From Genoa
We have left Switzerland far behind and are now officially in Italy, land of 2 Euro pizza and enough gorgeous men to make my head spin. The Italians call this ciy Genova which is very confusing because we just left Geneva and Tom is all, ARE WE GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES? And I say yes, we are and stop eating yogurt by the pound and then complaining your stomach hurts. THIS IS NOT MY PROBLEM.
I attempted to upload some of the 150 pictures to flickr this morning and noticed to my dismay that this black mark we saw on the lens is actually translating over to the pictures. I had hoped it was just a mark in the camera and wouldn’t ruin the pictures, but it did. Which means I can photoshop all 150 pictures when I get home or kill myself or both.
I’m going to stop using this camera for now because OMG I WANT TO KILL MYSELF. You can see evidence of the dark mark here – this hurts my soul.. And in all the photos after it. (I was able to upload the few I took with my video camera but that’s about 10…the other 140? Taken with dark mark camera.) Does anyone have any idea what happened to my camera? And how to fix it?
I can’t bring myself to upload anymore because it’s so super depressing and ruins every single photo.
But! I have my trusty little point and shoot with me and that will do the trick for the rest of the trip. Plus my video camera and Tom’s genius documentary making skillz. (Skillz include movies about how much he loves yogurt and a tour of our hotel room and how he feels about the most minute of details. YOU CAN’T WAIT. I KNOW.)
For now, we’re going to go explore Genoa and have some more pizza. Last night, we tried the pesto which is what Genoa/Genova is known for and I was so happy that I fell over and died, right near the spot where Columbus set sail for America. BEST TRIP EVA. I’ve taken pictures of all of it and they are ruined by the dark mark. SEND HALP.
Looked at your flikr photo. Huh. Just thought it was a UFO.
Problem: dealt with.
Um, that’s your DAD’S CAMERA that has the black mark? Like, what’s gonna happen to fix that? It’s not quite National Lampoon’s European Vacation but ya bettah fix the damn camera!
Wow, that mark on your camera looks just like a geyser and a bunch of buildings.
I know you’re a vegetarian or a vegan or a pescatarian or a velociraptor or something, but please eat some salami in Genoa. PLEASE.
Everyone else helps with the laughs, I’ll just address the black spot because I know I would be devastated if my camera had the same problem on an amazing trip!
I think it is probably either on the lens (you checked there?) or likely on the sensor – it is easy to get dust here, especially if you change lenses. Hopefully you have your manual (or look up online) and hopefully your camera has an automatic sensor cleaning function. It is worth a try. Otherwise, you’ll probably need a professional to remove the dust. The sensor is very sensitive and if you damage it, you are pretty much screwed. More than a black spot.
Good luck and have fun!
I agree with andrea, and I hope your camera does have automatic sensor cleaning. But if it doesn’t, you can take your lens off and look at your sensor to see if the dust/dirt is visible. If so, you might be able to blow it off the sensor, but do NOT touch the sensor. If you can’t see it or if it’s stuck to the sensor, you’ll need to get a professional to clean it.
I’d orient the camera vertically, and line up the black mark on pictures of the sea so that it looks like a shark is about to attack someone.
Thanks you guys! I don’t have the manual with me so I don’t want to attempt a self-clean. I will bring it to a professional when I get back. It’s my dad’s fancy Nikon so I don’t want to mess with it. AND IN MY DEFENSE, MOM, the camera started out taking pictures like that the second I took it out of the camera bag. So, it had been there for a bit I guess? Not really sure. I SHALL FIX IT.
it’s a great picture, the black mark is present for a reason…. something esoteric, like
the abyss awaits behind all perceived reality
or maybe its just
I am a meaningless piece of dust, but by being here in all your lovely pictures, you have given my life meaning.
It really does nothing to take away from the picture, no worries.