to try to fix by hand.
Processing is not the fun part of photography for me, and focus stacking adds quite a bit of it, so I was thinking I would never do it again (lol, drama llama) but software that's easier (for me) to use makes a big difference.
Editing to add the last of my July photos. It was a satisfying photography month for me. Seems like more often than not there was good light and good subjects. This thread has been a great one - so many wonderful pictures from everyone!
Great shots! I like the focus stacking, makes the image stand out more to my eye.
I want to try that sometime soon, you may have been the catalyst to give it a shot!
Thank you! Definitely go for it! My advice is take more photos than you think you'll need... better to have too many and not use them than to get home and realize you have a gap (ask me how I know...).
If you have Photoshop, I found a good video (https://youtu.be/AGrGrMO9aTE) showing how to fix the defects it can create in the stacked image, if you have that problem. Of course I found it after I used Zerene Stacker. 🙃
Quote from SpruceBruce on August 1, 2022, 3:32 amClosed out July, with my newly acquired Infrared Converted Olympus EM-5 MkIII, coupled with the SMC A 35-105 F3.5/Oly 75-300 Mk II and a 850nm filter, unfortunately it hot spots with the aperture stopped down. Gonna try some other Pentax glass on it, and see the results I get. I got it from MPB after trading my DA Limited lenses and LX100 II, which in a small world @JBP acquired my abused 15mm (unfortunately dying on him). I'm not sure what the actual filter applied has been on the sensor at this point other than the listing saying it was IR converted.
Cool! That should make a great infrared camera. Can adapt anything to it, and plenty of great native glass. You should be able to tell what the conversion was by taking shots without any additional filter on the lens. The darker the skies and less color information would indicate an infrared filter was placed on it. the intensity of those two factors would be how intense an IR filter was placed on it. If the photos have plenty color and the skies are not extra dark, then it's probably full spectrum, meaning the IR cut filter was removed and a clear piece of glass installed in it's place. Full-spectrum is fun because you can put all sorts of filters on it and even dive into UV photography.
Quote from JBP on August 1, 2022, 1:18 amGreat images! The curly bark is so neat, and the background is so nicely blurred. That's a fine lens. And I love that last photo with the starburst! I'm a sucker for those.
I'm happy to hear you're rediscovering your love for photography and I'm glad you're sharing your photographic journey here with us.
I feel the same way. This forum has really kept me motivated. The photos and stories everyone shares here inspires me to keep taking pictures.
Thanks!! I'm a sucker for a starburst too! I try to get them in lots of shots. 😉
Quote from JBP on August 1, 2022, 4:03 pmThis is a focus stacked image, of a set of images I took using a rock as a makeshift tripod. It probably isn't perfect but it's done, after much struggling. I was using Photoshop and just couldn't get it right. Turns out there are better programs out there for it. This was done using the a free trial of Zerene Stacker, which I can already highly recommend. It was a million times easier than Photoshop, because the latter kept introducing artifacts you had to try to fix by hand.
Processing is not the fun part of photography for me, and focus stacking adds quite a bit of it, so I was thinking I would never do it again (lol, drama llama) but software that's easier (for me) to use makes a big difference.
Editing to add the last of my July photos. It was a satisfying photography month for me. Seems like more often than not there was good light and good subjects. This thread has been a great one - so many wonderful pictures from everyone!
That first image... what a neat effect. A very realistic 3d look. I'm not a bokeh connoisseur but that last shot is dreamy. Nicely done.
Quote from James Warner on August 2, 2022, 1:25 amQuote from SpruceBruce on August 1, 2022, 3:32 amClosed out July, with my newly acquired Infrared Converted Olympus EM-5 MkIII, coupled with the SMC A 35-105 F3.5/Oly 75-300 Mk II and a 850nm filter, unfortunately it hot spots with the aperture stopped down. Gonna try some other Pentax glass on it, and see the results I get. I got it from MPB after trading my DA Limited lenses and LX100 II, which in a small world @JBP acquired my abused 15mm (unfortunately dying on him). I'm not sure what the actual filter applied has been on the sensor at this point other than the listing saying it was IR converted.
Cool! That should make a great infrared camera. Can adapt anything to it, and plenty of great native glass. You should be able to tell what the conversion was by taking shots without any additional filter on the lens. The darker the skies and less color information would indicate an infrared filter was placed on it. the intensity of those two factors would be how intense an IR filter was placed on it. If the photos have plenty color and the skies are not extra dark, then it's probably full spectrum, meaning the IR cut filter was removed and a clear piece of glass installed in it's place. Full-spectrum is fun because you can put all sorts of filters on it and even dive into UV photography.
