29/04/2026
Multiple Exposure - Sometimes, a photograph isn’t about what you see. It’s about how it feels.
The math of a multiple exposure is tricky. You’re essentially “building” a photograph in layers, guessing how shadows will overlap and where highlights will bleed.
For this shot of the Haji Ali mosque, I layered 4 distinct exposures to create a kaleidoscopic effect. My goal was to represent the emotion of this Mumbai icon. I was looking for geometry and symmetry.
I decided to experiment with a quadruple exposure, layering the mosque from four different angles directly in-camera.
But as I was firing the final shutter, something happened that no amount of planning could account for. A lone bird flew directly into the center of the frame. It became the silhouette that anchored the entire composition. It turned a chaotic experiment into a moment of stillness.
In photography (and in business), we obsess over the plan. But this was a reminder that the magic usually happens in the 1% you can’t control.
Pro Tip for Creators:
Don’t be afraid to break the “rules” of street photography. Sometimes, reality is better expressed through abstraction.
📸 Tech Specs:
* 4 Exposures
* Shot on Canon 5DMIV
* Handheld (to get those slight angle variations)
* GND filter
What do you think? Does the bird make the shot, or is it the geometry?👇
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