This week at Lens-Artists, Elizabeth of Albatz Travel Adventures has us thinking about diptychs. This is what she says:
“A diptych is two images placed in proximity to one another, forming a pair. To make a successful pairing there should be several things in common, and something very different, contrasting.”
Please see her post for a range of inspiring examples.
My header pair is perhaps a bit daft, but it appeals to my sense of humour: man ruminates deeply on the ebb and flow of the Celtic Sea.
Man makes up mind: enough is enough.
Location: Anglesey, North Wales.
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The next pair also has a Welsh location, taken on the Tallyllyn Steam Railway. Some of the enthusiastic volunteers who help run the trains:
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Crab Apple Tree (with Japanese anemones) in our old Wenlock garden:
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Townsend Meadow, Much Wenlock and a fine crop of wild oats:
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Up in the Shropshire Hills: the Stiperstones
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Also on the Stiperstones – fields of gorse, once widely cropped for winter animal fodder; these days, more valuable to bees and other insects:
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And finally some light and shadow. Leaves – back lit and top lit:
Excellent examples, Tish! Love the crab apple, the wild oats and the gorse….And the rocks of those forbidding Stiperstones
Many thanks, Sue.
Well done Tish! I loved the man on the hill. Great image.
Thanks, Anne. He’s a favourite of mine 🙂
I agree your opening example made me smile after reading your comment. I especially love your crabapples also Tish. Wonderful examples.
Thanks, Tina.
Great, Tish! Loved them all – especially the man on the hills and the gorgeous wild oates. Great light.
May thanks, A-C.
You are welcome!
You’ve come up with some great pairs for these diptychs! The first pair made me smile, especially your commentary on them (‘man makes up mind: enough is enough’ 😄 ) I love the textures of your monochrome Stiperstones shots, and the pairing of leaves with back and top lighting is an excellent idea!
Many thanks, Sarah. It’s a v. interesting challenge; not really something I’ve thought about before.
Cleverly done. It’s a teaser, this challenge, isn’t it?
It was a bit of teaser. I had to read Elizabeth’s post at least 3 times to get the gist in terms of the actual photos, even though I understood the approach words-wise.
You certainly hit the mark with these twosomes – they are all great, and I love the humour and ‘short’ story of the first one…
So pleased you liked these. It’s a great challenge. So good to be spurred into different ways of thinking about one’s photos.
Nicely done, Tish. I loved the post and photos.
Many thanks, Egidio. (Just had to extract you from SPAM).
Tish, WP does strange things. There are a couple of users I follow that often end up having their comments in the spam. I don’t know why.
It’s annoying because I forget to check my spam.
Well done on the prompt. Excellent examples and photography.
Many thanks, Jennie.
You’re welcome.
Some beautiful nature photos in your pairings, Tish! I enjoyed the information on Gorse. I’ve never heard of it before. Beautiful flowers, and at least the bees are getting something worthwhile from it. 🙂
Many thanks, John.
These are some awesome pairing.
Thank you, Teresa.
Great photos, nicely paired. 👏
Thank you, John.
Excellent pairs, Tish. I love the man and the little story you wrote, not daft at all 🙂 and the last one with the leaves.
Thanks so much, Sofia. Happy my man hit the spot 🙂
Great responses Tish, they all look so good. I love the crab apples.
Many thanks, Leanne.
I really like your 2X2 and it made perfect sense to me. You do really nice silhouettes, too.
Thank you. It’s always good to know when you make some sense to someone else 🙂 🙂 🙂
I think the b&w s make the best dyptics.
Thanks, Stephen. I like that pairing the best too.