I have been thinking about another multiple exposure image for a while and finally got around to getting my 13-year-old granddaughter to "pose" as a model. I used a nearby winding trail for the shot(s), launched the drone, and when it was positioned as I wanted over the trail I told her to start running. She dressed in red to make her show up better in the images.
The drone is about 200 feet up. It is a DJI Air 2S
The original image has just basic LR adjustments, copied and pasted onto all ten images, and then merged via successive layer masks. In the final image I added some Orton effect and fog to go for sort of a dreamy look. Hence the title "Running in a Dream", after the current popular song
Question for the group: Which version do you like better?
3 comments posted
Alex Andrews
Great idea again Powerful story. I heard the judge comment on the figures lining up and could not get that out of my mind maybe different spacing if you have it or take out every other. Great fog. Posted: 02/11/2025 17:34:27
Richard Stauber
Good creative image, plan for the image and execution both nicely done. I have experimented some with the Orton effect and thus far in my trials, I liked the originals better. And same for your image, I had no clue what it was I was looking at until I saw the original- could be just how my old brain works. I think the 'original' is a pretty neat image. Posted: 02/12/2025 20:25:59
Drema Swader
What a fun project! I like the original version better. I don't think the "fog" and "orton effect" added much, and it obscured much of what was happening in the photo (it is hard enough as is to identify what is going on). Posted: 02/22/2025 18:16:07
