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Following on from my initial Holga cock-up (as described and illustrated here), I've managed to find an all-new way to FUBAR my shots.
The Holga (at least on my model) has a switch that allows the shutter speed to be changed from the standard 1/100sec (ish) to Bulb. As with the rest of the camera, this is not a precisely engineered control and so it seems it's possible to inadvertently change the camera to Bulb and then shoot three rolls of film without realising...
Imagine my "joy" at finding two rolls of badly overexposed and blurry shots when I got them back from the lab. I'm also still waiting on a colour roll that I expect to be similarly fecked. Still, after my initial rage and desire to smash the bloody camera and throw the negs in a fire, I decided to see if I could rescue anything in post processing. As it turns out, I could! While they're not what I wanted. they're not too bad - having a kind of faux-pinhole look about them. And I can always hide behind the "It's a Holga. It's the look I wanted!" excuse if pressed.
Anyway, here are three of the salvaged photos. I'll add some others as I upload them to Flickr.
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FILM - Camera obscura by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
2
FILM - To the beach by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
3
FILM - Looking out to sea by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
4
FILM - Footpath through the dunes by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
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FILM - Beach fence by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
6
FILM - Looking east by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
7
FILM - Something in the sky by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
The Holga (at least on my model) has a switch that allows the shutter speed to be changed from the standard 1/100sec (ish) to Bulb. As with the rest of the camera, this is not a precisely engineered control and so it seems it's possible to inadvertently change the camera to Bulb and then shoot three rolls of film without realising...
Imagine my "joy" at finding two rolls of badly overexposed and blurry shots when I got them back from the lab. I'm also still waiting on a colour roll that I expect to be similarly fecked. Still, after my initial rage and desire to smash the bloody camera and throw the negs in a fire, I decided to see if I could rescue anything in post processing. As it turns out, I could! While they're not what I wanted. they're not too bad - having a kind of faux-pinhole look about them. And I can always hide behind the "It's a Holga. It's the look I wanted!" excuse if pressed.
Anyway, here are three of the salvaged photos. I'll add some others as I upload them to Flickr.
1
FILM - Camera obscura by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
2
FILM - To the beach by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
3
FILM - Looking out to sea by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
4
FILM - Footpath through the dunes by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
5
FILM - Beach fence by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
6
FILM - Looking east by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
7
FILM - Something in the sky by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr
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