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the gentle season II

In camera double exposure, one image in focus, the second thrown way out of focus. Made on tripod. Part of a series of photo-impressions of the four seasons.

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Steve Hill 1 year ago

Will this technique work for urban shooting, ya think?

pop-aj 2 years ago

absolutely fantastic

agni 2 years ago

wonderfully!

Jacobsladder 2 years ago

Love the effect of this! Wild and Beautiful!

Biliana 2 years ago

Pure pastel colors :))))

dancingshiba 3 years ago

Interesting technique for the double exposure. Wonderful result!

RamonaG 3 years ago

.why do i find this wonderful picture now and not earlier?!
which goes immediately into my favorites!!!! :)

Ursula I Abresch Thank you so much, Ramona, I'm so glad you like it!

kregon 3 years ago

very impressive and beautiful colors
regards, egon

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, Egon, I'm glad you like the colors. I love working with colors to try and "make" the image that way.

Arjun 3 years ago

"In camera double exposure, one image in focus, the second thrown way out of focus. Made on tripod. Part of a series of photo-impressions of the four seasons."

Humm.

I am not sure whether you have tried what i am going to mention. (almost the same effect from single image).

1. Create two layers of base.
2. select top most layer make opacity to 37%. (yes 37 %)
3. select the middle layer, apply gaussian blur with different strengths as pleases your eyes.
(on an image of 800 x 600 pixel, i would chose radius of 9 for gaussian blur, so try this first).
4. select top most layer, apply sharpening. (this sounds crazy , sharpening and blur on the image same time, but just watch).
5. flatten image.

This is basic algo, but could be used for lots of enhancements.

Note : i did not change the mod of blurred layer, it was set to normal all the time.

PS: hows you doing, sorry i did not reply the mail you sent about rejection of my photo.

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, Arjun. Not sure I remember which e-mail you're referring to :)
Yes, I've tried your method, but the results are different than when done in camera, mainly because in camera things look slightly more imperfect, more natural, whereas done in post they tend to look too rigid.

Thanks again.

Ana Magalhães 3 years ago

Amazing work! the colors are soft and perfect!

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, Ana!

Ben Goossens 3 years ago

Hi Ursula,
wooow what a color pallet and strong composition... I love it:-)))))

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, Ben, your words mean a lot :)

Dragan Jovancevic 3 years ago

you have to love this one instantly. you have achieved a very soft, subtle look, it fits the theme perfectly. now you made me curious, i have to try double exposures. love it
p.s. time to rename this site to 2x.com

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, Dragan. 2x.com? That's a good idea :)

moses stell 3 years ago

so beautiful

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, moses, much appreciated :)

Mel Brackstone 3 years ago

Another amazing image, Ursula, wow!

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, Mel :)

Fernand Hick 3 years ago

So delicate colors and the softness of a cold morning... Superb Ursula,
Fernand

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, Fernand, it's sometimes amazing how soft cold can be.

Jef Van den Houte 3 years ago

Light and subtle color are amazing

Ursula I Abresch Thank you very much, Jef!

Dare Turnsek 3 years ago

Bravo :)

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, Dare!

Norbert Maier 3 years ago

Fascinating mood, Ursula!

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, Norbert, I appreciate your words!

mark greenhalgh 3 years ago

Hi Ursula, I love this image. And as a staunch 'monochrome disciple' I love the colours in this!
Cheers,
Mark

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, mark! It is good to get a comment from a "monochrome disciple" :)

Giorgio Bisetti 3 years ago

A great WOW!

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, Giorgio! I greatly appreciate your WOW :)

dawn 3 years ago

This is lovely--the composition is very pleasing in its simplicity and the color beautiful and soft.

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, Dawn. I'm glad you like it.

Fulvio Pellegrini 3 years ago

Great one Ursula. Love the composition
F.

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, grazie!

Martin Gremm 3 years ago

This is beautiful! I like the simplicity and the gentle tones combined with the complex textures.

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, Martin, I appreciate your words!

tomaz crnej 3 years ago

moody, congrat

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, tomaz!

Judy W 3 years ago

Oh wow. Loved it in screening, ursula. So painterly!

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, Judy, I'm very glad you like it :)

storytaylor 3 years ago

A wonderful location and colors,
Thanks for sharing your magical world here.

