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Pinhole shots of the Civil War (re-enactments)
http://civilwar150pinholeproject.com/ A writeup by the photographer on his pinhole cameras and his quest to document civil war re-enactments. One of my favourites: http://civilwar150pinholeproject.fil...tysburg149.jpg I don't feel like shooting film for such, but I might use a lens adaptor and shoot some digital pinholes... the very long exposures may be quite noise prone, however... http://civilwar150pinholeproject.com/pinhole-cameras/ Quote The pinholes’ soft focus image captures the essence of the subject without the distractions of detail. This encourages the viewer to look more deeply, filling out the blurred information with their own memories and experiences, making the viewer a participant in each image he or she encounters. /Quote -- "There were, unfortunately, no great principles on which parties were divided – politics became a mere struggle for office." -Sir John A. Macdonald |
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Pinhole shots of the Civil War (re-enactments)
On 1/27/2013 12:03 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
http://civilwar150pinholeproject.com/ A writeup by the photographer on his pinhole cameras and his quest to document civil war re-enactments. One of my favourites: http://civilwar150pinholeproject.fil...tysburg149.jpg I don't feel like shooting film for such, but I might use a lens adaptor and shoot some digital pinholes... the very long exposures may be quite noise prone, however... http://civilwar150pinholeproject.com/pinhole-cameras/ Quote The pinholes’ soft focus image captures the essence of the subject without the distractions of detail. This encourages the viewer to look more deeply, filling out the blurred information with their own memories and experiences, making the viewer a participant in each image he or she encounters. /Quote Now there's a guy who found what he likes, and does it well. While I agree that pinhole is not for everybody, it certainly produces some neat effects. -- PeterN |
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Pinhole shots of the Civil War (re-enactments)
On 01/27/2013 11:03 AM, Alan Browne wrote:
http://civilwar150pinholeproject.com/ A writeup by the photographer on his pinhole cameras and his quest to document civil war re-enactments. One of my favourites: http://civilwar150pinholeproject.fil...tysburg149.jpg Excellent! I don't feel like shooting film for such, but I might use a lens adaptor and shoot some digital pinholes... the very long exposures may be quite noise prone, however... http://civilwar150pinholeproject.com/pinhole-cameras/ Quote The pinholes’ soft focus image captures the essence of the subject without the distractions of detail. This encourages the viewer to look more deeply, filling out the blurred information with their own memories and experiences, making the viewer a participant in each image he or she encounters. /Quote -- https://www.createspace.com/3707686 |
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Pinhole shots of the Civil War (re-enactments)
On 29/01/2013 4:10 AM, RichA wrote:
On Jan 27, 12:03 pm, Alan Browne wrote: http://civilwar150pinholeproject.com/ A writeup by the photographer on his pinhole cameras and his quest to document civil war re-enactments. One of my favourites:http://civilwar150pinholeproject.fil...12/12/gettysbu... I don't feel like shooting film for such, but I might use a lens adaptor and shoot some digital pinholes... the very long exposures may be quite noise prone, however... http://civilwar150pinholeproject.com/pinhole-cameras/ Quote The pinholes’ soft focus image captures the essence of the subject without the distractions of detail. This encourages the viewer to look more deeply, filling out the blurred information with their own memories and experiences, making the viewer a participant in each image he or she encounters. /Quote -- "There were, unfortunately, no great principles on which parties were divided – politics became a mere struggle for office." -Sir John A. Macdonald Pinhole shots from small formats look pretty dismal. 35mm film, sensors don't do pinholes "justice." 4x5 looks a lot better. I made a pinhole camera with large format. Normal view which had more distance between the pinhole and the film plane. and a wide angle shorter distance. Used cake tins. For the film, was using photographic paper, processing them, then making a contact print back onto another sheet of paper for a positive. The results were quite remarkable, cheap to run. Another one was made from a 35mm cassette canister wrapped film inside hence a panoramic image. This could be used underwater as well. All good stuff. Just filled my pockets with loaded canisters and when on a shoot, Nik Silver efex software has pinhole filters how do these compare - has anyone tried? |
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Pinhole shots of the Civil War (re-enactments)
On 1/28/2013 6:55 PM, Rob wrote:
On 29/01/2013 4:10 AM, RichA wrote: On Jan 27, 12:03 pm, Alan Browne wrote: http://civilwar150pinholeproject.com/ A writeup by the photographer on his pinhole cameras and his quest to document civil war re-enactments. One of my favourites:http://civilwar150pinholeproject.fil...12/12/gettysbu... I don't feel like shooting film for such, but I might use a lens adaptor and shoot some digital pinholes... the very long exposures may be quite noise prone, however... http://civilwar150pinholeproject.com/pinhole-cameras/ Quote The pinholes’ soft focus image captures the essence of the subject without the distractions of detail. This encourages the viewer to look more deeply, filling out the blurred information with their own memories and experiences, making the viewer a participant in each image he or she encounters. /Quote -- "There were, unfortunately, no great principles on which parties were divided – politics became a mere struggle for office." -Sir John A. Macdonald Pinhole shots from small formats look pretty dismal. 