Camera Tossing - DPChallenge Forums

09/18/2006 11:44:16 PM · #1

Check this out, some amazing images. But I don't know if I'm ready to go throwing my investment. :)

Camera Tossing

A quote from one of the photos: "Camera 'toss' photo from 2003. I dropped the camera while fumbling with an umbrella, hit the shutter as I grabbed for it, and then it bounced from the carrying strap. This was the result."

Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital

09/18/2006 11:47:51 PM · #2

I've done a couple with my little Gateway.

Bugzeye

09/18/2006 11:49:11 PM · #3

Some awesome photos there. But I think I would rather try to get these results with Adobe instead of tossing my camera into a free fall.

09/18/2006 11:49:21 PM · #4

Originally posted by cryingdragon:

I've done a couple with my little Gateway.

Nice job. :) That's a good idea actually - I have an old Nikon Coolpix 4500 I could 'toss'. :)

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09/19/2006 12:19:51 AM · #5

Here's mine I just did:

09/19/2006 12:21:21 AM · #6

Originally posted by nfessel:

Here's mine I just did:

:)

lol, should I quit my day job now? :)

09/19/2006 12:21:29 AM · #7

I commented. I say we start a DPC camera tossing cult.

klstover

Panasonic DMC-FZ8

09/19/2006 12:22:28 AM · #8

I like to simply move the camera around during a long or long-ish exposure (kinetic photography, which I guess camera 'toss' is a subset of)... easy to do and SO much easier on the nerves, I would expect!!

Here are some of mine (no compositional edits):

It doesn't give quite the same "circular" effect (unless you sort of flick your wrist, like the second picture) but it can be very interesting to do.

Message edited by author 2006-09-19 00:24:29.

09/19/2006 12:22:44 AM · #9

Originally posted by cryingdragon:

I commented. I say we start a DPC camera tossing cult.

Good idea. I'm in.

09/19/2006 12:24:49 AM · #10

[quote]
It doesn't give quite the same "circular" effect (unless you sort of flick your wrist) but it can be very interesting to do. [/quote]

Yeah but there is something so liberating about tossing my $400.00 camera in the air. :) I made the circular effect by flinging it sideways.

klstover

Panasonic DMC-FZ8

09/19/2006 12:29:32 AM · #11

Originally posted by nfessel:

Yeah but there is something so liberating about tossing my $400.00 camera in the air. :) I made the circular effect by flinging it sideways.

Haha okay, carry on!
As for me I will stay all the way over here, thank you very much! :-D

09/19/2006 12:31:46 AM · #12

Originally posted by nfessel:

[quote]
It doesn't give quite the same "circular" effect (unless you sort of flick your wrist) but it can be very interesting to do.

Yeah but there is something so liberating about tossing my $400.00 camera in the air. :) I made the circular effect by flinging it sideways. [/quote]That takes guts. Mine's a cheap one, so I have no problems tossing it around a little.

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX

09/19/2006 12:34:51 AM · #13

Originally posted by cryingdragon:

Originally posted by nfessel:
[quote]
It doesn't give quite the same "circular" effect (unless you sort of flick your wrist) but it can be very interesting to do.

Yeah but there is something so liberating about tossing my $400.00 camera in the air. :) I made the circular effect by flinging it sideways.

That takes guts. Mine's a cheap one, so I have no problems tossing it around a little. [/quote]

Mine has dead pixels and I took over 10,000 exposures with it. It's well worn but served me well. I bought it new in 2003 for around $400.00, so that was a "slight" exaggeration. :)

Rebecca

Nikon D80

09/19/2006 12:40:08 AM · #14

My attempts:

FWIW, I kept it on the camera strap around my neck for #1, and for #2 it would only have fallen on a very cushiony sofa. So I wasn't too worried. the only editing was some exposure correction and saturation +20.

Message edited by author 2006-09-19 00:42:25.