Double Images
Concentrating on the images that I make I never crop or manipulate them and use the camera to capture the reality of the object as closely as possible. However in looking at some of the images I have felt they work very well as double images. All I do is use two of the images butted together. They are not mirrored, merged or blured in anyway. Merely placed together. If you look you can see the join and that is all part of the idea. Just noticing when it is possible to use an image in this way.
This is a photo taken on my old Olympus camera on the Stroud to Mersea, Essex. It’s seaweed on the edge of the sandy mud with water reflected in the sea. It was the first of these double images.
A couple were playing a ball game on the edge of the water as the tide receded in Cornwall. I took this photo into the sun creating a beautiful light on the water and felt it was a candidate for the double procedure
On a visit to my friends in Cornwall on the millennium New Year we went on a long walk taking us above the tree line to this outcrop of rock covered in snow as was the whole walk
At Bedruthen steps in Cornwall I took some pictures into the sun creating a dramatic effect on the statuesque rock formations. I like the fact that people can be seen on the horizon in this one and that the rock in the middle looks like a seal
As the sun sunk in the sky on a sunny winters day on a beach in Northumberland the light on the water left lingering in the hollows of the sand was a delight to behold. Not having a horizon this was easy to see as a double image
With the sun out on a walk in Northumberland I saw this piece of metal with the snow receding to create a lovely edged piece of stark white against the darkness of the metal
Hanging over the edge of the boat on a sunny Greek holiday is one of my favourite things. At the front of the boat you can see the bow dividing the water and creating a bubbly disturbance that you can lower your hands into. The amazing colour of the water makes the photo
In Cappadocia, Turkey these rock formations are everywhere. From grand upright monoliths to these gently rolling hillocks that when put together form an interesting twisted rope effect
A simple edge of a ploughed field near my home in Suffolk on a sunny bike ride looked lovely put together in this way accentuating the grass
This is my favourite of the double images. A tyre tread in deep snow in the low afternoon sun of winter accentuating the balls of snow splashed by the tyre
Looking into the water at the Stroud onto Mersea I could see these lovely cotton wool clouds reflected in the water with the sun peeping out from behind. Being only a reflection there is a lovely painterly feeling about them
Here in Cappadocioa in Turkey you can see a wonderful rock formation with trees growing halfway up the edges and a beautifully shaped edge to the rocks
A cold winter in Northumberland looking into a small waterfall were icicles had formed against the strong green of fresh water fed vegetation
This image is entirely reflection created by a wonderful rippling on the water that looks like a paint effect. The contrast in colour of the grass and the blue of the sky and the composition of the clouds makes this piece interesting for me
The stillness of the water with these crisp shadows and cloud reflections caught my eye instantly. Being in company I didn’t linger too long but took three shots of this and selected the one with the satisfying curve