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Nitzschia sigmoidea

#1 Post by 75RR » Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:13 am

Planapo 63x/1.4, DIC, 250µm length, stacked and stitched in Photoshop, Marine sample, Alboran Sea.
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#2 Post by MichaelG. » Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:21 am

Fabulous image !

At this resolution I can’t see any evidence of the stitching :shock:
... is it really that good ?

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#3 Post by mrsonchus » Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:51 am

MichaelG. wrote:
Sun Feb 09, 2020 10:21 am
Fabulous image !

At this resolution I can’t see any evidence of the stitching :shock:
... is it really that good ?

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#4 Post by Hobbyst46 » Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:00 pm

Great image (as usual) !!

The diatoms seem to feed well on the western side of the Mediterranean, and grow to such size. :|

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#5 Post by WhyMe » Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:36 pm

Very nice!

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#6 Post by 75RR » Sun Feb 09, 2020 3:59 pm

Many thanks MichaelG, mrsonchus, Hobbyst46 and WhyMe
At this resolution I can’t see any evidence of the stitching
Photoshop stitching (photomerge) is quite seamless and easy to use. Choose images - press button.

If there are problems it is usually either a lack of sufficient image overlap or non matching overlaps.
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#7 Post by Wes » Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:18 pm

Beautiful work 75'

How do you do the stitching? I tried to load the files to be stacked via "File>Script>Load Files Into Stack" and then "Edit>Auto-Align Layers".
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#8 Post by 75RR » Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:45 pm

Thanks Wes

I normally use Adobe Bridge, I find it easier.

If you are going to go direct then there are 3 steps:

"File>Script>Load Files Into Stack"
"Edit>Auto-Align Layers"
"Edit>Auto-Blend Layers> Panorama"

Note: You need to highlight all files that are to be processed.
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#9 Post by mrsonchus » Sun Feb 09, 2020 7:52 pm

Hi 75',
I've just started using Bridge/Photoshop (and Lightroom-Classic for fast batch edits) and have found the stacking to be pretty good in PS also. Is there a way to know what type of stacking PS is performing, or even maybe to alter parameters do you know? Perhaps the absence of parameters points to 'Pyramid' stacking?
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#10 Post by 75RR » Sun Feb 09, 2020 8:58 pm

Hi mrsonchus, can't say I have found anyway to fine tune Photoshop stacking/stitching (seems to me to be mostly automated) nor do I know how it works. Shame on me!

I started using Photoshop for this as I already had it. I find it useful, but suspect it is a little basic as it is just another addition to what is a massive photo editing software program.

I believe dedicated programs are necessarily better, but I always seem to find another use for the money needed for one.
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#11 Post by mrsonchus » Sun Feb 09, 2020 9:09 pm

I think you're right 75' - I definitely see different effects with the various (Weighted-Average, Depth-Map, Pyramid) options in Helicon Focus - especially I suspect with the very often 'soft' images of obscure detail within a mounted-section rather than optimally at the coverslip's underside.
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