Ursula I Abresch I'm glad you like it. Thank you!

Ulf Börjesson 3 years ago

Ursula, I can truly appreciate the double exposure, the dreamy approach, the light and the - school book - composition. But I'm not sure about the overall feel. The light behind the tree for an example, distracts my mind. The lack of contrast as well. Not to mention the tension/story. But I might be off as I'm not a nature photographer. Sorry if I'm being blunt but I'm sure you can appreciate honest feedback.
U

Ursula I Abresch Thank you for your candor, Ulf. It is good to know that I have progressed to being able to make school book compositions :)

Ulf Börjesson Please tell med about your own feelings for this image. I'm seriously curious.

Ursula I Abresch This was made on a rainy day, in a place by the Pend d'Oreille where I go to frequently, especially in the shoulder seasons (Spring/Fall), to sit and just enjoy the colours and smells and air of the place. Sometimes I look for bears at this place. To me this talks of what's important to me in life, peace, gentleness, kindness, solitude, quiet. It's an isolated, beautiful little tree on a hillside covered with grass wet with rain and a few leftover, dry wildflowers. A place, a picture, to let your mind rest and your heart just feel the quiet beauty all around you. That's what it means to me.

Note I placed this in "mood", not "landscape" or "nature".

Ulf, you see a lot of fault in this image: school book compo (no original thinking), distracting light, low feelings for you, lack of contrast, not to mention lack of story/tension. Really little redeeming value in your eyes. I, on the other hand, like it just fine the way it is, and am not intending to either change the compo, light, contrast, etc., or trash the image. But, what I wanted to say is that you and I know that not all images speak to all people. Not all images have to speak to all people. So if you don't like this one, that's fine. Don't worry about it. :)

John Roshka 3 years ago

Very nice. So, it's defocusing technique. Then, you merge the 2 photos in PS ? I like the effect and I'm really interested in how you did it ?

Ursula I Abresch No. It is making two images in camera (that is, if you have a camera that allows you to do so). You set the camera to double (or more exposures if you wish), then make the two images and they're combined in camera into one file. You could also do it in PS, however, I prefer the more "natural" results you get doing it in camera. PS is a bit too controlled an environment for my taste, in general. Fernand calls it the defocusing technique. I started doing this well before coming to 1X and meeting Fernand, based on work by Freeman Patterson. I believe there are probably a number of names for this technique.

John Roshka Thanks for the detailed explanation. Very interesting. I will take it into consideration.

Codrin Lupei 3 years ago

Very beautiful work, Ursula, some time ago after seeing some of Fernand's images I could say that this technique became one of my favorites because of the dreamy images that could be done and this one is no exception! Wonderful done, really happy to see it published! Love it!
all the best
Codrin

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, Codrin. I started using this technique well before I ever met Fernand, based on some of Freeman Patterson's writings and works. I'm glad you like it.

- Aja - 3 years ago

beautiful....

Ursula I Abresch Thank you :)

Allan Wallberg 3 years ago

This is beautiful Ursula, great work.

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, Allan, I'm glad you think so.

Clyde Beamer 3 years ago

One of the BEST landscapes I've ever seen!!

Ursula I Abresch Wow, well, thank you! That is very much appreciated :)

Carola Lundmark 3 years ago

Lovely Ursula! Feels like a painting.Superb colours
Best regards Carola

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, Carola, much appreciated!

Yohan Terraza 3 years ago

So pure...A spring symbol :)

Ursula I Abresch Thank you! :)

Dian Agung Nugroho 3 years ago

Strange... beautyful... and many things I feel in my heart ... so lovely mood, Ursula. Very lovely picture.
Best regards.

Ursula I Abresch Thank you! I'm very glad it speaks to you :)

Eric Severson 3 years ago

Wonderful soft colors and delicate motions!! Nice technique in what is sure to be a lovely lovely series!

Ursula I Abresch Thank you, Eric! I'm glad you like it.

aicardi 3 years ago

Good work

Ursula I Abresch Thank you!

PNFphotography 3 years ago

Very nice post work the softness of color is striking.

Ursula I Abresch Thank you! I just made a print of it on Hahnemule Fine Art Pearl paper, first time I try this paper, and it looks really good on it. I'm pleasantly surprised.