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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==
Done with a GIMP plugin.<ref>URL: [http://registry.gimp.org/node/72 http://registry.gimp.org/node/72]. Accessed on: 26 July 2010.</ref>
*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.


===Actions===
===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)].
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