Kane wrote:Techs: "Hints of Fall" & "Ripples and Reflections" are two image Canon 24mm tse stitch's, a top image and a bottom image stitch, thus creating a 12mm wide with zero distortion. The top image is a hand blend of three exposures to overcome dynamic range problems that all cameras can't handle. All images are shot at 5.6, the sweet spot for resolution. The bottom image is a focus stack of 3 images at F5.6 to convey a 3D feel. Then add some selective color, curves and a tad bit of NR, then its done!
So you're saying that the final product we see on your website is a composite of 6 individual shots?
Now I know why my shots always look so crappy compared to the best ones, even if the composition is good.
As a total photo noob, are there some free software tools I can get just to play around with the HDR, focus stacking, stitching, and all the other things I had to Google to find out what they were?