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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

High dive

How breathtaking is this framed triptych photograph of U.S. diver Patricia McCormick doing a springboard high dive at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics? (She won the gold.) Can you imagine this hanging in a home? Beautiful.

(Via Lonny)

44 comments:

  1. I love this! Diving was my sport for 3 years as a teenager...I still miss it.

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  2. I am in love with this! the photograph is great but then dividing it into 3 frames, it is fabulous!

    xo,
    Erika

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  3. karin, no way, that's awesome.

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  4. I could imagine that, but a little less cropped.

    / Avy
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  5. just lovely!

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  6. i love love love it!!!
    i might have to try this framing idea with some of my photos for our new apartment this fall :)))

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  7. Oh my gosh I adore this! I was a diver all through high school and college. Love it! xo

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  8. Very cool. Tryptichs are kind of allover the place now and I really want to make one. A little tweaking on a favorite photo and a good photo store should do the trick without paying hundreds for it.

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  9. Empowering! I'd love to hang it above my computer. :)

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  10. It's so beautiful. She looks so strong and in control!

    p.s. I want that bathing suit!

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  11. that image is breathtaking!

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  12. that image is breathtaking!

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  13. Anonymous4:07 PM

    Hi Joanna,
    I am booking a trip to amsterdam this summer, can I ask how you flew there? What airline, and was it direct? Your seats look so comfy in the picture! I am finding a major difference in price between economy and business class.
    Thanks,
    Patricia

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  14. um, i mostly love the swimsuit! a nice vintage change from the high-legged speedo one-pieces they've got going on these days. those suits always look like they're pulling on their...vajayjays...uncomfortably!

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  15. And the great things bout triptych photographs is that you can hang them slightly misaligned, which I think makes the whole thing look even cooler.

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  16. Oh my gosh!! This is stunning.

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  17. Anonymous5:22 PM

    Gorgeous photo. Can't wait for the Olympics. I love watching gymnastics, swimming and diving!

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  18. really breathtaking!

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  19. Black and white sport photography holds a special place in my heart. This is beautifully genius. I'd hang it up in a heart beat.

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  20. It kinda makes me think of a nautilus shell.

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  21. Anonymous6:19 PM

    It does seem like a nautical shell! So graceful.

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  22. That's so rad! I'll have to show my dad this. He actually competed in the '52 Olympics for track, but for India, not the U.S. But I wonder if he saw this or not. : ) So cool!

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  23. That is a lovely photo. there is a photographer who take street style in very similar style 3 photos 1 outfit
    x
    cammi
    http://www.cammilicious.com

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  24. It reminds me of my ballet classes, but up in the air, upside down! So beautiful ♥

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  25. I think it's a nice image. But I'd prefer it as a single image rather than a triptych. And as AVY said, not so tightly cropped.

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  26. Beautiful! I have a black and white picture of my son playing in the sand on the beach that I would love to give this treatment to. Thanks for the idea!

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  27. I LOVE THIS!!!!! What a great idea. Xo

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  28. It's sort of strange and beautiful at the same time. She looks like a nautilus. Very striking.

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  29. This is just beautiful! Diving is really such a graceful sport

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  30. That's beautiful. It also makes me insanely jealous - how graceful.

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  31. Very cool photo! I did gymnastics for 12 years and dove in college. This photo brings back many great memories of a graceful, but hard sport.

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  32. This is beautiful! I was on the dive team for a year in high school - such a great sport!

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  33. Amazing! Love the split effect of the image!

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  34. The picture is beautiful! FYI: my good friend Courtney Matthewson is on this year's Olympic waterpolo team! Hooray!

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  35. This would look great above the bath !

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  36. This would be perfect in a beach home. What a beautiful shot, thanks for sharing!

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  37. Did you see this on apartment therapy today? These photos framed in a home!

    http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/erin-robshouse-tour-173288?preview=true

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