Im back to my crazy, normal self again! The past few days I’ve been tring to get MORE sensible… n mature… n practical… n organized and all those “perfection” stuff by making schedules after schedules… n more of schedules ! But now I’ve come to a compromise with myself… Im gonna be myself! YAhO0oooooo……….
So let me share something I did, so you can join me in the celebration of “The Return of ***IE” (dont wanna reveal my name here!) . I did share in an earlier post about my photography assignment in college. Now, Id finished a whole roll of film, and being a perfectionist, wanted to take more shots so I could choose the best for the assignment. Now, the line of enthusiasm with which I start a job, usually take a steep fall in b/w and then shoot up again at the 11th hour of the last day for submission!
So the initial days, I used to run behind butterflies for a shot…and get amazed at a dew drop on a rose petal n focus my camera on that… n zoom the camera lens to 2 ants very close to each other, either wispering secrets or kissing!! Very soon I got tired of my camera eyes that got amazed at everything I came across, and decided, “hey Im almost done! Got amazing and unique shots already, got almost 10 days to submit the assignment, so I’ll do the rest later!” …. And sure enough, I completely forgot about the assignment till the last day. So the last day, I started looking around for the camera… but couldn’t find it…. Atlast found it on my dad’s table. How did it reach his table??? Never mind, I’ll ask him later… gotta run to college ….. took some more unique shots like 2 twin sisters standing next to each other, making one look like a mirror reflection of the other..etc… The bell rang, was time to leave, n PHEW!! jus managed to get all the shots I wanted… Will give the roll to the studio on my way back home and ask my dad to collect the developed photos when he comes back from work! All under control!
Walking towards my scooter, I decided to wind back the film roll from the camera so as to give it to the studio without wasting any more time… n started winding… n winding… n winding… Hmmm… It seemed very loose…. Its suposed to be a lil more tight, aint it???So slowly decided to open the back of the camera, n WAT???!!!! Oh MY!!! The unexpected happened!!! There is NO film roll in it!!! Nothing at all!!! I took all those shots for nothing???!!! Deceived by a camera!! Went back home…. n gots to know, dad had used up the roll for some shots he needed… Emmm… I looked down, turned around, n walked away… Perfection had to be thrown out of the window.. I had to settle with the snaps I had… and got a good grade anyways! So no worries!
Note: If ur a camera manufacturer, plz provide a provision to check if their is a film roll in the camera without having to open it up! Make the back part transparent or something! Coz opening it up wud either mean xposing the film or…. xposing my shame!
A friend who had read this blog was telling me smthing that made a lotta sense. Lemme share it wid u. I might not express it as well as he did. But I gotta try. Just like in my case where I was putting a lot of trust in my camera, and doing so many things putting my trust in it, so also, many of us put our hope in the things of the world… may be the recommendation of a big shot for a job, or our experiences, or our money, e.t.c… But get deceived at the end of it all… Like pouring cold water on all our hard work. How can we put our trust in man who has but a breath in his nostrils… But those who put there trust in Jesus will never be put to shame.
11 Comments
October 7, 2006 at 6:05 am
I dont know what camera you were using, but in my early days there was indeed such a provision. A very small slit was present so that one could know if the roll was present inside or not. Needless to say, i think you need to get yourself a better camera. Oh and by the way they have something called a digital camera nowadays. I hear its very good. You might want to give it a try!
October 7, 2006 at 6:28 am
So they do hav such a provision huh?? Lolz.. Well, my cam is quite a new one n very professional too, n lemme add, with many lenses in the front. I guess it was meant for professionals who’d know better! Wrong cam in the hands of the wrong person!And watever made those teachers think I kud learn using it
October 7, 2006 at 6:50 am
now that was really funny
. I had a idiot of a friend who faced a similar situation but he did something stupider. He went into a room closed all the door switched off the lights etc and open the camera to check if the reel was there. The reel was there. so the dumbo closes the camera and gives the reel to the studio to develop and what do you know they are all blank. Cos your supposed to expose the reel only in a dark room. When I say room I mean a complete professional dark room 
October 7, 2006 at 10:17 am
Hey…you should post some of the pics you take if your’e so into photography! Love to see ‘em!
October 7, 2006 at 1:32 pm
Typical Ann here !!
Buy a digicam sis !!! Its better !
October 7, 2006 at 2:09 pm
@Bluesaze: All4love raises hands n says, ” I knew that vr supposed to xpose the reel only in a dark room”
@prestidigitator: Inspite of all u read, u still wanna see some snaps i took? Wow.. o.k… I’ll think abt it
@Abhijith:
But anyone can take snaps in a digi cam… Only ppl wid skills ( like me 
) can use professional cam!!
October 7, 2006 at 6:54 pm
October 8, 2006 at 9:11 am
If you are so skilled buy a D- SLR . That would test your skills to the limit . Be ready to attack your dad’s bank account to buy one though !
October 8, 2006 at 9:43 am
I thought I’ll test my skills wid my dad’s not_so_bad cam….. n then “prove” my skills later wid a D-SLR !!! How abt that
U know I can do it dont u??? 
October 9, 2006 at 1:37 pm
I know you would !! Where are the pics you have taken ???
October 15, 2006 at 4:10 pm
I kudnt get them ….duh!! Did u really read my post? N oh the ones submitted for the assignment is somewhere in the staff room in college.. may get it by the end of my course. No scanner to scan n post it .