Camera tossing Wondering how to use the over complicated new digital camera that Santa brought you for Christmas? Simple. Stand in the street at night, set the shutter to open for around a second, and then toss your camera high into the air. You may never be able to use it again, of course, but hey – at least you'll be participating in the most fashionable craze to hit digital photography for some time. Over the past few months, professional and amateur photographers around the world have embraced the hobby of "camera tossing" as the hottest trend in digital imaging. By spinning a camera in the air – and, ideally, catching it afterwards – practitioners are surprising themselves with the abstract patterns of light serendipitously captured on their memory cards. Think of the ornate geometric patterns that can be drawn with a Spirograph toy: colourful, hypnotic and strangely compelling. At their best, the results can be beautifully calming. Story here: » technology.timesonline.co.uk/art···00.htmlThe Blog: CameraToss :: the BlogThe images: » www.flickr.com/groups/cameratoss/pool
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 | | Uhhhhh.. Hmmmm.. Definitely odd. The results I glanced at aren't even anything special. Most of what I saw can be done in PS and some different fractal type programs, in other words, artificially with no need to take a big chance of busting your camera all up. I think too many people have more $$$ then they have brains  :D
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|  |  SandSharkLong may you runPremium,MVM
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kudos:3 | Re: Uhhhhh.. Hmmmm.. And if a dSLR comes down on their heads, they won't have any brains, either! 
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Evanston, IL | I could see doing it with one of those key chain cameras, but I doubt they can take pictures that good. Better to do it with photoshop. | |
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Greenwich, CT | :-/ I Will NEVER toss my D70 in the air. | |
| | | | Re: :-/ hmmmmmmmm, it's top of my list of things to do when my D70s arrives! | |
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Minas Tirith | Sounds interesting but - I can't see myself throwing $1,000 worth of dslr equipment into the air. If my old Kodak digital camera had adjustable shutter speeds, I might give it a try, but it's one of these 'point and shoot' things. | |
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Gallifrey | Re: Sounds interesting but - said by richk_1957:
but it's one of these 'point and shoot' things.
And what's wrong with a point and shoot??????  :)
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Minas Tirith | Re: Sounds interesting but - said by Sweet Witch: said by richk_1957:
but it's one of these 'point and shoot' things.
And what's wrong with a point and shoot?????? :) Absolutely nothing. It was my first type of camera, then I went to a film SLR. Then I got a digital Kodak DC3400 and got some GREAT pictures with it. The only problems with cameras of that type is you can't:
•change the aperture
•change the shutter speed
•change the lens - if you want to do macro shots or something that requires a telephoto lens, forget it. | |
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Gallifrey | Re: Sounds interesting but - said by richk_1957:
Absolutely nothing. It was my first type of camera, then I went to a film SLR. Then I got a digital Kodak DC3400 and got some GREAT pictures with it. The only problems with cameras of that type is you can't:
•change the aperture
•change the shutter speed
•change the lens - if you want to do macro shots or something that requires a telephoto lens, forget it.
Eh, who wants to do all that :)
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Minas Tirith | Re: Sounds interesting but - said by Sweet Witch: said by richk_1957:
Absolutely nothing. It was my first type of camera, then I went to a film SLR. Then I got a digital Kodak DC3400 and got some GREAT pictures with it. The only problems with cameras of that type is you can't:
•change the aperture
•change the shutter speed
•change the lens - if you want to do macro shots or something that requires a telephoto lens, forget it.
Eh, who wants to do all that :) Me:)
With my latest camera [Cannon Digital Rebel XT/350] you can do all of that. I've been playing with it all day - that best thing about it is [this is with all digital cameras] you can take as many shots as your memory will hold - and not have to wait for them to be developed. And you can erase any that you don't want. | |
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Gallifrey | Re: Sounds interesting but - I like that I can download them, tweak them as needed and post/email them all within about five minutes
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Minas Tirith | Re: Sounds interesting but - said by Sweet Witch:I like that I can download them, tweak them as needed and post/email them all within about five minutes Same here.
I have numerous rolls of negatives taken with the instamatic & film SLR. | |
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