@james-warner-b Shooting in default color profile, the image is all red/white without a dark sky. I'm gonna try setting a custom WB file, I read up on a tutorial on Lifepixel about it. No matter what Kelvin I set in the CWB menu, it doesn't have an effect. It's not full spectrum, theres a red filter installed on the sensor now from when I observed so far.
Quote from grover on August 2, 2022, 4:53 pmQuote from JBP on August 1, 2022, 4:03 pmThis is a focus stacked image, of a set of images I took using a rock as a makeshift tripod. It probably isn't perfect but it's done, after much struggling. I was using Photoshop and just couldn't get it right. Turns out there are better programs out there for it. This was done using the a free trial of Zerene Stacker, which I can already highly recommend. It was a million times easier than Photoshop, because the latter kept introducing artifacts you had to try to fix by hand.
Processing is not the fun part of photography for me, and focus stacking adds quite a bit of it, so I was thinking I would never do it again (lol, drama llama) but software that's easier (for me) to use makes a big difference.
Editing to add the last of my July photos. It was a satisfying photography month for me. Seems like more often than not there was good light and good subjects. This thread has been a great one - so many wonderful pictures from everyone!
That first image... what a neat effect. A very realistic 3d look. I'm not a bokeh connoisseur but that last shot is dreamy. Nicely done.
Thank you! This was a great outing to end the month with. Initially when I got down by the water I didn't see much to photograph. Then I started looking closer. That's what I love about close up/macro photography and blurred backgrounds. There's always something nearby you can take a nice photo of. 🙂 But lately I've been trying to force myself to shoot more landscapes and wide angle in general. I could blame the area and buildings/roads/power lines etc. but I think it's just a weak point of mine. Gotta practice. 🙂
Quote from JBP on August 3, 2022, 12:58 amQuote from grover on August 2, 2022, 4:53 pmQuote from JBP on August 1, 2022, 4:03 pmThis is a focus stacked image, of a set of images I took using a rock as a makeshift tripod. It probably isn't perfect but it's done, after much struggling. I was using Photoshop and just couldn't get it right. Turns out there are better programs out there for it. This was done using the a free trial of Zerene Stacker, which I can already highly recommend. It was a million times easier than Photoshop, because the latter kept introducing artifacts you had to try to fix by hand.
Processing is not the fun part of photography for me, and focus stacking adds quite a bit of it, so I was thinking I would never do it again (lol, drama llama) but software that's easier (for me) to use makes a big difference.
Editing to add the last of my July photos. It was a satisfying photography month for me. Seems like more often than not there was good light and good subjects. This thread has been a great one - so many wonderful pictures from everyone!
That first image... what a neat effect. A very realistic 3d look. I'm not a bokeh connoisseur but that last shot is dreamy. Nicely done.
Thank you! This was a great outing to end the month with. Initially when I got down by the water I didn't see much to photograph. Then I started looking closer. That's what I love about close up/macro photography and blurred backgrounds. There's always something nearby you can take a nice photo of.
I do like closeup/macro. I'd like to improve in this area. I have a hard time capturing focus and detail like others have in this forum. What I like most about closeup/macro is that every shot is unique. I never see the same closeup/macro shot more than once.
I find it hard to be original with wide angle and I often get in a slump trying to find that next scene. What I do in these times is embrace imitation. That is, I seek to imitate an existing photo that catches my attention. I browse the local landscape FaceBook groups and see what others are doing in my area and what I can try to replicate. No shame in that. I do this for fun so I'll take whatever I can get. For example, I keep seeing photos of a place near me called "Morant's Curve". It is a train track with an epic mountain background and it's probably been shot a billion times. I see those and think " if I can get a shot anything near that I'd be happy "... then I'll go there and try. I find this to be an extremely productive exercise. Even though others have taken a similar shot "to death", I can learn something. Usually I'm happy if I get something that looks similar to what others have done. Better yet is when I tweak the formula by trying a slightly different focal length / composition or maybe I can play around with filter/iso/aperture/shutter-speed to come up with a twist on things etc.
I grew up in Manitoba Canada.. completely pancake flat and notoriously boring. But I'm always amazed at what I see others pulling off. An old barn, that perfect river curve with leading lines and a gorgeous prairie sunset... etc.
This is Morant's Curve. Not my shot... but I like it. Hopefully you'll see something like this from me in the future. If not, well hopefully I can figure out why 🙂
