Multiple Exposure

[RPCunningham]

I did this using gimp. First I took 19 shots of a landscape, each time i used a slower shutter speed. I didn't need 19 because i ended up only using 2 of them.

How to do it:
open up the more overexposed image (lighter)
open up the more underexposed image (darker)
select all on the dark image
copy visible
go to light image and make a new layer
paste into
anchor the "floating section"
right click on "new layer" and go to mask>add mask click on grayscale copy of layer
merge layers down and save

Here are the before and after pictures:


The dark picture.


The bright picture.


The After.

What do you guys think?

[wulf]

Definitely enhanced. The resulting colours maybe look a touch bright for realism but it isn't immediately obvious that you've merged two pictures. An enhancement might be to use a third image for the foreground, that is a little more subtle in its colours.

Wulf

[photofun]

Very nice RP - this looks easy enough to do in Gimp. Only a few steps, I'll have to give this a try sometime. I haven't gotten the hang of the masks without a tutorial in front of me. Thanks for sharing!

[blejavac]

Originally Posted by wulf

Definitely enhanced. The resulting colours maybe look a touch bright for realism but it isn't immediately obvious that you've merged two pictures. An enhancement might be to use a third image for the foreground, that is a little more subtle in its colours.

Wulf

I like the photo and the work done on it so I have to disagree w/ u: I dont think that we and our computers can do w/ colours what nature can - and thats to brighten them to much . Ive seen colours in nature which if put on a screen everybody would be disgusted and say: overexagurating! And to defend the photo more - they sky isnt oversaturated so the front treeline has a nice contrast to it..Id definitely would roll in that grass (after checking it for snakes and bugs - lol)
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[blinked]

I like what you have done with the shots. Masking is one element of post processing that I have not quite gotten the hang of.

I have PSE6 and Gimp. I guess I'll give both a try.