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When
Louis-Jaques-Monde Daguerre and his colleagues invented the process
of photography in 19th century Paris, little did they realise what
they had inflicted upon the world.
Out-of-focus
pets, demonic red-eyed children and headless workmates were unleashed
upon us as clumsy and incompetent people across the globe turned
the seemingly innocent camera into an instrument of chaos.
Photos of Shame (15 pictures)
Inspired
by our own photographic fumbles, we at BBC Gloucestershire thought
it was time to start documenting some of the county's worst crimes
against the art of still imagery.
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| Some
shiny...things |
Our
personal favourites from the past months include the breathtaking
'Blurry Shed by Night', the challenging 'Out-of-focus Dog on Pavement
(probably Terrier)' and the inspiring 'Office carpet and Bit of
Someone's Foot'.
After
some investigation we discovered, to our amazement, that dedicated
purveyors of bad photography did not have an award which reflected
their tireless dedication to the art of taking poor quality pictures.
So
we've invented one.
Competition
Email
your worst snaps (.jpg format please) to gloucestershire@bbc.co.uk
and not only might they appear in our esteemed Photos of Shame gallery,
but you could also be the proud recipent of our Grand Photo of Shame
Award 2005.
The
winner of this auspicious title will receive (courtesy of the nether
regions of our prize drawer) a frisbee and a round orange plastic
thing, which we think is probably supposed to go on your car aerial.
Wowee!
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| Having
a blurry good time |
The
judging panel will be headed by David Bailey - not the world famous
fashion photographer and sixties icon, but BBC Gloucestershire's
very own namesake, who formerly presented the Drive Time show. Which
makes him cooler, in a way.
Our
David (right) has taken numerous photos over the years, several
of which have been more or less in focus, making him the ideal person
to judge this unique competition. He said, "I can't wait to
start ploughing through a big pile of poor quality photos."
The deadline for you to send us your efforts is October 31st
2005 (or thereabouts, depending on how things are going at the
time).
Remember
you can win not only a FRISBEE but also an ORANGE THING and we might
even dig out some OTHER STUFF to stick in the envelope with them.
Exciting, eh?
Happy
snapping!
If
you would like to comment on this story get in touch at gloucestershire@bbc.co.uk
or have your say on our messageboard
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Does
your photography leave a little to be desired? We've got just the
thing for you - our monumental Photos of Shame competition. Bad is
the new good!
