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The article deals with '''microphotography''' - creating microphotos. | The article deals with '''microphotography''' - creating microphotos. | ||
===Focusing (Rebel XSi)=== | |||
Setting live view: | |||
*Rench (II). | |||
**Live view function settings. | |||
***Live View shoot. | |||
*Press "Set" button to open the shutter. | |||
Use the zoom button (on the camera) -- press twice to drop to 10x. | |||
Focus at 10x. | |||
===Shoot settings=== | |||
*Exposure compensation - none. | |||
White balance: | |||
*Normal. | |||
==Post-processing== | |||
GIMP scripts: | |||
*White-balance. | |||
*Shadows & highlight. | |||
==White balance== | ==White balance== | ||
*May be done with: | |||
**White balance plugin.<ref>URL: [http://registry.gimp.org/node/72 http://registry.gimp.org/node/72]. Accessed on: 26 July 2010.</ref> | |||
**''Curves'' function (in GIMP). | |||
===Curves function (in GIMP)=== | |||
*Adjust magnitude, then blue, then green -- red should be last. | |||
**Low magnification images tend toward "too pink" with the white-balance script. | |||
=== | ===White balance plugin (script)=== | ||
Procedure: | |||
#Select | #Select | ||
#*Filters. | #*Filters. | ||
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#Set to "background color". | #Set to "background color". | ||
==De-vignetting== | ==Edge effects/vignetting== | ||
Lens distortion effects at edge of image - known as: "barrel distortion" and "vignetting" | |||
Notes: | |||
*[http://www.gimp.org/release-notes/gimp-2.4.html http://www.gimp.org/release-notes/gimp-2.4.html] | |||
*[http://www.gimp.org/release-notes/gimp-2.4-videos.html http://www.gimp.org/release-notes/gimp-2.4-videos.html] | |||
===De-vignetting (GIMP)=== | |||
#Take picture as one wants. | #Take picture as one wants. | ||
#Remove slide and shoot the background. | #Remove slide and shoot the background. | ||
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#Invert background. | #Invert background. | ||
#Save as jpg. | #Save as jpg. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Microscope]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
==External links== | |||
*[http://www.martinmicroscope.com/ Martin Microscope company (martinmicroscope.com)]. | |||
[[Category:Basics]] |
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