pinhole

When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear.

~ Alfred Eisenstaedt

My first images with my DIY pinhole camera!!

Too fun!!

The nature of the images with a pinhole camera are to be soft. 

I think with a professionally tooled pinhole you can gain better focus.

The DIY pinhole has a greater chance of rough edges that can lead

to diffraction and increased softness.

I turned my DSLR into a pinhole camera by modifying the body cap.

Very easy. The most advanced tool you need is a drill with a 1/4inch bit.

I plan to revise my making method to improve the focus/softness.

I am really pleased with my first attempt to make one! :)

See here for making tips:

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Pinhole-Lens-for-Your-SLR-Camera

http://www.diyphotography.net/the-comprehensive-tech-guide-to-pinhole-photography/

http://photo.net/pinhole/pinhole

I took these shots "blind" in that the light was low and I had

to aim and shoot and hope I got the subject framed as I wanted.

Not too bad.

The fix to this is to take my 50mm lens (the approximate focal length of the pinhole body cap),

and "preview" the image then switch to the body cap.

Especially in low light, you can't escape a long exposure with a pinhole camera.

A tripod and remote release device are must haves.

I guesstimated the exposure time. But with a real lens I can make an image and then

calculate the time to get an equivalent exposure with the pinhole.

See here for exposure information:

http://www.pinhole.cz/en/pinholecameras/exposure_01.html

More links:

http://www.pinhole.cz/en/links.html

http://pinholeday.org/support/?pid=faq

Canon 6D ISO 400 f/125 - f/185 appx. 45" - 1'  Pinhole body cap (EFL ~50mm)

simplicity

The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go. 

~ Steve Maraboli

It's dahlia season here in the Pacific Northwest. The largest dahlia grower in the US resides

in Canby, OR and has its yearly festival over Labor Day weekend.

40 acres of dahlias.

Heaven on earth.

I love dahlias.

The colors, the shapes, the textures,

and mostly how each bloom interacts with its neighbor. 

The circumstances were a bit challenging:

overcast; the sky is a soft box and great for no harsh shadows 

and washed out colors, 

but it makes for a "low light" situation.

A slight breeze was present that made focusing difficult and required higher

shutter speeds to stop the movement.

Therefore, higher than usual ISO was used.

Regarding 'simplicity':

this image had virtually no post-processing applied to it.

I always try to frame/crop in camera; so no adjustments there.

A little sharpening was all that was applied in post; 

all but the edge of the petal was masked out.

No textures, no nothing. Simple.

Just dahlia.

Canon 6D ISO 500 f/2.8 1/160 100mm macro