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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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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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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No such things as accidents, these are great abstracts, MIke! :)
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Thank you! Well it certainly started off as entirely unintentional.
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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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The camera said no but I said yes! I agree, it looks like some grim disease under the microscope…
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Sometimes an accidental shot is a winner.
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It’s true, Alexander. Think before you delete or discard.
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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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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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