Initial thoughts on focus stacking in-camera vs software

Initial thoughts on focus stacking in-camera vs software

Several years ago, I made an effort to focus stack a few images manually. I had read an article by George Lepp in which he spoke to staking images for improved depth of field and thought it might give me an image I desired. I gathered up half a dozen images and loaded...
Olympus

Olympus

Allow me to begin with a little history. A couple years ago, after Susan had been a presenter at Out of Oregon, Olympus contacted her and asked her to try out their system. After much vascilation, we ended up buying a complete set-up centered on the omd em1x. Flash...
Looking back at 2022

Looking back at 2022

I generally don’t share of lot of my personal life and events on this site or my photography social media sites. I also am not one, usually, to do the anual “year in review” that many people do either in December or January. In this post, however, I...
When it all comes together, Yachats Sunset

When it all comes together, Yachats Sunset

Eel Grass at sunset, Yachats As most of the recent days, this day started with a bit of chaos and lots of driving. We had been covering for our motel manager who had taken ill and now we were making the drive home. Each transition seems to be getting more complex with...
Seafoam

Seafoam

Seafoam forms when a substance in the water (known as a surfactant) allows the air being whipped into the water to be held (which is to say it makes bubbles). These substances are usually organic materials or polutants. For some seafoam is a mess on the beach and...
Learning to see

Learning to see

My wife, Susan Dimock, often says that photography opened her eyes up to things she previously did not see. This it true for many of us. Our use of a camera brings about a focus that helps to clarify the world and form it into potential images, We start to take into...

Harlequin on Hood

Recently, Susan and I headed up to Tollgate Campground to do a little playing around with our new Uderwater housing. Our goal for the trip was just to learn a bit about how the housing functions and what we can do with it. So, most of our time was spent down at the...
Looking within to find gold

Looking within to find gold

Susan and I were returning to a beach with the specific objective of photographing the sensuous undulating rocks we knew were there. It wwas early and I walked past our objective to see what else was around. Before me was a open sandy beach ending in golden sandstone...
Choosing an image

Choosing an image

Recently, I have had a couple of instances that caused me to look back at my images based on a specific species of bird. One was a need for an image of a Short-billed Dowitcher for the ODF&W website. The other was a request for an image of a Black Oystercatcher...
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