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/

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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

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"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.

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PeterN