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Accidental double exposure

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alireza jan ahmadian 4 months ago

nice

King Douglas Thank you, alireza jan ahmadian

Andre du Plessis 2 years ago

Magnificent!

King Douglas Thanks so much, Andre, and thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.

Ali Morshedlou 2 years ago

Great work...

King Douglas Thanks very much, Ali.

Ingo Dumreicher 2 years ago

That's really gorgeous. Stunning work. The lighting is excellent!

King Douglas Thanks, Ingo...glad you like it.

Pierre Pageau 2 years ago

félicitations . *****

King Douglas Thanks, Pierre.

dalibor 2 years ago

What an accident!!!
Great!

King Douglas Thank you, dalibor.

Catalin Parau 3 years ago

If all artistic accidents would be as yours, people would be pouring into Art Museums as they do on footbal stadiums.

Hats off,

Catalin

King Douglas Thank you, Catalin. I'm sorry I overlooked your comment when you posted it 2 months ago.

Catalin Parau You needn't worry about a thing Douglas :)

Milla 3 years ago

It is said the evolution works on its great creations similar way, with series of small 'accidents'... ;)
I think the result of yours is magnificent!
Real gem.

King Douglas Thank you, Milla.

Semir 3 years ago

wow AMAZING PHOTO

King Douglas Thanks very much, Semir.

Rui Palha 4 years ago

What a great "accident", King.
Really an excellent result.

King Douglas Rui...I apologize for not responding to your comment from one year ago. I guess I overlooked it. Yes, this was one of those pleasant surprises discovered after I developed the film.

Thanks for much for taking the time to comment and for your kind words.

Anne Lene Baanrud 4 years ago

Beautiful movement and expression in this King!
I am waiting for my Hasselblad and this kind of work with the multiple exposure, accident or not is really inspiring!
All the best Anne Lene

King Douglas I wish you best of luck and much fun with your Hasselblad. Do you know what kind of film you will be working with?...or are you also purchasing the digital back?...well, some people have more money than they know what to do with. :>)

Thanks for the kind words,
King

Anne Lene Baanrud No digital back for me, just the pure fun of working with 120 film and good old fashioned dark room. And i got it cheap too, only 900 bucks, i can hardly wait! :)

Song Yao 4 years ago

What weird and wonderful trickery is this Mr Douglas? Had my mind doing somersaults on first viewing it. The lighting is exquisite, but then again I've come to expect nothing less. I'm curious though, was this scanned with your new toy (V750) or 'professionally' done? The details are remarkable.

King Douglas This was professionally scanned before I bought my new V750P. It will be a good test to compare the two scans.
Thanks, Song Yao.

Song Yao Oh absolutely! I'd love to know the results.

Angela Bacon-Kidwell 4 years ago

accidents are the best!

King Douglas Angela...your comment speaks to one of the concepts I had the most trouble with in art school, illustrated by this story.

I was working on a wet-chemical darkroom print using an usual toning technique suggested by the instructor in a design class. The assignment was due the next morning. The final result of my efforts was that only the "X" shape from the bottom of the developing tray was left visible on the paper...the rest of the image being bleached away. There was nothing to do but post my project on the board, from original to "X". I got one of my most favorable critical reviews for that "X". My colleagues couldn't get enough of it.

At Southern Methodist University, the art school ethos was that if the artist knows what the finished work will look like when she begins, then the result is not art. I can appreciate the notion, yet I have this hard-won ability to "see" what a print will look like before I click the shutter and I'm reluctant to give it up. Now I'm open to happy accidents like this image, at any point in the creative process, and I guess that's the real point--not to get stuck in our preconceptions.

Would you agree?

Thanks for your comment.

Angela Bacon-Kidwell I totally agree with you. I rarely work with a final picture in my mind of how it should look. I know the feeling I want and I put trust in my ability to make it happen. I like the unknown and happy accidents are always more important to me. Some would disagree but that is what compells me to create art. Thanks!

Koen Pieters 4 years ago

I wish my non-accidents would be half as amazing Michael ;-)

King Douglas The "amazing" factor in your portfolio is quite substantial as it is.
Thanks.

Daria Endresen 4 years ago

Very nice accident, looks so strange and at the same time attractive.. wonderful capture :)

King Douglas Thanks, Daria.

Elisabeth Gustafson 4 years ago

Fantastic.. What a beautiful composition and performance.. The light is so stunning.. Duality in one performace.. I cant say anything else but just beautiful..
/
Elisabeth

King Douglas Thank you, Elisabeth. I got a number of good photos of this dancer, a friend of mine, on that day. My "Mummy" photo is this same fellow.

Thomas Ljungberg 4 years ago

Great capture King, even if it was a mistake. There is a very nice movement and flow in the picture and his expression(s) are very strong. Great lighting (as usual).
/Thomas

King Douglas Thank you, Thomas, for the high praise. You know this is the same fellow as in the "mummuy" photo. I think they were taken in the same session.

Juha Saransalmi 4 years ago

Beautiful picture! -Juha

King Douglas Thank you, Juha.

Michael Jakesz 4 years ago

Wonderful accident!
I wish my accidents would be half as amazing!
Congratulations!
Michael

King Douglas Thanks, Michael.

Renato Manzi 4 years ago

You giving a grate lesson of classic Photography and good taste!!!
Renato

King Douglas Grazie, Renato.

Martin Scherer 4 years ago

oh yes, i like this one.
excellent lighting.

his expression on the two exposures are somewhat opposite to eachother, one being peaceful and to terms with a situation, the other being dramatic, as if something is happening either physically or mentally with the person.
The lighting is also more-dramatic-on-the-dramatic-expression(phey!) which adds to the impact of the image for me.

Hope that made sense, it's 06:00 in the morning over here in Norway :)

All in all, excellent work, accidental or not.

Martin

King Douglas Martin,
You pointed out one of the things that compelled me to use this image on my website...the contrast between the two very similar and consecutive poses.
Thanks very much for your early morning comment. :>)

Judy W 4 years ago

Good lord, that's good!!!

King Douglas Thanks, Judy.

lucian olteanu 4 years ago

well done!

King Douglas Thanks, lucian.

Fulvio Pellegrini 4 years ago

beautiful idea and execution
Always F.

King Douglas It was an idea that was accidentally repeated. This is a double exposure, which can happen with a Hasselblad if one is not paying adequate attention. Of course, it can happen on purpose, too. One of the nice things about that camera.
Thanks, Fulvio.

joan kocak 4 years ago

exquisite

King Douglas Thanks, Joan.

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