Had access to a nice little car this morning, so took a drive up the Wild Horse Creek near Ft. Steele.
I found a beautiful vantage point at the Historical site. Seems like in c.1865 the area was popular for gold mining. I went down to the hydraulic pump area (name and plaque only) and must have been about 200 metres above the creek (which I think is more of a shallow swift flowing river). Anyway, I was determined to find a way down to the river from the steep embankment I stood upon. After meandering for about 20 - 30 minutes I found myself standing in the clear cold water.
I wear a special type of sandal that works well in and out of water. Got some interesting vantage points for working with my ZeroImage 6x9 [645] pinhole camera and my good ol' Nikon FM3A.
On the way home, I stopped in at Ft. Steele as the steam locomotive was awaiting passengers at the station. Got a bunch of images here too.
Overall, a nice outing and who knows ... perhaps I captured a few nice images.
Boy, I don't know if I could see myself several years ago with a pinhole camera; I seem to treat it like a regular piece of photographic equipment these days - just as legit as a lens camera ... I've no complaints.
Glad I re-discovered it (pinhole photography).
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Saturday, July 04, 2009
New Pinhole Publication
New Pinhole Photography Journal
Is there any interest in having a print-on-demand pinhole photography journal that you can sit back with and enjoy whilst you wait for an exposure making new pinhole images, or anywhere you fancy?
A hard-copy collectible of our fine fotographic art.
Are these the things you'd expect:
Reviews of cameras, home-made and commercial.
A small marketplace to show us where we can buy supplies and get started if just new to the art.
Techniques to build and use pinhole cameras.
Featured Pinhole Photographer's and some of their work.
Interviews with artists
Special collector's gallery - distinctively presented within the magazine.
Is there any interest in having a print-on-demand pinhole photography journal that you can sit back with and enjoy whilst you wait for an exposure making new pinhole images, or anywhere you fancy?
A hard-copy collectible of our fine fotographic art.
Are these the things you'd expect:
Reviews of cameras, home-made and commercial.
A small marketplace to show us where we can buy supplies and get started if just new to the art.
Techniques to build and use pinhole cameras.
Featured Pinhole Photographer's and some of their work.
Interviews with artists
Special collector's gallery - distinctively presented within the magazine.
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Sunday Morning Pinhole
Cooler today - overcast and simply beautiful, just beautiful temperature
As my church does not start till the afternoon, I find early Sunday morning can be quite pleasant for photography ... sometimes.
Today's camera: Zero Image 4x5 built to 75mm, Film Tri-X 320, Neopan 100
Metre: Sekonic L608, small Gitzo tripod
With the overcast sky I was getting a reading of 2~4 seconds @ f/128 (ISO 100) from which I extrapolate further to get my exposure.
Travelled out to Ogden Point to capture image of steps-into-the-sea. Wasn't quite what I expected as the tide was pulling out. I had hoped to capture waves splashing up against the bottom step as I had earlier with a Hasselblad ... oh well.
Re-composed my vision and made images of the seaweed debris, sand and a lady collecting seaweed.
Working with a pinhole camera I knew people moving about would blur or disappear altogether.
Next moved out onto the breakwater looking for perspective and found it. However, rather than a straight photograph of converging lines, I noticed people walking and running. I set up in the middle and waited for running people to reach a certain point at which time I opened the shutter and wa-la.
Hopefully, I'll be able to process the film in the near future and critique the results.
And of course ... I invite you to share your thoughts as you peruse this blog site.
As my church does not start till the afternoon, I find early Sunday morning can be quite pleasant for photography ... sometimes.
Today's camera: Zero Image 4x5 built to 75mm, Film Tri-X 320, Neopan 100
Metre: Sekonic L608, small Gitzo tripod
With the overcast sky I was getting a reading of 2~4 seconds @ f/128 (ISO 100) from which I extrapolate further to get my exposure.
Travelled out to Ogden Point to capture image of steps-into-the-sea. Wasn't quite what I expected as the tide was pulling out. I had hoped to capture waves splashing up against the bottom step as I had earlier with a Hasselblad ... oh well.
Re-composed my vision and made images of the seaweed debris, sand and a lady collecting seaweed.
Working with a pinhole camera I knew people moving about would blur or disappear altogether.
Next moved out onto the breakwater looking for perspective and found it. However, rather than a straight photograph of converging lines, I noticed people walking and running. I set up in the middle and waited for running people to reach a certain point at which time I opened the shutter and wa-la.
Hopefully, I'll be able to process the film in the near future and critique the results.
And of course ... I invite you to share your thoughts as you peruse this blog site.
