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<p>[QUOTE="Kaleun96, post: 4973027, member: 92635"]Hey Doug, thanks for your comments! I've browsed your Fel Temp site many times.</p><p><br /></p><p>The end result is a single file for each side of the coin and you could definitely take it and blow it up to a large print. Though I would agree that this technique is a bit overkill for that unless you want a massive print. </p><p><br /></p><p>Where this technique really shines is in digital format where you can zoom in on different parts of the coin as much as you like. It's like one of those videos that <a href="https://youtu.be/FB2-P3YT23g?t=280" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://youtu.be/FB2-P3YT23g?t=280" rel="nofollow">keeps zooming in on an object from life-size to the microscopic</a> (with the help of blending transitions). Except here all of the "information" of the subject is in a single JPG file, unlike these macro zoom videos where they are combining multiple shots from different lenses together.</p><p><br /></p><p>You could argue this technique allows you to crop the image how ever you like after the fact but I imagine if you're going to crop to show only a section of a coin, it's easier to just shoot that one section and focus stack as normal.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the dust, that's a tricky one as I usually forget to clean the coins properly beforehand. In this case I lightly washed it under running water and dried it out with a lens cloth beforehand. I didn't even bother cleaning up the few specks of dust in Photoshop so what you see is how it was!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yup exactly, I chose this coin in particular because it was so flat while also having a lot of detail and being an interesting type. I wouldn't use this technique for every coin, partly because it's so time consuming but also because not all coins will benefit from that extra resolution. A lot of Greek silvers can have a relatively boring surface finish but ones with more finer detail could be worthwhile. </p><p><br /></p><p>As you show in your photos, regular photography methods get you 99% there and are much easier to share online due to the smaller file formats. The boost I get from this method compared to regular focus stacking at 1x is really only discernible at that max zoom range:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1195126[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm always looking to push things a bit further and try new methods so it was a fun exercise even if not particularly practical![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kaleun96, post: 4973027, member: 92635"]Hey Doug, thanks for your comments! I've browsed your Fel Temp site many times. The end result is a single file for each side of the coin and you could definitely take it and blow it up to a large print. Though I would agree that this technique is a bit overkill for that unless you want a massive print. Where this technique really shines is in digital format where you can zoom in on different parts of the coin as much as you like. It's like one of those videos that [URL='https://youtu.be/FB2-P3YT23g?t=280']keeps zooming in on an object from life-size to the microscopic[/URL] (with the help of blending transitions). Except here all of the "information" of the subject is in a single JPG file, unlike these macro zoom videos where they are combining multiple shots from different lenses together. You could argue this technique allows you to crop the image how ever you like after the fact but I imagine if you're going to crop to show only a section of a coin, it's easier to just shoot that one section and focus stack as normal. As for the dust, that's a tricky one as I usually forget to clean the coins properly beforehand. In this case I lightly washed it under running water and dried it out with a lens cloth beforehand. I didn't even bother cleaning up the few specks of dust in Photoshop so what you see is how it was! Yup exactly, I chose this coin in particular because it was so flat while also having a lot of detail and being an interesting type. I wouldn't use this technique for every coin, partly because it's so time consuming but also because not all coins will benefit from that extra resolution. A lot of Greek silvers can have a relatively boring surface finish but ones with more finer detail could be worthwhile. As you show in your photos, regular photography methods get you 99% there and are much easier to share online due to the smaller file formats. The boost I get from this method compared to regular focus stacking at 1x is really only discernible at that max zoom range: [ATTACH=full]1195126[/ATTACH] I'm always looking to push things a bit further and try new methods so it was a fun exercise even if not particularly practical![/QUOTE]
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