"Novelty Photos - 2" by mccalpin

Although you may not believe it, this juxtaposition of photos is not a political statement of British imperialism over Irish history - it was just an accident that this roll of film was double exposed by two different photographers several months apart.

The upright photo is of the Horse Guards in front of Buckingham Palace in London. The upside down photo is of the prehistoric fortress of Dun Aengus on the island of Inishmore off the west coast of Ireland.

Totally accidental - yet quite ironic...

The upright photo is a close up of the rock walls that make up the prehistoric fortress of Dun Aengus. The upside photo is of a Gothic church, possibly at Chartres, but I suppose it could be the facade of Notre Dame in Paris.

Does anyone recognize it?

The upright photo is of Dun Aengus, looking across the walls to the landscape (and cliffs) beyond.

However, the other photo at right angles is of the silhouette of a Catholic church. The sky in this second photo has washed out the first photo, so that you can only see Dun Aengus in the shadow or silhouette of the church.

Serendipity...

The upright photo here is of the Tower Bridge in London. Superimposed over the bridge is an upsidedown photo of the rock walls of Dun Aengus.

The upright photo is of the cliffs on the western side of Inishmore, west of Ireland. Next stop: North America!

The photo at a 90 degree rotation is of Big Ben, the clock that stands over the Houses of Parliament in London.

Here is a reverse - the Celtic photo is much more prominent than the English overlay. This is a photo of a funerary monument on Inishmore. Superimposed is the silhouette of a building, but the silhouette is so dim that I can't make out what it is.

One for Ireland(!)

This is the view of sunset over the Atlantic on New Year's Day from Dun Aengus. The sunset has all but wiped out the superimposed photo, which is visible only as a pair of light streaks at the bottom converging towards the sun...

I hope you have enjoyed these photos!