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Last Hand; Winner Takes All

© John A. Lind

Last Hand; Winner Takes All

Uploaded: September 27, 2001

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OM-4; 35-105 f/3.5~4.5 Zuiko MC Zoom @ 35mm; T-32 flash w/diffuser and tilted for ceiling bounce; Royal Gold 100; f/5.6 @ 1/60th; Kokomo, IN, March 2000

Comments

May 16, 2003

is this two time exposure ? 1st on black background? or digital mixing or one shot?how it was taken? #35321

John A. Lind May 26, 2019

Ajita,
Yes, it's a double exposure on one frame of film with the camera on a tripod. The camera is a manual wind; cameras with motor drives to advance the film can't do multiple exposures unless they have a multiple exposure switch. A tripod was used to keep the background perfectly aligned for both exposures.

The T-32 is a dedicated flash and its output can be controlled by the camera. I set the film speed on the camera for 200 (twice that of the film being used). The sum of the two flashes, each for an ISO 200 exposure is the same as a single flash for an ISO 100 exposure on the same frame of film. Since the camera doesn't have a multiple exposure switch, I depressed the film rewind button while winding on to cock the shutter. This must be done carefully; even though the sprockets won't turn to advance the film, it can still move slightly because the takeup spool may be pulling on it slightly. In doing these, it's best to shoot a blank frame before making the multiple exposure, and then shoot a blank frame afterward to leave plenty of blank film on each side of it.

-- John #98186

Jen June 11, 2005

John, this is a cool shot. I like to take multiple exposurs with my camera, but I was wondering if you know how to take one without having that "ghosty" look, because I can't figure it out. #1458958

John A. Lind June 11, 2005

Jen,
The Cokin filter system uses an attachment for the lens filter ring that allows rectangular filters to be slid into it. One of their specialized "filters" is a mask that blocks off half the lens. Make the first exposure for one half of the frame, rotate the mask around, and the second exposure for the other half of the frame. It's best used at narrower apertures . . . and it's best to meter the entire frame and lock it in before sliding in the mask.

The photograph must be composed for this . . . if the same thing is to appear in both halves, it should be completely in one half and completely in the other half.

-- John Lind #1459251

Jen June 11, 2005

Thank you very much John. I appreciate it. #1459270

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