Every couple weeks the Middle Georgia Camera Club has a themed assignment. Members submit photos and then share with the group the story behind their photos and why they feel it fits the theme. This week’s theme is “Mistake” and I am submitting two photographs from our Hauns Go West trip that were damaged due to mistakes on my part.
The first is of Flaming Gorge, Wyoming. I had changed the film in my camera and didn’t advance the roll enough before taking the next shot. The result was a discoloration at the beginning of the negative where the light had leaked in on the film.
The second photo is from Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. After visiting the park we were driving back East and passing through Death Valley. I placed all my film in double ziplock bags and kept them in an ice cooler to avoid any heat damage. Unfortunately, the ice melted and the zip lock bags both had holes in them. When we opened the cooler the film rolls were completely submerge. When the film was developed it revealed very interesting strokes across the photos.
Both of these images were exhibited in the 2004 Gala Corina art show of Tampa, Florida.
