photoartflightRain Drop Image Stacking
Over the Weekend we had multiple series of rain storms, some with heavy rain. It would rain, then the sun would come out, then it would rain again, multiple times over. I went out in the yard during a sunny session in between, to look for rain drops. I was using a Sigma 150mm f/2.8 macro but did not have a tripod at home. So I tried multiple series of images, for handheld image stacking. Trying to be as steady as possible, I shot multiple series on a variety of groupings of water drops. These range from 3 image stacks up to 19 image stacks per image. Being hand held, it was hard to focus in a series of focus points without moving the frame somewhat. Actually, some I moved quite a bit. The newer versions of Photoshop CC seem to do a really great job of aligning and assembling images. And then filling some areas with content-aware fill to give a finished image. They would have been better if I used a tripod, but overall I am pleased with what I did get.
The Featured Image is a 10 shot handheld image stack.
7 image stack
10 image stack
10 image stack
8 image stack
7 image stack
18 image stack
3 image stack
11 image stack
19 image stack
3 image stack
3 image stack
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Beautiful result!
Thanks! It is fun to see what you can get from subjects close by.
These are beatiful! I will have to try this, thank you for the inspiration.
Thanks! Sometimes it is fun to see what is in your own yard and it also a challenge to make something interesting looking from something people just pass by.