tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post7465096281067260772..comments2024-03-20T13:19:13.512-11:00Comments on TATTERED AND LOST PHOTOGRAPHS: The GHOSTLY PICNICTattered and Losthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-5817558288307818502013-08-21T06:01:43.855-11:002013-08-21T06:01:43.855-11:00Sadly, yes, they are a thing of the past. Today an...Sadly, yes, they are a thing of the past. Today any recent ones you see are simply digital manipulation.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-86244885655712813822013-08-21T02:34:38.765-11:002013-08-21T02:34:38.765-11:00A fabulously eerie picture double exposure or not....A fabulously eerie picture double exposure or not. And why did I throw all those double exposure shots away. Are they a thing of the past in this digital camera age?Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-54586101000523491392013-08-19T04:15:52.527-11:002013-08-19T04:15:52.527-11:00What a great shot! It is VERY creepy -- I find all...What a great shot! It is VERY creepy -- I find all double exposures a bit eerie; it's like time-travel to me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-51945961655763448472013-08-19T03:50:44.454-11:002013-08-19T03:50:44.454-11:00I'm glad I'm late because now I see Alan&#...I'm glad I'm late because now I see Alan's brainstorm. I almost posted a double exposure picnic but passed on it. Now I'll be ready whenever that prompt rolls around. <br /><br />Love the connection to Our Town. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-64361191042991698582013-08-18T11:40:09.996-11:002013-08-18T11:40:09.996-11:00Wow. I haven't thought of Our Town in years. B...Wow. I haven't thought of Our Town in years. But your likening it to your photograph is spot on. Double exposures such as this one are eerie. You've given me an image I won't soon forget. Thanks for sharing!PattyFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960442608381511010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-32687527807329613752013-08-18T09:09:35.025-11:002013-08-18T09:09:35.025-11:00Oh, sure. I see them now.Oh, sure. I see them now.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-43682806284396291972013-08-18T06:13:25.396-11:002013-08-18T06:13:25.396-11:00Hauntingly eerie, yet beautiful. A photo I'll...Hauntingly eerie, yet beautiful. A photo I'll remember.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-85046549144089799702013-08-18T02:42:42.062-11:002013-08-18T02:42:42.062-11:00Ah yes, your post ventures through the post I had ...Ah yes, your post ventures through the post I had planned for today, (sort of) it's about ghostly thoughts and mysterious what if and other unknown answers. I hope too that it really was just a double exposure, but it sure opens up the thought of combining a true one shot photo of a group that are together but yet how the photo is shot, with the others trailing off into the woods...one may certainly wonder! Superb post!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-40469956202751627312013-08-18T01:32:37.053-11:002013-08-18T01:32:37.053-11:00Like others above. My first thought was Picnic at...Like others above. My first thought was Picnic at Hanging Rock.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picnic_at_Hanging_Rock_(novel)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-47864874361237583382013-08-17T19:37:58.415-11:002013-08-17T19:37:58.415-11:00They're all there. First one in first row with...They're all there. First one in first row with hat. Second behind him a bit to the right. The third at the very top.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-22281457081308154152013-08-17T18:38:52.868-11:002013-08-17T18:38:52.868-11:00Picnic at Hanging Rock came to my mind too. We use...Picnic at Hanging Rock came to my mind too. We used to love going there for picnics of our own - never managed to get lost, or even to lose my brothers - no matter how I tried :)Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-92112918157205287242013-08-17T05:43:09.238-11:002013-08-17T05:43:09.238-11:00"...Hanging Rock" is always my second ch..."...Hanging Rock" is always my second choice. "Our Town" is just ingrained in Americans from their days in school. I do love the "...Hanging Rock" film by Peter Weir. Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-44211025484527265802013-08-17T05:40:47.614-11:002013-08-17T05:40:47.614-11:00Sure, that sounds doable.Sure, that sounds doable.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-68202111586808159392013-08-17T04:49:40.138-11:002013-08-17T04:49:40.138-11:00That's a fascinating and intriguing photo.That's a fascinating and intriguing photo.