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Multiplicity. . . Which one is real?

 

I decided to have a little fun one day. I took a few test shots to get the correct settings and exposure. I checked the histogram and after adjusting exposure, ended up with the following settings.

 

I put my Nikon D200 on a tripod with a 17-55mm lens.  I set the lens to a 5 second shutter and f22 aperture. I used Auto-ISO which set the ISO to 125.  One mistake I made was using Auto-white-balance.  I should have set this so it was consistent over all my shots.

 

I then set the self timer on, and shot a dozen or more shots, while I moved into various positions.  On the D200, I can use the Interval timer so it just snaps them every minute (or every 5 minutes or every 30 minutes).

 

I then loaded the JPG files into Photoshop and combined them (each on their own layer) into one image.  To do this, choose your "bottom image", and then open the second picture. Now "shift" and drag that image thumbnail into the first image.  Close the second image.   Repeat for all images.

 

Now for each image, use a layer mask to remove everything buy you.  The great news:  you don't have to be exact, since the surroundings are "all" the same.  You can be a little sloppy (although I was a little too sloppy).

 

My daugher simply said:   Dad - that's just plain scary!

 

My next attempt will add some fun:  I'll change clothes and looks in each position.  Maybe even throw a ball between my selves :)

 

Hope you enjoyed.

 

 

COMMENTS
Sheila said at 5:21 p.m. on Nov 10, 2006:
haha.. your daughter was right, a bit scary but nice indeed (with the neat instructions).
Jessicanew said at 5:34 p.m. on Nov 10, 2006:
I for sure have to try out this technique sometime.... Creepy, but Cool -CLONING!!
Antonio said at 7:13 p.m. on Nov 10, 2006:
very clever— well done.
DEE-Trow said at 8:36 p.m. on Nov 10, 2006:
Wow-this is so cool! And you even explained how to do it. Sounds a bit complicated to me. Bet we will probably see more of these now. And I agree with your daughter, a bit scary!
Mthorne said at 9:58 p.m. on Nov 10, 2006:
hehe! this is great.
Siagian said at 1:52 p.m. on Nov 13, 2006:
i tried this once...i was playing around with my timer...nothing like the D200 though...i'll try to post it sometime.
Candieiro said at 9:44 p.m. on Nov 13, 2006:
thanks for sharing, this could be used for the busy mom ad or a do it all worker. gotta try it.
Standing002 said at 9:56 p.m. on Nov 19, 2006:
This is great...I've only heard about it, now I see it for real! WOW, I can't wait to see the ball throwing shot!
Jasontengco said at 9:33 p.m. on Nov 21, 2006:
nice!
Ldrider51 said at 1:39 p.m. on Nov 29, 2006:
That's cool. Thanks for the Photoshop tutorial. I have CS2 and can do general editing with it but I'm woefully ignorant of so many of its features and capabilities. I feel like I've barely scratched the surface.

I'll have to try this.

--ldrider51
Candice said at 1:12 a.m. on Dec 8, 2006:
This is so cool! Have to try it sometime... thanks for sharing.
Teresao said at 11:07 a.m. on Jan 8, 2007:
Wow, amazing! So which one is real? hehe...
Anjad said at 5:52 a.m. on Jan 12, 2007:
A little fun....??? BIG FUN!!! I love it, Bob. Thanks for the tutorial, I'm going to try it out.
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