Holga Photos and Operator Error
Posted by rachelcreative on June 25, 2009
After much excitment to get my latest Holga film back from processing I discover a series of operator errors. Or rather a single operator failure gone uncorrected through most of the film.
I left the camera setting on bulb – which to those not in the know means the setting that allows to leave the lens open for as long as you like to make long exposures, for instance in darker conditions.
This means most of the film is overexposed and blurry. Very bbllluurrryy.
But some of the pictures have a surreal swimming under water feel so I’m sharing them all online anyway.
So ..
- one successful photo of a ceiling light fitting (hmm)
- one underexposed random looking fence (I must have had my reasons at the time)
- a blurry meerkat with blurry meerkat baby in the middle of the frame (this could have be sooo good!)
- penguins at Twycross Zoo
- lots of blurry pics from the Lichfield Bower 2009 procession in May
- one blurry wedding picture
Ah well.


























cherokeebydesign said
The ceiling fixture is pretty awesome.
Raven
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rachelcreative said
Thanks
cusp said
I love the penguin one and the wedding photo has a kind of Arbus feel to me
rachelcreative said
Ooh ta Cusp
Seb said
Penguins!!!! Looks like an old documentary photo from the Civil War. Kind of makes me wish the penguins were holding rifles and firing artillery.
rachelcreative said
I love the way your brain works Seb. I expect to see civil war re-enactment penguins on your blog at some point
Seb said
Every time I see that picture I start laughing thinking about civil war penguins!
rachelcreative said
I am waiting to see your drawing of civil war penguins
adam said
blurry hell! but I like the street scenes. Nice work.
rachelcreative said
Blurry hell indeed!
Mikki said
I love the Morris Motion – makes them look like some sort of supersonic Morris just going far too fast for the eye to see. Hey Nonny Nonny!
Karen said
I like the light fitting – looks like my first view in the monring when I wake up …. I pretty much stay like that until I have my first cup of tea!!
iheartfilm said
These are exquisite.