Bad Photos with Good Gear

[deathcake]

Come on, post 'em.

I mean "good gear" loosely here, they don't have to be taken with L lenses or anything. 95% of people here have good gear, based on signatures anyway.

They can be bad for any reason, eg.

- Everything was set up perfectly and no one has yet figured out what went wrong
- Blunder on your part
- Subject ran away
- Sabotage by goblins
- Mysterious weather conditions
- It was a bad idea to begin with
- Other :p

I think it would be good not to post too many photos at once, and try to keep it diverse. For instance, don't just keep posting repeated out of focus pictures, include any funny or unusual photos that fit into this category. Oh, and be nice to other people posting!

For educational value, feel free to add what went wrong so other people can learn from your mistakes and misfortunes!

EDIT: I'll add mine as soon as my new camera arrives. I am not allowed to publish any images taken with my work's camera online.

(I searched for similar threads and did not find anything. I did not find any rules prohibiting this sort of thing either. Hopefully this is the correct section to post this in. If not, moderators can do whatever they want with it, sorry if I am doing anything wrong.)

[L-Caholic]

This is a good idea, i'll be subscribing to this thread =)

[DAMphyne]

And your example is...?

[deathcake]

^Thanks =) I think people are being shy about posting any bad photos they've taken.

[DAMphyne]

OK, I get it started, or kill the thread.
Here is a pic taken with a group of other, well exposed pictures http://www.damphyne.com/gallery/Nicci

I didn't delete before showing them to the model, she spotted it and Loved it.
What a P.O.C., I've learned to never express my opinion to a client, let them decide if it's the One.

[deathcake]

That photo actually looks pretty cool, I can see why the model liked it. Nice gallery by the way =)

Thanks for the contribution. I bet I'll have plenty of things to add myself as soon as my 50D arrives :lol:

[S2K.OGRAPHY]

photog > lens > camera

[deathcake]

photog > lens > camera

Agreed 100%

I started this thread thinking it might be interesting/educational/amusing.

I have not posted any "bad" photos on my own because I am not allowed to publish the images I took at work with a Rebel Xti, and my 50D is still in the mail. Anything else I own doesn't count as good gear :lol:

[mbellot]

photog > lens > camera

True, but in my case its:

camera > lens >>> photog.

:p