Oops
One of the advantages of digital is that you can’t accidentally double-expose a roll and loose a bunch of images. One of the disadvantages of digital is that you can’t accidentally double-expose a roll and get some really cool, trippy stuff.
Guess what I did…
I frequently swap out partially used rolls of film whenever I need to change film speeds. Usually, I carefully write on the can how many frames were shot, then when I reload that roll, I advance that many of frames + 3 for safety’s sake. This time was no different - except that a little dyslexia kicked in and turned the 20 into 02. I loaded my camera, advanced to frame 5 (2+3), and started shooting, thus double-exposing 15 frames. Oops.
Or not: judge for yourself. I think the cool synchronicities that kicked in make these far more interesting than any montage I might have premeditated. Sort of like watching the Wizard of Oz to Dark Side of the Moon. Gives me some ideas…
So, here’s to good old film all it’s eccentricities!
(Side note: the double exposed images are a combination of a shoot I did a week ago and some shots from the making of episode 1 of The 35th Street Mission and a ferryboat ride).
Comments
Wow, this is pretty cool! This picture in particular seems to suggest some meaning. And you can keep looking at it and find more interesting stuff (like two windows opposing each other :-).
Posted by: Max | February 28, 2005 10:57 PM