Saturday, March 21, 2009

More Pin Holes

Portland Yacht Club, 1 sec, 400ISO, f185

Falmouth Foreside, 1/2 second, ISO 400, f185


(According to Holgamod the approx f stop is really 185)
Nice to be shooting again. Mel


Sunday, March 8, 2009

Pinhole Photos

Midmorning sun from garden room - pinhole, 2 sec; ISO 800

OK, so not much activity on the Lighting Boot Camp idea. How about this one? Zak tells me that the international pinhole camera day is on his birthday this year - April 26. Go to www.pinholeday.org for more information. In an effort to support this idea, here are 4 pics done with a pinhole lens on my digital slr. Also, in the March 8th Press Herald is a description of Chris Pinchbeck's trailer-sized pinhole camera. He has an exhibit at the Farnsworth of his 6 foot creations.

Winslow Park - 1/15th; ISO 400

Nancy's hand: 1/3 second at ISO 800; f ?

Winslow Park again; 1/60th and ISO 800

These photos are dreamy in that their softness and reduced dynamic range helped me to settle in on the composition. Lots of blacks. Because of the smallness of the aperature, the scene thru the viewfinder is very dark. Rather than being a detriment, however, this made it necessary to concentrate on the fundamentals. Your turn now. What are you up to?