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\"Deus<\/a>
Deus Ex Machina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

OK \u2013 so the laundry isn\u2019t exactly the most exciting, sophisticated or glamorous location for a photo shoot!<\/p>\n

No breath-taking sunsets, no standing atop a tall skyscraper looking over a vast metropolis, no riding in a helicopter over snow-capped mountain ranges or paddling down a vast, serpentine river far from civilisation.<\/p>\n

While the laundry may seem the most unlikely of places, you can still go on your very own photographic adventure, discover hidden treasures, challenge your creativity and have fun.<\/p>\n

All it takes is a little imagination!<\/p>\n

Curiosity and a clothes dryer<\/h3>\n
\"The
My clothes dryer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Have you ever looked inside your clothes dryer? I mean really looked. It\u2019s fascinating. A series of small holes dot part of the interior and the curved metallic surfaces produce wonderfully distorted reflections of shape and colour. Strange patterns merge and dissipate when you shift your position or rotate the drum. It\u2019s cavernous, mysterious with darker, muted colours and all together, has a slightly surreal feel.<\/p>\n

Completely captivated by the possibilities and potential for a really unusual shot, I spent a good couple of hours experimenting to see what peculiar reflections I could concoct by spinning the drum and manoeuvring myself to find a different angle of view.<\/p>\n

\"Original
Original ‘in camera’ image for ‘Deus Ex Machina’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Caught ‘in camera’<\/h3>\n

This is the original \u2018in camera\u2019 image for \u2018Deus Ex Machina\u2019. I was pleased to have captured not only the holes at the rear of the drum, but also their reflections in a number of locations in the image.<\/p>\n

The colours were varied, with the appealing rusty browns offset nicely against the lighter areas, and there was just the right mix of \u2018solid\u2019 surface features to counterbalance the reflected patterns.<\/p>\n

Subconscious musings<\/h3>\n

I worked on the image, mainly improving colour and contrast, but there was always something in the back of my mind saying \u201cthere\u2019s more you can do with this!\u201d I decided to rotate the image 90 degrees to the left. Then it hit me. This is what was stewing in my subconscious. Faces.<\/p>\n

\"The
The three surreal and unusual ‘faces’ of ‘Deus Ex Machina’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I must have only half recognised them in the horizontal orientation, but now viewed vertically, they became very apparent. I found the face on the left very striking, if not a little disturbing.<\/p>\n

Time to cast a triptych eye<\/h3>\n

Several months passed before I revisited this image. I was now exploring the triptych format and was in the process of re-evaluating some of my old images to see if they would make suitable triptych candidates.<\/p>\n

\"'Deus
‘Deus Ex Machina’ in the Triptych format – before and after<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New ideas immediately sprang to mind. Long vertical cuts would allow each \u2018face\u2019 to have its own panel \u2013 its own individual identity. The strongest and most \u2018recognisable\u2019 of the three faces would now appear prominently in the middle of the triptych, bestowing significantly more gravitas.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, the lines, patterns and reflections surrounding the faces interconnected well across the three panels, helping to give a more dynamic feel.<\/p>\n

The most unlikely of places<\/h3>\n

I was extremely pleased with the new triptych version, even though there was a fairly long gestation period between the initial shot and its final presentation. My expedition to the laundry had proved to be fruitful, and goes to show the most unlikely of places can be a fertile ground for your photographic imagination.
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