Thought it may be a good topic and discussion. How many take say, 100 shots or so...of a given subject only to end up with say, 1 or two REALLY outstanding shots..!!!!..but never really reveal one dud shot....lol In my opinion, this is mostly the case as I'm sure most will tell you..point me out if i'm wrong here..:) SO, I will post just one of my so called "failure shots"...hope you do to :) Look forward to your "failure shot" from each of you :) If only to show, we photographer's do NOT get it right everytime on a shoot :) Be dareful :)..be interesting...;) jimbO

LOL...a gallery we could fill...but hey, that's the fun of learning:) So lets see now: dirt on lens, dirt on sensor, exposure, panning, background........ :-D

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Proof that I do indeed take some really caca shots...... still can't figure out what I did here.....

I am, therefore I create.......
--- michelleamarante.com

errrrr I don't remember that piece of grass being there...

Mmmmmm ok it is fair to say that I make a few booboo's

Not that many but one or two per location

Here are three classic and probably common mistakes.

OMG Michelle makes mistakes and JimbO misses an action shot, there is hope for me yet!

Enjoy he he!

Excellent topic Jim
And that should read Blue pipe! lol

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The Truth is Out There

there ya go jim...spot the blue Tit.... sighes... nikki

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grrrrrrrrrr isnt fun learning macro.. delighted l actually captured something with clarity.. then. l noticed the twig... sighes... another for the scrap book jimbo

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Manual flash exposure COMPLETELY out on this of a butterfly drying it self out from its chrysalis...original RAW unplugged :)

Maybe a new HOT20 for the 'cock ups'...lol

Marvelous idea jimbo... was thinking maybe the hot20..flop-ups.... hehehehe hugs:) nikki

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This is a twofold one...I don't normally subject everyone to family photos unless they somehow move beyond the snapshot realm IMHO, AND these a flubs. I've found that babies move pretty fast! 8^] --Kort

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

Sad but true for all.

"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."

Then again...worse

"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."

jim, i really luv this thread! like Simon said...makes me feel like there's hope for me yet. well, i have sooooo many. here's one...shot at night after i got home from work a few months ago.

edit...NO, the first image i posted was NOT a night shot. sorry. i just looked at original. there was a little light outside. hmmm. before work? LOL...i can't remember. doesn't matter.

this one the cigarettes was a night shot though...i did everything wrong. LOL

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whoa!! Cocoa! back up there buddy, back! ...eeew, slobber :]

(just out of the cam, since i delete in cam after shooting & delete again after i upload to the pc)

looks at all the others OMG!!! these are frickin' FABULOUS!!! the best I've ever seen!!! MAGNIFICENT! shots, what pros!!
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LMAO!! :D

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Moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! ETOV! ETOV! YRREBWARTS!

Handing cynlee some lens cleaner**

"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."

Yea, I wanted to focus on the twig, not on the bug. Honestly, I really did! :-)

-- erlik

hahahahahah at cynlee....mooo ta licious...hugs

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awww patmartj beautiful abstract tho... heheheh nikki... cute ...:)....

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@ twopynts...hope its not LIKE FATHER LIKE SON, hehehe :)

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Probably a one in a million shot and I BLEW it! This eagle was like 20 feet away in a tree! Here i am fumbling with the camera and aim and shot...thought I got'em...in FOCUS....nice TREE though!

and then it FLEW away...and I BLEW it AGAIN! FREAKIN' DOH!...Now that I know there is a family of them hangin' around the lake I frequent at work! I've been hopin' they show up again! L8r! Joe

I was searching - cos I tend to delete the evidence - lol You should always try to keep your fingers and thumbs off the lens when taking a photo. :).

And every one said, 'If we only live,
We too will go to sea in a Sieve,---
To the hills of the Chankly Bore!'
Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a Sieve.

Edward Lear
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hehe... got to have the classic "finger in the shot" think we've all done every one of these flub-ups :] enjoyable to see these & read the fun captions!

This is a fun thread and I just thought I would share with you a few of my rejects. Note: These are from the new camera, and I have found that since using this camera my take now averages about 70%! 90% of my images with this cam are in focus, but not necessarily on the subject! LOL! When I shot with the E8700 my take averaged between 40% and 50%! Big improvement as far as keepable images.

...And another! Yep I would say we are all affected by this syndrome! LOL!

Great thread...... I usually delete the rubbish but found this one. First week after I got my present camera. A whole days shooting down the pan. I was about to take the camera back to the shop when I found that I knocked the focus switch into manual DUHhhh!! A whole days shoot out of focus . Plus where did that sewer manhole come from... Steve Edit : Typo whoops

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One minute she's smiling and being cute...and the next, up comes lunch. JUST when I click the photo. AND she turned away. AND the sun went behind a cloud. :o] Great thread, I luv all the photo flubs and humorous comments. --Kort

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hahahah you seem to have this affect on her... oh my kort... hahahaha.. but she's cute..:) soulie.. nikki

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ewwwwwwwwwwwwww... lol!!! kids are so funny! adorable :]

Taken in the square beside the cathedral in Cologne. Great action, Naff focus. And yes, I got a bunch like this and just 2 decent ones. tch. (",)

and another from cologne...the cologne carnival.

Pictures appear to me, I shoot them.   Elliot Erwitt

doesn't look so bad jordy... & it's a treat to see your work again... any of it! :] man, look at the furrrrrrr! look out for the activists & their paint! eeek!

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nahh that's fake...the real fur is behind them

Pictures appear to me, I shoot them.   Elliot Erwitt

strange firestorm, I didn't see any bag ladies when I was there ;-)

it's a seasonal thing, you got to get the timing just right or you'll miss them.

Pictures appear to me, I shoot them.   Elliot Erwitt

Actually, mine looks better this size.... he looks almost in focus.... in the original it looks badly out.... I'm sure I can find a proper fookoop.... where's that undelete program gone....?

I forgot to expose for the highlights. The result, blown out banks, or B.O.B. as they refer to it in the International Riverbank Photographers Group) (I.R.P.G).

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

Surely you guys won't let my image be the last in this thread, I want to see some more whoopsies! 8o]

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

Why not? someone has to go last........ ;-) (",)

if there are more i'd like to suggest a "The pic WE never show you" Part II

Yeah, good idea Cyn. It helps those people on slower connections. (",)