Multiple Exposures from The Prairie
Mostly In-Camera
This is the second post of photos from my recent trip to North Dakota, this time focusing on multiple exposures.
The first image was inspired by photos I saw online a few years ago. It turns out that the photographer’s name is Xavi Bou. Although I'm not exactly sure how he created his images, I would guess it was similar to the method I used. Initially, I planned to take a long exposure of the scene with the clouds moving over the building. However, as I waited, I noticed numerous birds flying around. I switched my camera to video mode for a couple of minutes and then moved on. To create the final image at home, I exported each of the ~3,600 frames from the video (30fps) and stacked them using a star stacker app with the darken blend mode, which keeps only the darker parts of the next image. The photo above is the result! I wasn’t expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised by the outcome.
The remaining photos were all created in-camera using the multiple exposure mode set to darken on my Fujifilm X-T5. My old Canon 6D had a built-in multiple exposure mode, which I loved, but when I switched to Sony for work back in 2018, I was disappointed to see it wasn't a feature. I know I could create multiple exposure images in Photoshop, but there's something fun about getting it right in the camera.
Thanks for looking! Tune in next week for more faux Aerochrome photos from North Dakota.
The first one is really stunning! Multi exposure are so magical!
Pretty cool! And that first one is extra-special (and was interesting to learn how you accomplished it).