IMAGE DOCTOR

LOVELY LAYERS

Akira Nakajima had been experimenting with layering photographs and was surprised by the mysterious effect of layering macro images over night work. “For the macro photograph, I sprayed water on a dandelion and placed a daisy directly behind it. The water formed droplets and some even acted as a lens capturing the whole daisy. The night shot is of two figures walking towards Luna Park in Sydney.”

This deserves top marks for the interesting treatment of multiple images and reflections which create a lovely jewel-like effect. While it may not be a perfect shot, it is an adventurous composition that really distinguishes it from many others. The macro and reflections effect is so busy, and when you put it together with the black and white, it gets even busier. The much smaller mono image