Failed experiment

Still working on multiple exposure ideas. Thought I'd "quickly" try 3 exposures, a cyclamen leaf, plus the two opening buds, focussing on each one separately. I'd seen the idea of refocussing for a second flower somewhere in an article - it was supposed to give a pleasant glow, in addition to a greater depth of field.

I'd given the plant a quick once over with my trusty blower but the first shots showed everything covered in specks of dust. A soft brush didn't help, so it was a damp microfibre cloth on the bits I needed to use. Not sure why I bothered - the refocussing on the buds just gives them an unpleasant outer blur, like accidentally putting on someone else's glasses or a mega amount of camera shake (my tripod's quite solid!). Yuckk! But I've no time or motivation to Blip anything else, I'm hungry...