3/15: Waterlogged digicam takes "magic pictures"

Undertoad · 03-15-2002, 01:25 PM

What if you had a camera that could take surreal photos? That's what Mr. Farrell Eaves has.

He was in New Mexico attending a seminar on photography when his Nikon CoolPix 990 fell into the Pecos river. He used various means to dry it out, including tying it to the windshield of his car. When it was fully dry, he found that it worked exactly like normal... except that the photos it cranked out were strange and unusual. They had auras, strange lines, shimmering colors.

A story on the whole thing was published here and more images can be seen at the website of the photographer who held that seminar (click on "Mr. Eaves and his Magic Camera").

middlefunger · 03-15-2002, 02:04 PM

An old roomate of mine (a graphic artist) is also a shutterbug. he's taken a bunch of really odd pictures of our life together that I really love (like the first time I shaved my head, and ended up w/ a mohawk for a couple of days). He has several different 'odd' cameras. The most interesting of which, imho, is the Lomo. It is a Russian camera that takes some really amazing pics w/o any filters. It is a low-light camera (I believe extra small versions were used by Russian spies) that has to be held extremely still to get clear pictures. When you don't, the effects are interesting, at a minimum.

warch · 03-15-2002, 04:51 PM

Then there is this horse head that keeps appearing and reappearing...Maybe its a mafia thing.

jaguar · 03-15-2002, 05:05 PM

Man...thats some flukey PCB damage....
The one of the flowers is amazing, some of the other shots (the chair also got my attention) are just incredible.

Hubris Boy · 03-16-2002, 07:11 AM

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Originally posted by warch
Then there is this horse head that keeps appearing and reappearing...

BWAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Geez... humor's a strange and fickle thing, isn't it? You never know what's gonna tickle your funny bone. That was the funniest comment I've read in ages! I wonder why?

That Guy · 06-17-2003, 07:30 PM

Looks like he's still (or back) in the news.

Kelso is a local funny man. I run into him at the gym every once in a while, and we talk all sorts of great topics -- like beer ("WTF is hoppy?"), barbecue, and dogs.

I recommend reading his recent columns there, too.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-17-2003, 10:12 PM

Strange. Lucrative, but strange.

Bitmap · 06-17-2003, 10:58 PM

Some people have the darnedest of luck, I spend 4 years of my life going to college to get an art degree, and this all thumbs bum drops his camea, viola instant art fame. Sure i can do the same with my camera but then i'd be jsut copying him.

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"It's never been known to happen on this earth," he said. "It's the only camera on earth that does it."

And he's a liar.

This isn't the first time this has happened. My friend did the same thing with one of his cameras last year (only with a toilet, i didn't ask, i didn't want to know), but his photos whern't as cool, alot of the time there were ghosts left from the previously taken photos, wich durned out cool and the immages had alot of the same grainy texture, i think it was an HP camera.

e unibus plurum · 06-18-2003, 09:58 AM

[Magritte] That is not a horse. [/Magritte]

xoxoxoBruce · 06-18-2003, 02:36 PM

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My friend did the same thing with one of his cameras last year (only with a toilet, i didn't ask, i didn't want to know), but his photos whern't as cool,

Did they look like shit?

Bitman · 06-19-2003, 02:33 AM

I've seen this before, and I still wanna poo-poo it (but it takes a couple hours) but it's pretty nifty how the Art Effect (tm) usually works in just the right places. On the other hand, my camera can do this:

Bitman · 06-19-2003, 02:36 AM

And this ..

Bitmap · 06-19-2003, 08:16 AM

is that a Candy Cane striped house?

Torrere · 06-19-2003, 12:40 PM

The point is that Farrell Eaves' camera takes really cool pictures.

03-15-2002, 01:25 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	3/15: Waterlogged digicam takes "magic pictures" What if you had a camera that could take surreal photos? That's what Mr. Farrell Eaves has. He was in New Mexico attending a seminar on photography when his Nikon CoolPix 990 fell into the Pecos river. He used various means to dry it out, including tying it to the windshield of his car. When it was fully dry, he found that it worked exactly like normal... except that the photos it cranked out were strange and unusual. They had auras, strange lines, shimmering colors. A story on the whole thing was published here and more images can be seen at the website of the photographer who held that seminar (click on "Mr. Eaves and his Magic Camera").

03-15-2002, 02:04 PM	#2
middlefunger highly unstable Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 11	Lomo Love An old roomate of mine (a graphic artist) is also a shutterbug. he's taken a bunch of really odd pictures of our life together that I really love (like the first time I shaved my head, and ended up w/ a mohawk for a couple of days). He has several different 'odd' cameras. The most interesting of which, imho, is the Lomo. It is a Russian camera that takes some really amazing pics w/o any filters. It is a low-light camera (I believe extra small versions were used by Russian spies) that has to be held extremely still to get clear pictures. When you don't, the effects are interesting, at a minimum. __________________ "Rock music must give birth to ORGASM AND REVOLUTION! -High Noon (Devil's Advocate), DJ Shadow

03-15-2002, 05:05 PM	#4
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	Man...thats some flukey PCB damage.... The one of the flowers is amazing, some of the other shots (the chair also got my attention) are just incredible. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

06-17-2003, 10:12 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Strange. Lucrative, but strange. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-19-2003, 02:33 AM	#11
Bitman cellar smellar Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: californy, baby! Posts: 403	I've seen this before, and I still wanna poo-poo it (but it takes a couple hours) but it's pretty nifty how the Art Effect (tm) usually works in just the right places. On the other hand, my camera can do this: Attached Images

03-15-2002, 04:51 PM	#3
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Then there is this horse head that keeps appearing and reappearing...Maybe its a mafia thing.

06-17-2003, 07:30 PM	#6
That Guy He who reads, sometimes writes. Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: at the keyboard Posts: 791	Looks like he's still (or back) in the news. Kelso is a local funny man. I run into him at the gym every once in a while, and we talk all sorts of great topics -- like beer ("WTF is hoppy?"), barbecue, and dogs. I recommend reading his recent columns there, too.

06-18-2003, 09:58 AM	#9
e unibus plurum garbage in, refuse out Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 98	[Magritte] That is not a horse. [/Magritte]

06-19-2003, 02:36 AM	#12
Bitman cellar smellar Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: californy, baby! Posts: 403	And this .. Attached Images

06-19-2003, 08:16 AM	#13
Bitmap Look who thinks he's clever Dan. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Washington DC Metro Area. Fairfax city Posts: 226	is that a Candy Cane striped house?

06-19-2003, 12:40 PM	#14
Torrere a real smartass Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kirkland, WA Posts: 1,121	The point is that Farrell Eaves' camera takes really cool pictures.

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