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Ghost-Rider (a group admin) says:
19 Apr 08 - Many a Happy Accident is where gorgeous, interesting imperfections and surprises are the point. ... I considered calling the group 'Flickr's Adventures in Wonderland' or 'Beauty is in the eye of the be-Holga', because there are so many non-conventional wonderful suprises here. No more than 3 or 4 posts at one time. Thanks.Flickr etiquette 101 ...FILM-FILM-FILM. Prefer MF. Holga, Lomo, Diana, Click, Clack, .....

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Title Author Replies Latest Post
Colour Twelve zine call for submissions Steeeve Messer 0 18 months ago
Accidents don't happen with digital J.T.R. 8 21 months ago
Lomo exhibition! mariczka 0 36 months ago
Just curious.. Ursula Pfitzer 6 41 months ago
new group - Holga Sponge Eaters! the bones of the sky 1 43 months ago
Holga goes big time in London Independent Ghost-Rider 0 51 months ago

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Many a Happy Accident (FILM:Holga,Lomo, &c.). Get yours at bighugelabs.com/flickr
Sometimes the flaws 'make' the picture. The Holga is famous for soft focus, light leaks, colour streaks, exposure issues, vingetting and focus drop-off...grain...scratches, and double exposures. Something like memory. Lomo, Diana, Clack, and other toys also do amazing stuff. So post your best experiments and accidents.

This is a group for PRONOUNCED problems that look GOOD, accidentally, or on purpose.

Also-ran name for this group "Sometimes you laugh, not cry"

PLEASE: (1) FILM ONLY - no Photoshop/etc mockups/scripts/actions.
(2) Tag: "Many a Happy Accident"

This from Freestyle Photo:
A Holga is a study in imperfection, and to use it is an exercise in breaking free from
dependence on technology, precision, and uber-sharpness. The slight softness of
images, uncontrollable vignetting and peculiar light leaks create a partnership
between you and the Holga. These “flaws” accompanied by your creative choices
result in a quasi-serendipitous art.

A Holga stretches our visual perception. Using a Holga adds another facet to the
way we see the world. We notice more things and thus we evaluate their status.
A Holga is an educator teaching us a new visual vocabulary with which to describe
our world.

A Holga is a rule breaker. To use a Holga is to utterly change the terms of reference
most people use to interpret photography.

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