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I need more vision. Thump. That was my head hitting the desk.

Yesterday I filmed the necropsy of some short taileed shearwater chicks.

Last night as I was reviewing the vision that I had taken, I renamed some of the best clips in order to make it a bit easier for myself when I started the serious editing.

This morning I imported all the vision onto the desktop and wiped the memory card.

The renamed clips did not import.

I do not know why they did not get imported.

I feel like crying.

Take two.

EDITED. 7.39am

After having a good moan on twitter, kicking the wall and seriously contemplating blowing something up, I followed the suggestions of my techmaster Veronica and I have found the lost vision.

Thank fucking goodness for that.

Take three.

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  • Veronica June 8, 2011, 7:29 am

    It’s possible they’re still on the card, just not showing up through the import function? I recently had my card open, and the computer AND camera said it was empty, but there were around 40 photos on it. Double check?

    • frogpondsrock June 8, 2011, 7:31 am

      I have triple checked sweety. I don’t feel like crying anymore but I am seriously grumpy with myself. You know I don’t ever delete anything *sigh*

  • Barbara June 8, 2011, 7:30 am

    Shit. Technology is not our best friend at times like this.

  • Elephant's Child June 8, 2011, 8:05 am

    I refer to it as ‘screw loose in the operator’. Sigh.

    • frogpondsrock June 8, 2011, 8:14 am

      I nearly choked on my breakfast reading this comment. hehe

  • 2paw June 8, 2011, 9:45 am

    Oh no, I feel you pain, I accidentally deleted all the photos from my SD card. I am consoled because I had downloaded most of them. Still.
    I am glad you found yours!! I don’t delete mine anymore or remove them from the card. Just in case….

    • kim (frog ponds rock) June 8, 2011, 4:24 pm

      I don’t normally delete anything. I have stuff in my email archives going back to 2006. It was a timely lesson.

  • bells June 8, 2011, 11:51 am

    oh my god what a relief!

  • river June 8, 2011, 4:17 pm

    Next time rename the clips after you’ve imported them. That may have been the problem.
    I have a friend who takes amazing photos, wedding stuff etc. and never ever wipes her memory cards until all photos are safely burned to disc.

    • kim (frog ponds rock) June 8, 2011, 4:22 pm

      I normally don’t delete anything River. That is why I was so upset with myself. Luckily it was all good in the end 🙂

  • Maureen (Mo) Strom June 9, 2011, 6:18 am

    Yahoo!! Hugs to Veronica. I myself am a moron when it comes to technology but I’m at least trying & starting to get “with it”. Thankfully my 10 year old grandson comes over to help his Nanny once in awhile.. LOL. Keep posting Kim, & I’ll keep reading. Mo

  • Mary June 9, 2011, 11:57 am

    Seeing is believing….Veronica to the rescue. YaY!

  • Kakka June 9, 2011, 12:04 pm

    Thank the Lord that you found them again.

  • carolina June 11, 2011, 7:49 pm

    Out of interest: why did you film that necropsy?

    And I hate it when something like that happens! Technology is all fine, when it works. But when it doesn’t do what I expect it to do… aaarrrggghhh! So I feel your pain 😉 Glad your problem is solved.

    • frogpondsrock June 11, 2011, 8:36 pm

      I am having an exhibition next year with a couple of other artist to raise awareness about the plastic pollution and the deadly effect it has on our sea birds and I want a short film to be part of the exhibition. I want it to be fairly shocking. BAM! dead birds BAM open their stomachs Bam plastic. I am not sure it will work or not but I will give it a go.

  • Carrie Holder June 11, 2011, 8:26 pm

    Hi, I’m glad you’ve found your film. It’s so upsetting to lose something like that as you feel like you’ve lost that moment in time. Your ceramic gallery is impressive, I particularly like your white vessels.

    • frogpondsrock June 11, 2011, 8:32 pm

      Hi Carrie, I like the white ones as well. I use them instead of glassware here. They feel really nice in my hand 🙂