ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

In our club we had a presentation from a woman who does various types of multiple exposures. I decided to try a variation of an idea she illustrated in her presentation. I like the result and, much to my surprise, my wife liked it as well.
Erich

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veralisa296 Loc: New Jersey

This appears to be a very exciting picture! I see multiple views of a skyline and the heavens! Colors are also captivating!

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

Thank you. I'm pleased that you liked it. Yes, there are multiple views here of the same scene which is a lake in the Adirondacks.
Erich

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Eye-catching, stimulating work!

Can you explain more about what you did, and/or the presentation at the club.

NJFrank Loc: New Jersey

When I saw this image the clouds looked like you duplicated it and then flipped it. Added what looked like water in between. After reading your comment to Veralisa you confirmed the water in the middle. An abstract at least for me that is not too puzzling. And could figure out what are the components in the image. Unlike some when I look at it and can’t figure out what it is.

NikonGal Loc: Central Oregon

When I first opened up this abstract, I thought patriotic with the red/white/blue colors. When I looked further into it, I saw the clouds top and bottom, with the with water, and then the skylines sort of sandwiched in between. A very interesting abstract of the earth. I enjoyed it.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

Sure. The presentation at our club was from a woman who started making multiple exposure photos with her Canon camera that would only do 2 shots per frame when set to do multiple exposures. So, she started shooting scenes and then reorienting the position of her camera for the second of two images on the same frame. Then, in PS she would tweak her settings to get a result that she liked.

Later on, she started loading two versions of the same scene in PS and then orienting them differently. This was, essentially, a composite with the same scene just oriented at 90 degrees or 180 degrees or anything in between. She would then choose a blend mode that showed off her creation in the best light.

This is the approach I took for this photo. I loaded two versions of the same scene. Then I rotated the second scene 180 degrees so that it is upside down on top of the right side up version. In this case I changed the blend mode to "lighten". That made the clouds pop. Finally, I highlighted the bottom clouds in LR and changed the temperature slider to make the clouds bluer and give, I hope, the impression of blue water. Then I just put a stroke around it and was done. Thanks for taking a look. Glad you are enjoying the photo.
Erich

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Wow Erich, I love it. Great imagination and execution

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

Yes this is an abstract; but it is somewhat representative of the original scene when you look closely. Thanks for looking.
Erich

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

I did not see the red, white and blue theme; but now I'm going to look at it again and I probably won't be able to "unsee it". Thanks for taking a look and I'm glad that you found the photo interesting. I'll probably do more of these; but I don't know how many I'll post. Don't want to start boring people. If they are interesting, though, I'll post them and let you guys be the judges of whether or not they are boring.
Erich

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

Thank you. The idea was not mine; but I'll take credit for the execution. Glad you liked it.
Erich

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Thanks so much for taking the time to explain. Fun that the origin of the woman's ideas was her camera's limitations.

I've done several where I duplicate the original to a new layer and then move it a bit or flip vertically or horizontally. Almost positive I learned that on UHH

jaredjacobson

Well chosen and well executed. The image has a terrific airy feel.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

Thank you. I was not at all sure how it would turn out; but I had a feeling the two halves would work well together and I guess I got lucky.
Erich