There is something very elemental about pinhole imaging. Nothing between the light and the film itself. I am finding that composition using a camera with no viewfinder and a wide angle of view isn't as easy as one might think. I had some shots from an overlook that kept including a portion of the safety railing. In this shot, I had one tripod leg over the railing and resting on a rock, while the other two legs (and myself) were behind the railing.
The two aspects of pinhole that seem inherent are the infinite depth of field with an associated softness to the image, both related to the pinhole, and the portrayal of motion related to the long exposure times. I think that finding subject matter that plays into and benefits from these qualities are going to be important in producing good images with the pinhole camera.
Pinhole ImageCopyright Howard Grill
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Although I am not familiar with many pinhole images, I am pleasantly surprised by this shot Howard. I suppose I expected it to look more 'antique' with vignetting, more blurred, etc. This has a unique character to it.
Thanks Mark...when viewed larger it does have a softness to it. It is hard to explain though, it is different than an out of focus softness as it is an even softness over the entire image that has a pleasing 'feel' to it. By no means a replacement for my digital imaging but another way of looking at things that has peaked my interest because of its simplicity and interesting image character.
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