My grandma used to take photos of us grandchildren, cousins with this camera. She gave it to me as a present one day when I started taking photos. That was in 1981 and I was 12 years old.
The picture was a technical test. When I got my new 45 megapixel SLR I tried stacking. I took 40 pictures of the camera with a tripod, all with a specific focus range, the first with the focus on the lens of the model and the last on top of the hot shoe of the camera body.
I then ran all the images through Photoshop and merged all the focus areas into one image. The result is an image that is almost completely sharp and rich in detail.
Printable up to any size, the file has a size of 8,408 x 5,600 pixels.
I had the picture printed as a poster and hung it in my office. I am always surprised at how crisp it is ;-).
I have been interested in photography since I was eight years old. I started taking pictures with my father's old camera when I was 10. Training as a commercial photographer. Several exhibitions since 2004... Read more…