Shannon

I know this has made the rounds of the blogosphere already, but since I just rediscovered it this morning --

Camera Toss: a growing collection of beautiful/unique photos taken simply by people willing to toss their cameras in the air! :eek:

It's proof that you should never stop seeing things in new ways.

Obviously, this should only be done old and/or cheap point-and-shoot digital number, *not* your pride and joy digital camera, due to the inherent risks.

Hope everyone had a terrific Thanksgiving, btw!

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P.S. Before you even think about trying this, check out the following posts on Flickr/Blogger:

• Camera Tossing Guide for Beginners
• Camera Toss, Mini-HOWTO, specifically ref:
  Catching, crashing & landings
• http://www.flickr.com/groups/cameratoss/discuss/84049/,
  -- specifically, two this photo of the aftermath of their camera tossing.

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I tried this "method" of photographing this afternoon with one of our older, palm-sized digital cameras Canon Powershot A520 ($175) -- tossed the camera less than 2.5 feet in the air over a King-size mattress with comforter and pillows, and the results are nothing if not interesting.


Would I continue doing this with this camera? Probably not... if I were interested in further exploring the method, I'd buy a nice, small used digicam off eBay at a bargain and have no qualms if something happened to it in the course of fun, creative, artistic experimentation.

Other images for the experimentation are in my Flickr photo set.

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toejam

You know somebody's kid had to come up with that.

Shannon

Hehe... You're right, a kid was probably the first to *do* it. I always enjoy seeing photos taken by youngsters -- you know, the knee cap or below view of the world, and often taken at a skewed angle.

Not surprisingly, not every toss of the camera results in anything particularly interesting -- just blurry. The most intriguing shots I've found involve people who have perfected a technique of tossing their cameras with a good bit of spin. Obviously, not for the faint of heart or more treasured of cameras...

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texasfolks

nice pics... ... I will need to get a cheap camera for this one ..

I would hate to drink a few too many beers and tose up my camera and break my Canon digital rebel:mad: but i will try it on a cheapeee.. thanks for the pics!!