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		<title>Camera Toss</title>
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 		<description>&lt;b&gt;EVERYONE, NOTICE OF NEW POOL RULES!&lt;/b&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Advice for first time contributors...&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;b&gt;Please describe your camera movement technique in the description or comments of your images.&lt;/b&gt; This makes it much easier for us to decide if it belongs in the pool.  Once you have a few in the pool that qualify, you no longer need to include this extra information unless you think the image will confuse the admins.

&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;DESCRIPTION&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;This is a &amp;quot;technique&amp;quot; group, and the technique here is regarded by some as insanity.  For we are the reckless folks on flickr that enjoy the abstract, chance, generative, physical photography that results from throwing our cameras into the air (most often at night in front of varied light sources).
It is about trading risk for reward in the pursuit of art.  It is not about being a photographer, it is about enabling the photography that happens naturally when you let go of the process, give up control, and add a hell of alot more variables.  It is about physics, gravity, angular momentum, acceleration, direction, chaos, and timing... most of which you have tenuous control of at best!

For further clarification on criteria for photos in this group &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/groups/cameratoss/discuss/117907/&quot;&gt;read this thread&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;POOL RULES&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;THEY MUST ACTUALLY BE TOSSES (as in I threw my camera), if you did something else and aren't sure, post it in the forums and inquire.

&lt;b&gt;All posts will require moderator approval before appearing in the pool&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;em&gt;changed on 07/04/2008, to fight spam and off-topic posts.&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;b&gt;Max of 1 photo per 24 hour period.&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;em&gt;changed on 07/04/2008, no more limits to your total contributions!&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;b&gt;Permissions.&lt;/b&gt; By submitting images to this pool you grant the administrators permission to publish them (properly attributed) on the official blog for this group, &lt;a href=&quot;http://cameratoss.blogspot.com&quot;&gt;Camera Toss (The Blog)&lt;/a&gt;, and it's affiliated pages including possible future gallery pages powered by the Flickr API.

&lt;em&gt;If you have questions about the new rules, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/groups_members.gne?id=67768907@N00&quot;&gt;contact the moderators&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;DOCUMENTATION&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cameratoss.blogspot.com/2005/10/nods-tossing-guide-for-beginners.html&quot;&gt;_nod's tossing guide for beginners&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://cameratoss.blogspot.com/2005/10/camera-toss-mini-howto.html&quot;&gt;Camera Toss, Mini-HOWTO&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;OFFICIAL WEBSITE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cameratoss.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Camera Toss Blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;em&gt;http://cameratoss.blogspot.com/&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;DEFINING A CAMERA TOSS&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;Camera Toss is a particular form of &lt;b&gt;kinetic photography&lt;/b&gt;, the camera must be airborne and unobstructed by the photographer or other means.

If that seems too risky, please join &lt;a href=&quot;/groups/kineticphotography/&quot;&gt;Kinetic Photography&lt;/a&gt; which encompasses a broad range of safer techniques along these lines.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;TAGGING&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;Please tag every camera toss photo that meets the requirements with &amp;quot;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/tags/cameratoss/interesting/&quot;&gt;cameratoss&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;quot;.  This is true of photos both in and out of the pool.

&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/tags/cameratoss-daylight/interesting/&quot;&gt;cameratoss-daylight&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; is a recommended additional tag for camera toss photographs taken in full daylight or otherwise bright ambient environments.

&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/tags/cameratoss-portrait/interesting/&quot;&gt;cameratoss-portrait&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; is for pictures where you've intentionally tried to capture a human form.  A sub-activity in camera toss that many enjoy and is actually quite challenging.

&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/tags/cameratoss-inspired/interesting/&quot;&gt;cameratoss-inspired&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; is for images that don't meet the criteria but were inspired by the group, post them &lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/groups/cameratoss/discuss/104942/&quot;&gt;in this thread&lt;/a&gt;.

&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/tags/cameratoss-prose/interesting/&quot;&gt;cameratoss-prose&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; is for images that are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/groups/cameratoss/discuss/137553/&quot;&gt;accompanied by creative text&lt;/a&gt;.  A recent idea for further exploration.

&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/tags/cameratoss-creation/interesting/&quot;&gt;cameratoss-creation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; is for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/groups/cameratoss/discuss/132398/&quot;&gt;your creative creations&lt;/a&gt; that are not strictly camera tosses, but employ source images generated this way.

&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/photos/tags/cameratoss-blogged/&quot;&gt;cameratoss-blogged&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt; is RESERVED FOR ADMIN, I add this to photos that make the &lt;a href=&quot;http://cameratoss.blogspot.com&quot;&gt;camera toss blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;VIEWING&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/cameratoss/pool/&quot;&gt;the pool&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/cameratoss/&quot;&gt;by tag &amp;quot;cameratoss&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;
individual's sets (see &amp;quot;hall of toss&amp;quot; below)

Because of our former pool guidelines that restricted individuals to 10 each, not every tossed image is located here, you can view the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/cameratoss/&quot;&gt;massive volume of work&lt;/a&gt; via tag search for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/cameratoss/&quot;&gt;cameratoss&lt;/a&gt;.

