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Old 1st of June 2006 (Thu)   #1
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Default Show me your favorite mistake!

Ok, we've all hit the shutter when we didn't mean to, and some of us have gotten some pretty interesting shots because of it! Let's see some of your "greatest mistakes"!

This, I like. I was actually waiting for this little girl to come by while I was waiting for my clothes in the dryer at the laundromat, because she was just the cutest thing ever (next to Dante's daughter), and I was gonna chance a shot from my lap (camera on my leg). Well, this is what happened. I had to straighten it, but I kinda like it, as far as "perspective" goes.

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ron, I think your nuts.. you actually want us all to post are yuck pictures.. weirdo..

okay.. give me a second, I'll have to find something and re-size.....LOL..

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Not the yucky ones, you goofy girl. A mistake shot that turned out to be something you actually like!
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hmm.. okay, so help me out here.. you want a shot that you didn't mean to take?... or just a total failure that had the potential to be a nice capture...??

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LOL...I didn't mean to make this so difficult! I would personally prefer to see ones you didn't mean to take, but when you chimped it, it actually looked like it could be something nice! I don't wanna see your throwouts...
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ha ha.. i'm just trying to sift through and find the right balance of crappy, might have been okay... anyway, think I found one.. give me a minute to do some TLC and i'll post up...

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he he... okay, here is one of my more recent mistakes sometimes I feel like I should enroll in DOF therapy...and I really need to get a handle on shooting at night.. anyway, sorry for teasing you Ron, hope it's the right blend of love/hate....

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When I first saw it, I couldn't get past the belief that everything with this shot went horribly, horribly wrong:



The guitarist in the shot absolutely loves it. His fans absolutely love it.

Now, I kinda' dig it, too.

And I came sooooooooo close to trashin' it...
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steve, i've seen that one before.. and yep, I like it too...

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Was just playing around with the kids and some bubbles. This was totally by accident, but I think it turned out kind of neat.
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wulbur....Why didn't you enter that in the abstract contest? You might have won! I really like it.
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wulbur....Why didn't you enter that in the abstract contest? You might have won! I really like it.
Unfortunately, the photo was taken outside the contest dates, so it wasn't eligible. I had to find another shot for the abstract contest.
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Was just playing around with the kids and some bubbles. This was totally by accident, but I think it turned out kind of neat.
Those bubbles look like they could be an adaptation of The Matrix...

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Wow....can't believe that only 4 of us have made mistakes. Don't be shy!
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Here's one of my favorites. It gave my cat the nickname "Little Foot".
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