Wings

We made a bird refuge in the yard. 
A few feeders, some water dishes and a place to bathe and take shelter make the birds happy.

Especially in winter when water is scarce and shelter is important.

Holga Wide pinhole camera loaded with Harman Direct positive paper sloshed in caffenol for a few minutes.

a seahorse for the year of the horse...does that count?

This afternoon, I finally painted the 4 x 5 pinhole box that I built a few weeks ago.

In keeping with most of my boxes having horse names...this one has a horse on it...well a seahorse.

I hand cut a stencil for the seahorse body and then free-handed the rest..

A Coffee With....Me!

Hey everyone!
I'm thrilled to be on "A Coffee With" at caffenol .org.
The interview was fun and you can see some of my cameras and a few of my pinhole photos developed in caffenol!
Check it out!

Random Crap.....

Well, I had to! I normally find tins in thrift stores or at the dump to make pinhole cameras out of, but this one caught my eye when I was at the Chinese New Year Celebration this morning and I HAD to have it. 
It's about the size of a deck of cards. It's going to be fast and wild! And...serendipitously, see that fish on the front? My very first toy was a rubber fish that looks just like that! Talk about Karma! 

I still have the rubber fish, maybe I'll post a picture of it later, or maybe not... anyway, here's to happy new year pin-holing!  Someone suggested that I make a pinhole photo of my rubber fish toy with the pinhole camera and I think that's a great idea!  Stay tuned for that!

The back of the tin is as good as the front.  This is the side I'm going to drill the pinhole in.  It's going to wind up being about F/53!  That is fast!
I love this! Look at those giant geese.  They'll surely get your attention while driving down the road less traveled.
They're big enough to eat the people driving or at least big enough to help change a flat tire if needed!

And look, there's a ukulele just waiting alongside the road to pick up and play!  I like this place!
 The camera has been painted black inside, the hole is drilled and it is loaded up with some Harman Direct Positive Paper for some tests tomorrow morning!

P.S.  After a few tests shots that didn't work out so well, I've reserved this camera for solargraphs.  The image circle is rather small, so it will be much better for solar work.

 

a new year....and a black Sun

Happy New year!
The year of the Horse has arrived and to tell you the truth, I kind of like having a New Year at the end of January more than I like the one on January 1st.  The January 1st one is just too soon after Christmas for me to really appreciate it.  That may seem weird, but hey, I like things a little slowed down.

On offer today is a pinhole made with a newly acquired tea tin.  The tin is round and has a diameter of about 2 3/4 inches.  A 4 x 5 or a 5 x 7 sheet of film fit inside nicely.

This photo was made on a 5 x 7 sheet of Harman Direct Positive paper and then marinated in caffenol for about 7 minutes.  It's funky, and I like the solar flare and I really like the Black Sun!

Here it is!

Here's the latest view of the 4 x 5 pinhole camera I've been working on.  It needs some paint, or a coat or two of polyurethane, but it's usable and it shoots pretty well.

Here's a test shot out of this box.  It's f/219 and shoots wide, about 110 degrees worth of wideness.  I like it!

a few days of rest and a cold snap

It's been a few days since I updated the progress on the pinhole camera construction so I just wanted to let you all know it's been on hold a few days.

I've just been busy doing other stuff and trying to stay warm during this recent little cold snap we had.   My workshop is not heated so it's not much fun to work with power tools that are cold and a little cranky.

Anyway, as soon as it warms up again, which should be this weekend, I'll get back to work on the camera and share what's going on.

Thanks for the visits and comments.
Have a great weekend! Hope it's warm and sunny wherever you are.