Accidental shootings

These are three shots that were not meant to be.

I was taking photographs with my new macro lens on a sunny afternoon in the park. My camera was anything but ready to take a picture in a spot where there was plenty of dappled light, but the shutter was released in a moment of clumsiness.

A multi-coloured, out of focus swirl was the result. But I didn’t delete. I liked the unintended effect and repeated with a slightly different exposure. And again.

Being a fan of experimenting with digital art, I edited the second shot in monochrome and inverted the colours of the third. Maybe it’s criminal to discard shots, however accidental. Do you agree?…

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Tags: abstract, accidental shooting, art, black and white, blur, digital art, inverted colours, misfires, out of focus, photography, throwaway shots

10 thoughts on “Accidental shootings”

jdtphotography.co.uk on February 1, 2014 at 16:47 said:

Inspirational accidents. Really wonderful Mike and I am so pleased you have posted them. Thanks and I hope you have a great weekend despite the weather

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- mikeosbornphoto on February 1, 2014 at 21:08 said:
  
  Cheers James. This morning was actually sunny and bright which took some adjusting to! I see you’ve been making the most of some of the tempestuousness down on the south coast.
  
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ckponderings on January 26, 2014 at 10:32 said:

No such things as accidents, these are great abstracts, MIke! :)

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- mikeosbornphoto on January 26, 2014 at 10:34 said:
  
  Thank you! Well it certainly started off as entirely unintentional.
  
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Noeline Smith on January 25, 2014 at 12:12 said:

What a great experiment – albeit with unintentional beginnings. The third shot looks like something you might find in a petri dish …

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- mikeosbornphoto on January 25, 2014 at 12:14 said:
  
  The camera said no but I said yes! I agree, it looks like some grim disease under the microscope…
  
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Alexander Lautsyus on January 25, 2014 at 11:45 said:

Sometimes an accidental shot is a winner.

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- mikeosbornphoto on January 25, 2014 at 12:10 said:
  
  It’s true, Alexander. Think before you delete or discard.
  
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maybrick2001 on January 25, 2014 at 10:03 said:

I like ’em:)

I have took more than a few accidental shots and loved the results. Go with the flow I say.

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- mikeosbornphoto on January 25, 2014 at 10:09 said:
  
  Thank you! Yes, I’m sure we all misfire on a regular basis. It’s very easy to delete on digital, but quite glad to have gone with it on this occasion :)
  
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