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Stacked diatoms

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 2:41 pm
by Radazz
Vintage slide labeled in cursive
Diatomaceae
Soch Kinord
Stream
Hyrax
H.E.B
6 image stack
40x Ph2
Photoshop post. I boost the colors that are there,( I wish I could colorize like this)
Image
Enjoy,
Radazz

Re: Stacked diatoms

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 6:14 pm
by KurtM
Looks like a watercolor painting. Wouldn't it be cool if it was, about 1x2 meters in size, hanging on my wall right now? 8-)

Re: Stacked diatoms

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 8:06 pm
by Radazz
I’m flattered

Re: Stacked diatoms

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 12:10 pm
by GaryB
You're really getting the hang of this 'make awesome' routine :D
Do you reset the camera white balance for the green filter? I'm still trying to get my noggin around this whole process.

Re: Stacked diatoms

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 1:24 pm
by Radazz
GaryB wrote:You're really getting the hang of this 'make awesome' routine :D
Do you reset the camera white balance for the green filter? I'm still trying to get my noggin around this whole process.
I have to reset the white balance after moving just across the slide, or I get pretty wild results.
First I stack the images with Picoley, then load into photoshop elements and do an auto enhance. If the specimen is particularly colorful, I will boost the saturation by 8 or 12%, and increase contrast to harden the image. I don’t add any colors, unless I blow away the background and color it. Not a lot of success there yet.
Creating a beautiful image is my goal, and I’m having a ball experimenting with this.
Radazz

Re: Stacked diatoms

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 5:21 am
by Captain_Howdy1
cool

Re: Stacked diatoms

Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2018 4:21 pm
by vasselle
Bonjour
Jolie image