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03 November 2006

Photo Friday! Since there's no topic, lets make it "Poor photos that you still like." You know, those happy accidents and unintentional art. Or, one that you fixed to make better.

post by: eekacat at: 08:48 | 21 comments

Here's one of mine to get us started. Shot in low light this one came out really crappy, but I like the effect.

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posted by eekacat 03 November | 08:51

Oh, and there's this one. Camera shake can be a beautiful thing.

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posted by eekacat 03 November | 08:53

(Sorry for taking the initiative, shane)

posted by eekacat 03 November | 08:53

I like this one. I was watching the dolphin show at the Baltimore Aquarium, and I knew the dolphin was going to be leaping out of the water right in front of me. I had the camera ready to go, the button half-pressed, knowing I was going to get a great photo. And then the dolphin got way higher out of the water than I expected it to. Coooooool.
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posted by mike9322 03 November | 08:57

Great idea, eekacat! Thank you a million for taking the initiative. That fern photo is gorgeous. Embrace the blur! And the grain. And all that other good stuff.

I took this one with my 10.00 mini digital keychain camera which totally kicks ass. It's super low rez and grainy and blurry, and I luff it anyway. It's part of the view out of the window next to my desk.

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posted by iconomy 03 November | 08:58

That's awesome, Mike! Though I think you staged that and hung the plastic dolphin from the ceiling.

posted by eekacat 03 November | 08:59

This is a Barbie. It didn't come out at all but I liked the overall crappiness.

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posted by iconomy 03 November | 09:01

I like the blurry photo I took at my friends' wedding, when I was too drunk to remember that it was half dark and I'd altered the speeds on my camera.

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posted by gaspode 03 November | 09:19

OK, I've got one more. It's a crop of a larger mistake that I'm working on. I truly hated it and almost deleted it when I first saw it on the computer (looked fine in the camera...). I like how this sorta captures the hustle and bustle of the city. Taken in Toronto.

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posted by eekacat 03 November | 09:23

Major camera shake, but I love these people and I love the moment.

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posted by matildaben 03 November | 10:10

in this shot the light is wrong, and it's wobbly, and the composition is kind of helter-skelter, but somehow that captures the atmosphere of the moment even better I think:

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posted by jonmc 03 November | 10:16

taken with my camphone while driving

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posted by krix 03 November | 10:50

Jaywalking home from a meetup, drunk, shooting out from under my shirt to keep my camera out of the rain.

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posted by cortex 03 November | 10:52

krix, that's great!

posted by cortex 03 November | 10:53

Super low-light shooting in a bar with my former band. Drummer is shaking a pack of cigs, or something. Clearly got really aggressive with the post-processing.

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posted by cortex 03 November | 10:56

I took this out of the window of a moving car the other day. I have no clue what it is, but I like it.
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posted by mygothlaundry 03 November | 13:17

I've heard of shooting from the hip but not shooting from the shirt.

posted by iconomy 03 November | 13:34

I took this in a hurry so it wasn't focused right, but how often do you get a chance like this?

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posted by BoringPostcards 03 November | 14:22

(Sorry for taking the initiative, shane)

No problem--thanks, eekacat!

posted by shane 03 November | 17:00

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I like the creepiness of this door. I'd taken it while driving to work for that Photo Friday about doors. I was able to go back and get permission from the owners to take the picture I later posted. But this one, I think, captures the decay of the place in a different way.

posted by redvixen 03 November | 19:13

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There's something about having rope and a screw eye holding your car door closed that appeals to me, despite the craptastic quality of this shot.

posted by tommasz 03 November | 19:25

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