As any who has ever picked up a digital camera, especially a D-SLR, knows, there are seemingly gazillions of menu options. The camera can be customized to each individual’s taste. There are also different modes for special effects, in-camera editing, you name it.
I’ve not used all of the features on my D300. I probably haven’t even come close to using half of them. One of the features that I rarely use, if ever, is multiple exposure. I rarely see a need/use for it. That said, though, I thought that I’d give it a try.
When I left work, it was sunny, and as usual, my traffic avoidance maneuver was to head east. When I crossed the Cooper River bridge, it started getting dark. It looked rather cloudy, but the clouds made it all the way to the ground. It was socked in with fog, all the way to the beach. I had many thoughts of turning around, but pressed on. My thoughts were that the beach is already pretty much featureless, add to that a thick layer of fog and you just have a bunch of gray frames. But, as I said, I pressed on.
When I got there, it was pretty much as I had imagined. Gray. Featureless. Ho-Hum. There were a few people on the beach, so I thought that I’d see what I could do with that. I wasn’t feeling particularly creative. I thought of panning a few of the runners, but they were far off in the distance and going the wrong way … away from me. Then, I thought about the multiple exposure and decided to try some of walkers!
I liked the results. The pictures give a feeling of movement and of loneliness.
Each was a 3-shot series. It is configurable from 2 – 10 shots. I did try one 10-shot exposure, but didn’t like the results. If you have it on your camera and have not used it, maybe you ought to give it try if you want to try something new.
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What a great way to convey the sense of motion. The images also have for lack of better description a “ghostly†quality to them. I love that you can see through the people.
I only wish my Cannon had this feature.
One of the nicest perks of owning Nikon!
I like the first one quite a bit. I think it is better than the second one.
It is an interesting thing to try now and then. I’ve done it with my D200 a couple of times and it was not as exciting as I thought it would be.
I used to inadvertently do it with my old film cameras when I would forget to advance the film. That was always an annoyance.
Canon’s can’t do that? Wow I thought they all could. Interesting. I guess they figure with the ability to overlay in photoshop there is no real reason to have it in the camera? Maybe?
These are fascinating and I hope you continue the exploration of the feature. As a Canon user, I would have to turn to Photoshop, as Laurie mentions.