Multiple Exposure Lupine

I took this a few days ago here where I live in Burlington, WI. They aren't fully bloomed yet and I'm fearful that when they are there will be too much undergrowth around them to get some great photos. I'll know today or tomorrow...

It's been very wet and I'm looking forward to an explosion of wildflowers in the natural fields in the area in the coming weeks.

This is a multiple exposure stack (9 of them) blended in Photoshop.

This is an interesting shot. I'm not quite sure what you were trying to accomplish. Were you trying to use multiple shots to get a photo that was in focus throughout or were you trying to create an image that was out of focus? The photo seems to be leaning to the left you might want to try and straighten it out. The technique intrigues me so it is definitely something I plan of giving a try.

Each photo was shot at -3 stops. (nine clicks on the shutter in manual mode.) Not sure how else to describe how it's done. Each shot is successively moved about. In this case I moved the camera up slightly for each shot.

Then they are combined in Photoshop.

Nothing will be "focused" when you do this. Tony Sweet and Freeman Patterson to name just two excel at doing this. The Nikon line of cameras allows you to do such a stack in-camera. Nice trick I wish Canon would incorporate.

I'm sure I could straighten things out. This image is a slight crop itself. But I like it a bit crooked.

Cheers!

I think the background this produced is all right, not sure about the subject though I may like it better if in a larger view.

You have some great colors and shapes here, and I like the idea a lot. The composition is a bit tight for my liking. I would like to see the lupines have a little more green space at the edges right and left. Just a thought, but I'm glad you posted the photo and the story behind it.