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-35828038622061475782013-08-17T03:03:29.473-11:002013-08-17T03:03:29.473-11:00Sorry, I missed seeing the previous reference to t...Sorry, I missed seeing the previous reference to the movie.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-72023458551494105132013-08-17T02:57:40.384-11:002013-08-17T02:57:40.384-11:00That double exposure sure makes for an eerie atmos...That double exposure sure makes for an eerie atmosphere, and reminds me of the classic Australian film 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'. <br />I once had to learn a piece from 'Our Town' and can still remember part of it:<br />“Good-by, Good-by, world. Good-by, Grover's Corners... Mama and Papa. Good-by to clocks ticking... and Mama's sunflowers. And food and coffee. And new-ironed dresses and hot baths...and sleeping and waking up. Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you.” <br />― Thornton Wilder, Our Town<br />Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-86377267779776115262013-08-16T23:42:27.159-11:002013-08-16T23:42:27.159-11:00A rare one. Mistakes like this one don't alwa...A rare one. Mistakes like this one don't always make it home from the photo finisher.<br /><br />I can see three guys in the seated group but I can only find two in the standing group.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-7655579522138142532013-08-16T23:12:55.562-11:002013-08-16T23:12:55.562-11:00We really ought to have such double exposures as a...We really ought to have such double exposures as a Sepia Saturday theme. Could we use your photo as a theme image?Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-47874703296747919192013-08-16T22:24:44.377-11:002013-08-16T22:24:44.377-11:00Oh dear. It is all too true. In the annals of Aust...Oh dear. It is all too true. In the annals of Australian history we have a true story where several school girls disappeared many years ago after a picnic. The story has been immortalised in a film called "Picnic at Hanging Rock" and my first thought after I saw your picture and before I read the comments was - "Picnic at Hanging Rock"!!Liz Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346380755511150998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-2843293012226452382013-08-16T21:54:05.634-11:002013-08-16T21:54:05.634-11:00It reminds me too of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock&#...It reminds me too of 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' where almost the entire school party disappeared. <br /><br />I hope it's a mistake in the film processing, otherwise that gentleman has his head up that lady's skirt! (Trust me to lower the tone.)Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-82758423467969692112013-08-16T19:42:17.494-11:002013-08-16T19:42:17.494-11:00Your post is perfect - the picture and your interp...Your post is perfect - the picture and your interpretive take on it a la Thorton Wilder's great play. I enjoyed it very much!La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-63545423146607974252013-08-16T15:01:36.063-11:002013-08-16T15:01:36.063-11:00A 5 star image and a perfect fit for the theme. Ou...A 5 star image and a perfect fit for the theme. Our Town is THE great American play too. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-55083765260240638922013-08-16T13:17:51.146-11:002013-08-16T13:17:51.146-11:00Oh, eerie indeed. What a sad stage play too.Oh, eerie indeed. What a sad stage play too.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015301472659256675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-38527205685453775752013-08-16T12:26:59.749-11:002013-08-16T12:26:59.749-11:00Ah yes, you're right. Death awaits them.Ah yes, you're right. Death awaits them.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654707306721822289.post-6776568857885077912013-08-16T11:22:46.797-11:002013-08-16T11:22:46.797-11:00Your last paragraph brings to mind the image of th...Your last paragraph brings to mind the image of that oft-reproduced, and I think pretty disturbing, painting <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Raphaelite_Brotherhood" rel="nofollow">Ophelia</a> by Millais which is always trotted out whenever the subject of pre-Raphaelite art is brought up.<br /><br />It was so easy to forget to wind on the film in early roll film cameras, and thus inadvertently produce double-exposures, but I might just as easily have been intentional. As you say, we'll never know for sure, but isn't it it fun to decide for one's self and live with that image in one's mind.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.com