35mm film, sensors don't do pinholes "justice." 4x5 looks a lot better. I made a pinhole camera with large format. Normal view which had more distance between the pinhole and the film plane. and a wide angle shorter distance. Used cake tins. For the film, was using photographic paper, processing them, then making a contact print back onto another sheet of paper for a positive. The results were quite remarkable, cheap to run. Another one was made from a 35mm cassette canister wrapped film inside hence a panoramic image. This could be used underwater as well. All good stuff. Just filled my pockets with loaded canisters and when on a shoot, Nik Silver efex software has pinhole filters how do these compare - has anyone tried? Thanks. You just gave me an idea. I have a pinhole for my Lensbaby. Perhaps that will be a use for it. -- PeterN |
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Pinhole shots of the Civil War (re-enactments)
"PeterN" wrote in message ... On 1/27/2013 12:03 PM, Alan Browne wrote: http://civilwar150pinholeproject.com/ A writeup by the photographer on his pinhole cameras and his quest to document civil war re-enactments. One of my favourites: http://civilwar150pinholeproject.fil...tysburg149.jpg I don't feel like shooting film for such, but I might use a lens adaptor and shoot some digital pinholes... the very long exposures may be quite noise prone, however... http://civilwar150pinholeproject.com/pinhole-cameras/ Quote The pinholes’ soft focus image captures the essence of the subject without the distractions of detail. This encourages the viewer to look more deeply, filling out the blurred information with their own memories and experiences, making the viewer a participant in each image he or she encounters. /Quote Now there's a guy who found what he likes, and does it well. While I agree that pinhole is not for everybody, it certainly produces some neat effects. I don't see anything there that couldn't be done more easily in PS from a normal digital image/s. But I do support the artists right to make his own choices however. Trevor. |
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Pinhole shots of the Civil War (re-enactments)
Alan Browne wrote:
http://civilwar150pinholeproject.com/ A writeup by the photographer on his pinhole cameras and his quest to document civil war re-enactments. One of my favourites: http://civilwar150pinholeproject.fil...tysburg149.jpg I don't feel like shooting film for such, but I might use a lens adaptor and shoot some digital pinholes... the very long exposures may be quite noise prone, however... Just take multiple exposures at a duration where noise isn't an issue, and merge (average) them. It's what astrophotographers do all the time. BugBear |
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Pinhole shots of the Civil War (re-enactments)
On 28/01/2013 4:03 AM, Alan Browne wrote:
I don't feel like shooting film for such, but I might use a lens adaptor and shoot some digital pinholes... the very long exposures may be quite noise prone, however... Just noticed this item after reading the exposure problem. You can use a body cap and make a pinhole through that, if that is too close then use an extension tube. Drill a hole through the cap and stick some aluminium tape and make a pin prick through it. I usually use a thick sewing (darning) needle. |
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Pinhole shots of the Civil War (re-enactments)
On 29/01/2013 9:26 PM, bugbear wrote:
Alan Browne wrote: http://civilwar150pinholeproject.com/ A writeup by the photographer on his pinhole cameras and his quest to document civil war re-enactments. One of my favourites: http://civilwar150pinholeproject.fil...tysburg149.jpg I don't feel like shooting film for such, but I might use a lens adaptor and shoot some digital pinholes... the very long exposures may be quite noise prone, however... Just take multiple exposures at a duration where noise isn't an issue, and merge (average) them. It's what astrophotographers do all the time. BugBear Would taking multiple exposures work in this situation - pinhole shots do give a soft image. An example, a busy crowded building long exposure gives a soft movement within the people and sharp edges of walls and corners. Astro shots - individual shots render a sharp star trail. May have to try and see what happens. Interesting - digital is a whole new ball game as compared to film, long and short exposures don't seem to have that reciprocity failure to cope with. |
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Pinhole shots of the Civil War (re-enactments)
Rob wrote:
On 29/01/2013 9:26 PM, bugbear wrote: Alan Browne wrote: http://civilwar150pinholeproject.com/ A writeup by the photographer on his pinhole cameras and his quest to document civil war re-enactments. One of my favourites: http://civilwar150pinholeproject.fil...tysburg149.jpg I don't feel like shooting film for such, but I might use a lens adaptor and shoot some digital pinholes... the very long exposures may be quite noise prone, however... Just take multiple exposures at a duration where noise isn't an issue, and merge (average) them. It's what astrophotographers do all the time. BugBear Would taking multiple exposures work in this situation - pinhole shots do give a soft image. An example, a busy crowded building long exposure gives a soft movement within the people and sharp edges of walls and corners. Astro shots - individual shots render a sharp star trail. May have to try and see what happens. Consider 6 x 10 second exposure versus a single 60 second exposure. Apart from the tiny gaps between the 6 separate shots, once you've added them up (literally...) you've done something VERY similar to the 60 second exposure. Instead of accumulating (adding!) photons on a CCD site, you've done the adding in a computer. BugBear |
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