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Step Three: This opens a dialog

with some options we need to work

through. First, click the Add Open

Files button, which does exactly

what it says. At this point, double-

check that the only files loaded in

the center of the dialog are those

with which we want to work. If

there are any others open, simply

highlight them in that center area

and click Remove.

Step Four: Next, turn on the

Attempt to Automatically Align

Source Images checkbox so that

Photo shop assesses them and

ensures they line up just right in the

stack. Although we shot our images

using a tripod, if there’s any slight

discrepancy, this will line everything

up and overcome the differences.

Step Five: Also, at the top of this

dialog, select Median from the

Choose Stack Mode menu. The

reason for choosing Median is that

this mode analyzes the image for

nontransparent pixels: It looks for

pixels that are the most consistent

throughout the series of images

and uses those for the final result.

Median mode actively looks at the

things that differ between all of the

images and removes those differ-

ences; it’s the mode that’s designed

to remove unwanted content.