April 16, 2011

when good film ....

gets hacked up by a photographer that doesn't know her camera.....and then she takes it to a walgreen where it gets hacked even more.... this was shot on a pentax full manual, obviously overexposed and then apparently there were all sorts of light leaks.  this is black & white film made to be processed on a color processing system so i'm not sure where the blues and pinks come in except that perhaps the processor was not calibrated or the whatnot.  the more i stare at them, the more some of them appeal to me.  not in the hey, look what i shot way but in the weird, bad photography sort of way. 














29 comments:

  1. I like these. people do some pretty weird things with HDR and other processing techniques, and this is an interesting effect.

    but, I can see where you would have been disappointed, at first glance!

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  2. early morning traffic snarls - that's what i think of when i look at these photos...there's that feeling of dullness combined with a pink wash of a new dawn that offers such promise... thank you for sharing... -k.

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  3. i am loving some of these.....especially 2 and 8......FUN!!!!

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  4. I love these, char! they have a sort of vintage, polaroid quality... beautiful!

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  5. I like them. They've got character and personality.

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  6. Heehee....But sometimes there's beauty in the random unexpected!! :-) Now you can say: "Now I know!" And isn't experience worth something?! ^_^

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  7. These ARE interesting - almost like in an old movie where things are supposed to be a little surreal. I like them. Wish my plain ole photography looked like your 'bad' photography. And where in the world do you get film these days????

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  8. They do seem to have a vintage feel about them Char. have a great day.

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  9. They look like my childhood memories from seventies England... isn't that weird???? :0)

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  10. unexpected perhaps but interesting and visually appealing none the less.
    vintage look without having to use time machine : D

    xx
    z

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  11. I like these too. That second one is my favorite. All was not lost. :)

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  12. I think they're very "mod." Very Art Deco-ish!

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  13. Okay, something is definitely not right there. A few to many blues and pinks, but I wouldn't have the slightest idea why. Funky images for sure, Char!

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  14. Holy cow...I think they are fabulous! Now I am homesick!!!

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  15. Actually, I think they a little bit of fabulous!

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  16. I find the black and white on color always looks blue to me. Interesting streaky affect.

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  17. Honestly, they have the look of long lost photos, uncovered from a dusty box that was hidden in a dark corner of an attic. I like them. :)

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  18. yeah...kind of like an old movie...washed out and out of focus!
    HUGS
    Char.x

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  19. They turned out pretting interesting and fun. :)

    Sharon

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  20. Looks like you got your Pentax back:) I absolutely love these accidental photos! Love the colors...this is the kind of thing that couldn't have been replicated if you tried! I really think many of these are hang on the wall worthy:)

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  21. i like these! kinda dreamy, vintage...

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  22. one of those kind of happy accidents! photography is sort of a science experiment -- you are never exactly sure what you will come up with! same thing goes with pulling glazed pottery from a kiln -- some accidents are happy, some NOT! same thing goes with hair color. lol

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  23. Interesting that when you think something is aweful, many times there's good in it somewhere. I do think these shots interesting,with a lot of personality. Maybe not what you intended, but I wouldn't throw them away. Then again, I seldom throw anything away!

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  24. Very cool. that's where the term Accidental Beauty came from.

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  25. unexpected results can sometimes be the best. I really like some of these.

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  26. Nice!
    I really should pull out my film camera from time to time...I guess I just love the instant gratification of digital...maybe film would teach me a little something about patience!

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