Tuesday, September 23, 2008

beach diptych


diptych beach, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.
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The word "diptych" is a word from another time.
Originally a diptych (pronounced "dip-tick") from the Greek, 
is any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge. 

From Wikipedia, "Devices of this form were quite popular in the ancient world, types existing for recording notes and for measuring time and direction."

The word has a new use and popularity.
It is the connection of two photos that in some way form one unit, as the photos above.
The photos can be similar, opposites in subject or color, or any connection that seems to fit.
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They are fun to create and give photography a new creative edge.
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2 comments:

kelsci said...

Surprisingly, I do not get it and I looked at the samples on Flickr too. However your photos are Fab. Sharp as Ice.

bobbie said...

Very interesting. I'll have to put some together.