This Page Is Under Development, and Is Undergoing Final Proof & Edit: Although Somewhat Uncomplete, The Below Is Posted here, For You So See An Idea Wf What Is Forthcoming.

By Henry Gurr, ZMMQ SiteMaster Aug 31, 2020

How & Why A Digital Camera Can, FAIL To Save Photos, AND NOT Be Discovered (Until Too Late): An Object Lesson, With Precautions => To Early Discover Loss, Before It Goes Too Far.
By Henry S Gurr, August 31 2020.

... I well remember that early Monday 23 May 2019, when I arrived at The University Of Wisconsin Archives, Madison WI. The Building Doors were still locked. This gave me lots of time to look around, and take ~12 Street Scene Photos, for panorama etc. And later, once inside the Archives Work Area, t remember taking an additional ~ 5 photos of the Archives Work Area, and of course, a photo of Archive Director Dr David Null.

... For my camera normally it’s => <i>Press-The-Button > “Click Whirr” Sound And Ready For Next” </i>. Mostly there has not been a change from this “Normal”, so there has never been any clue that my camera could (or was), was randomly failing to save the pictures I had taken: Absolute total failure, without the slightest warning, or indication of loss.

... Unfortunately, i discovered TOO LATE, that My Camera (which seemed to be operating just fine), was randomly never saving my photos” to SD Memory Card. …. They were gone without a trace ….Just as if my “Button Press”, had never happened!! This includes ALL my photos taken, at the University of Wisconsin Archives, both outside and inside of the building,.

About 3 weeks ago, I finally got back to The Big Task Of Finish Posting My Photos From 2016 Sarah Vinke Biography Field Research Trip.
... And for several weeks now, I have been successfully posting most of these photos, all-the-while, sporadically looking everywhere (all possible nooks & crannies, many a time), for the UW Archives Photos. … I CAN’T FIND E”M.

During What Became ~A Frantic Search I Was Not Suspecting Camera Failure! … Not Even Remotely
... Only VERY, VERY SLOWLY, did the Dawning Realization Finally Arrive, AHA GPST => This is the SAME problem where, ~20 % of his photos, were randomly missing in the saved files of my Henry Gurr Book Signing Tour“, Summer 2019 !!!'' '.

NOTE WELL => This was four years later (and a different photo location): Thus of course the reason => Why it took so long to finally re-cognize The SAME problem! , when I was preparing my Photos for these Albums, in yet another, different time & context:

A DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY “OBJECT--LESSON” CAUTIONARY NOTE =>

... My Above Story Of How It Happened , shows how Baddies Can Sneak-Up On You, When You Least Suspect!

THUS => Even If Your Device Seems To Be Just Fine, You Can NOT Just Blithely Assume Your Digital Device, Is FULLY Functional, Even If It All Behavior Is Normal.

To Prevent Photo Loss or Low Quality, Keep In Mind, In ANY Work =>

MAINTENANCE!” => "You must CLOSELY study several of your photos in camera display, to see that the phots are well posed, have good point of view, illumination and sun position are good. The photos show what others would appreciate. AND carefully look for “peculiar juxtapositions” professional would not allow. You may have to back & re-take certain shots, while you are still on location..

4) “When finishing up with a photo location, and before put the camera back in its Cary Case => “BE ALERT! For any additional photos needed, that were not originally planed.

5) "Like the Narrator in ZMM, you must be mindfully and actively on the lookout for evidence of other potential problems”.

In Henry Gurr’s Photo Album=> Why So Many Google Street Views!! ??

... As discussed in my above story “Digital Camera Failure”, many of my Photos originally intended for the ZMMQ Site Gallery Album Were, NEVER Saved Into Camera SD Memory Chip.

... With Important Photos Missing, Henry Must Be Resourceful To Find Good Alternates. Hence Google Street View (GSV), “Comes-To-The-Rescue”, as you can see in any of the following examples
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/gallery/album19/GSV_FmNParkStStepsLookintUpBascomMallSeeBascomHall?full=1

http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/gallery/album19/GSV_Fm545_BabcockDr_NE_ViewUnivWis1_StdResidence2_UwArchivesBldg_EntranceSteps?full=1

http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/gallery/album19/GSV_FmStateStNE_ViewUnivWisMemorialLibrary_WithConstructEquip_OrngFence?full=1

Turning Necessity Into A Virtue!
... And in many cases Google Street View (GSV),Is better, since it The Reader (You!), can additionally =>
..A) Click on the Blue Link, To Bring Up The Current GSV, Then =>
..B) Click-Drag for 360 Degree Full Circle Panorama Viewing. Then =>
..C) Each GSV Display Screen, At Lower Left, can click to Show A Strip=Map, Of The Near-By Streets. This Strip-Map, can be Magnified (or Shrank), AND Click-Drag To Study Even More Streets Adjacent. And The GSV will move to a NEW Place, by A Mouse Click On the Map!
..D) AND .. GSV, offers you, the ability to “GSV Drive” and see
……Even more of the U Wis & Madison WI Scenery “On Down The Road”!!!
……Just click on the GSV Display, where you want the GSV to move to!!

For More Examples of How Henry Gurr uses Google Street View (GSV):
[[http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/gallery/albums.php |After This Albums page comes up, Click on Either Of TOP TWO Small photos: Either lead to a Gallery Page, showing 18 Small Photos.

HenryGurrC&pDrafFmSVBFRAlpumUW&Edit200831 DaveMatosEdit200901~
File = WikiZmmq)StopDigitalCameraLoosePhotos Hsg07Djm00.docx