Also note that many of the members have unique sets devoted to camera tossing, be sure to read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/groups/cameratoss/discuss/73648/&quot;&gt;Announcing Sets&lt;/a&gt; thread and frequently check their sets pages.&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;DISCAIMER&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;The group and administrators are not liable for any damage to yourself or photographic equipment if you choose to attempt the things pictured here.  Also please read this &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/groups/cameratoss/discuss/73263/684819/&quot;&gt;word of caution&lt;/a&gt; regarding my experiences and the probability of destorying your equipment.

Please don't be offended if we remove photos that are admittedly or obviously not tosses.  It would be unfair to those that took the full risk.  Usually we will ask first to find out the details anyway.

There are many alternative abstract painting with light groups if you like this, or if your photos don't match the group criteria.  To name a few:
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/groups/smears/&quot;&gt;smears&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/groups/lightmovement/&quot;&gt;light movement&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/groups/glow/&quot;&gt;light in motion&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/groups/lightpainting/&quot;&gt;light painting&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/groups/slowshuttermagic/&quot;&gt;slow shutter magic&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/groups/flashlight/&quot;&gt;flashlight&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://flickr.com/groups/67768907@N00/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://flagrantdisregard.com/flickr/profilewidget/group/random/000000/ffffff/67768907@N00.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Camera Toss. Get yours at flagrantdisregard.com/flickr&quot; title=&quot;Camera Toss. Get yours at flagrantdisregard.com/flickr&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:44:28 -0800</pubDate>
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			<title>Reply to You might be a camera tosser if...</title>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/alinssite/&quot;&gt;Alin S Living with Autism&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You might be a camera tosser if you buy two cameras on Amazon and toss them simultaneously in a 'toss out' to see which camera you will keep vs. which camera you will send back&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:44:28 -0800</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/alinssite/&quot;&gt;Alin S Living with Autism&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You might be a camera tosser if your battery door is held on with tape (my old camera was like this)&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:27:55 -0800</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/alinssite/">nobody@flickr.com (Alin S Living with Autism)</author>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/alinssite/&quot;&gt;Alin S Living with Autism&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You mgiht be a camera tosser if you ask people if you want their picture taken or tossed&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:27:14 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/alinssite/">nobody@flickr.com (Alin S Living with Autism)</author>
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			<title>Reply to Throwable Cameras (by design)...</title>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/mtnrockdhh/&quot;&gt;mtnrockdhh&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Thanks for the links, Ryan.  I gave the ReadWriteWeb author a few tips for her article, and one of my toss shots.  Still didn't quite capture it, but close.  Checked out the Nikon patent...the camera, if it ever comes to market, may be better for the aerial portraits than for the light art end of things.  Time will tell.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:43:55 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/mtnrockdhh/">nobody@flickr.com (mtnrockdhh)</author>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clickykbd/&quot;&gt;clickykbd&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;and a better mention from readwriteweb:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://readwrite.com/2012/10/22/camera-tossing-gets-serious-with-new-nikon-patent&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;readwrite.com/2012/10/22/camera-tossing-gets-serious-with...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This one posted TODAY!... damn.  I honestly haven't looked at those feeds in my reader in EONS (like years)... my spidey-sense must be strong with this topic.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:54:37 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/clickykbd/">nobody@flickr.com (clickykbd)</author>
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			<title>Reply to Throwable Cameras (by design)...</title>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clickykbd/&quot;&gt;clickykbd&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;actually several mentions of that in October, this one has more photos of the group style included.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.petapixel.com/2012/10/15/nikon-patent-shows-feature-designed-for-camera-toss-photography/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.petapixel.com/2012/10/15/nikon-patent-shows-feature-d...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Although afaik the concept Nikon is going for is more along the lines of the thrown-aerial aesthetic... but if they included enough manual options I'm sure other forms would be possible too.&lt;br /&gt;
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It is just a patent, who knows if we will ever see an actual camera that uses it.   But does make me think I should have patented such enhancement ideas eons ago.  LOL.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:44:23 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/clickykbd/">nobody@flickr.com (clickykbd)</author>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clickykbd/&quot;&gt;clickykbd&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;and one more mention here on nikon rumors.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://nikonrumors.com/2012/10/16/nikon-patent-for-a-camera-you-can-toss-in-the-air-to-take-pictures-from-above.aspx/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;nikonrumors.com/2012/10/16/nikon-patent-for-a-camera-you-...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:39:30 -0700</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/clickykbd/&quot;&gt;clickykbd&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Hi, long time no participate... but was cleaning out my RSS feeds in g-reader and still have some search notice feeds.  Caught this one:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Camera Toss patents by Nikon (relating to camera features that aim to enable tossing):&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/278616/scitech/technology/nikon-patents-toss-photography-camera-feature&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/278616/scitech/technology/n...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:37:55 -0700</pubDate>
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			<title>Reply to You might be a camera tosser if...</title>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/alinssite/&quot;&gt;Alin S Living with Autism&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You might be a tosser if you have to brag about your tossing ability and offer shots just to be able to chimp them with the target person and exchange business cards&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:02:35 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/alinssite/">nobody@flickr.com (Alin S Living with Autism)</author>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/eajames/&quot;&gt;Neanderthal EAJ&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You might be a camera tosser if you strive to maintain anonymity when selling cameras on Craigslist.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:53:25 -0700</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/eajames/">nobody@flickr.com (Neanderthal EAJ)</author>
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