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            I could get this better if I persisted with it, but I don't have more hours to waste! I tried re-stacking this shot using 99 images instead of 28 and the result wasn't really any different in terms of coverage of the wind turbine blades so I simplified and reprocessed with 10 images shot at 1/8 second using the 6 stop ND. Came out with slightly less fan coverage but this time there is no halo from misalignment and i like the very dramatic processing.

This level of processing was prompted by some discussions I read over the age old 'how much is too much' photoshop question.

So here you have it. Ever pixel here has been taken from an image taken at the same location at the same time. Nothing has been added or removed. Its just about the way the pixels have been combined.

On a side note, my genius stacking plan failed in parts of the image for several reasons. The main reason being that I used stack mode 'maximum' so that the brightest pixel at each location from the entire stack is selected. Sounds good. Blades are white so they should be the brightest pixel. Well that didn't happen. Compare this image to the previous. In the previous there are basically no blade pixels in the lower left corner because the sun was coming from the top right. This part of the turbine was in shade so the sky was brighter than the blade.

So I actually duplicated the stack and selected stack mode 'minimum' which selected all my dark blade pixels and used layer blend mode darken to combine for a finished product that has dark and light blade pixels. Also adds some nice contrast to areas in shade.

Anyway this probably means nothing to most people. The proof is in the pudding. I like the pudding, what says you?

Capital Wind Farm, 30kms south of Goulbourn shot on a Fuji X-Pro1 with the 18-55mm and a 6 stop B+W screw in ND.

Taken in: Australia / New South Wales (show map)

Taken on: March 16, 2013

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Camera: Fujifilm X-Pro1, f/11.0, 1/8 sec, 24.3mm (=36mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm X-Pro1
Lens:	XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.125 sec (1/8)
Focal Length:	24.3mm (35mm equivalent: 36mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Windows
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