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Old Crank

(6,238 posts)
Sun Sep 14, 2025, 12:13 PM Sep 14

Two flowers from our new flat.

These are by the front door. I was moving a couple of boxes before the move. Dodging the rain while doing so.
I meant to take these flowers Friday but....

Here is the development of phone cameras. Both of these flowers were moving in the breeze when I hit the shutter.
I can remember back in the days of film waiting for a short break in the breeze and camera on a tripod to get images this clear.





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Two flowers from our new flat. (Original Post) Old Crank Sep 14 OP
Dew yankee87 Sep 14 #1
Thanks Old Crank Sep 14 #10
Beautiful, Old Crnk. Thanks for sharing. brer cat Sep 14 #2
So lovely and very clear! Diamond_Dog Sep 14 #3
Thanks, just taking what nature offered. Old Crank Sep 14 #9
Magnificent Old Crank. And no tripod! George McGovern Sep 14 #4
I still have the tripod Old Crank Sep 14 #7
Other than the beautiful aesthetics ... usonian Sep 14 #5
That will Old Crank Sep 14 #8
Wow, my dear Old Crank! These are gorgeous. Thank you! CaliforniaPeggy Sep 14 #6
thanks Old Crank Sep 14 #11

usonian

(20,677 posts)
5. Other than the beautiful aesthetics ...
Sun Sep 14, 2025, 01:18 PM
Sep 14

Computational photography.
Too complex to describe (by me) so here is what DPR says.

https://www.dpreview.com/articles/9828658229/computational-photography-part-i-what-is-computational-photography
Computational photography part I: What is computational photography?

https://www.dpreview.com/articles/9828658229/computational-photography-part-i-what-is-computational-photography/2
Stacking: 90% of success of mobile cameras

https://www.dpreview.com/articles/0681063194/computational-photography-part-ii-computational-sensors-and-optics
Computational photography part II: Computational sensors and optics

I took some close-up photos of Mariposa Lilies at the fixed f/1.8 iphone setting and lo, I got depth of field that should NOT accrue to an f/1.8 lens. And with older model phones.

Also, love the flower photos. That's what enticed me to go down this path some 55 years ago.

I still use big and powerful cameras as well, and wait for the breeze to calm down.
I don't use focus stacking on them. Next iteration of my photography, as in processing RAW data.
The jpegs are gorgeous already.

Keep up the great work. (fun)

Old Crank

(6,238 posts)
11. thanks
Sun Sep 14, 2025, 03:27 PM
Sep 14

I was happy to be able to record them.
Don't know how many days are left in the Munich flower season.

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