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
New Photo Site
Recently joined a Polish photo site.
http://fotografiaotworkowa.pl/ofotografii.php?p=4&c=24
http://fotografiaotworkowa.pl/ofotografii.php?p=4&c=24
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
WPPD Photos
Part of me in one view which I only discovered after processing.
Gov't House - Victoria. BC CANADA
ZeroImage 120 camera
Acros 100 film
Ilfotec-HC dev for 6 min.
Gov't House - Victoria. BC CANADA
ZeroImage 120 camera
Acros 100 film
Ilfotec-HC dev for 6 min.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
WPPD
Today is World Pinhole Photography Day
Got up early and headed out with pinhole camera gear to Government House on Rockland Avenue - a ritzy part of the city. This is the same location I chose to make my WPPD images last year as well. However, I think the weather this morning is some of the best I've experienced here.
Beautiful quiet morning, sunny, occasional cloud, and an ever so light breeze. The grass and flowers drenched in dew or water made fine fotographic subjects. In the front of the house are terraced gardens that overlook the Strait of Juan de Fuca and onward to the Olympic Mountain Range in Washington, USA. A large tanker of some sort was out in the strait, but my focus was on the patterns of rock, trees, grass and flowers that make up the unique landscape for which this location is noted.
It was a very peaceful - nice and cool - morning to be out and about with pinhole gear.
I'll post some images once I get them processed. Worked solely with my ZeroImage 120 multiformat set at 645 shooting Acros 100 and Velvia 50 film.
I even had the thought of producing a video-cast of my working process. This certainly would be a good place to do such a thing.
Hope April was good to you.
Take Care
Got up early and headed out with pinhole camera gear to Government House on Rockland Avenue - a ritzy part of the city. This is the same location I chose to make my WPPD images last year as well. However, I think the weather this morning is some of the best I've experienced here.
Beautiful quiet morning, sunny, occasional cloud, and an ever so light breeze. The grass and flowers drenched in dew or water made fine fotographic subjects. In the front of the house are terraced gardens that overlook the Strait of Juan de Fuca and onward to the Olympic Mountain Range in Washington, USA. A large tanker of some sort was out in the strait, but my focus was on the patterns of rock, trees, grass and flowers that make up the unique landscape for which this location is noted.
It was a very peaceful - nice and cool - morning to be out and about with pinhole gear.
I'll post some images once I get them processed. Worked solely with my ZeroImage 120 multiformat set at 645 shooting Acros 100 and Velvia 50 film.
I even had the thought of producing a video-cast of my working process. This certainly would be a good place to do such a thing.
Hope April was good to you.
Take Care
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Saturday, April 04, 2009
Creative Image Maker magazine features PhotoBob & Pinhole Photography
This month's issue of Creative Image Maker magazine is devoted to Pinhole Photography.
The cover image was made with a Zero Image 4x5 @ 25mm at Government House in Victoria, British Columbia Canada.
The magazine also contains an article and images by PhotoBob
The cover image was made with a Zero Image 4x5 @ 25mm at Government House in Victoria, British Columbia Canada.
The magazine also contains an article and images by PhotoBob
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Featured Photographer (Pinhole)
Hey everyone,
Just thought I'd let you know that PhotoBob has been selected as the Photographer of the Month over at Traditional Photographer.
Here is the link:
http://www.traditionalphotographer.net/Default.aspx
Just thought I'd let you know that PhotoBob has been selected as the Photographer of the Month over at Traditional Photographer.
Here is the link:
http://www.traditionalphotographer.net/Default.aspx
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Photo Critique: A Binary Algorithm
Just wondering what people's thoughts are on the true purpose of paying someone to tell you if your work is good or not, e.g., a juried exhibition.
Can anyone tell you this or that about your work other than they like it or they don't. A binary algorithm, 0 or 1 ... no?
Is the purpose of having someone critique one's work to inspire, encourage and if so, why is such a catalyst needed?
Can anyone tell you this or that about your work other than they like it or they don't. A binary algorithm, 0 or 1 ... no?
Is the purpose of having someone critique one's work to inspire, encourage and if so, why is such a catalyst needed?
Friday, February 20, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Pinhole Photography Lecture
Last Thursday evening 19:30hrs [2009-02-12] I gave a presentation on pinhole photography to the Victoria Camera Club.
Lots of people showed up and had some great questions and comments after the formal presentation.
It is nice to share with others especially in the digital photography realm of these days.
Lots of people showed up and had some great questions and comments after the formal presentation.
It is nice to share with others especially in the digital photography realm of these days.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Photographic Philosophy
In a photographic online community I belong to, the question of photographic philosophy was put forward, here is my response.
A difficult question to answer for a couple reasons.
a) A thoughtful answer can require much careful consideration and reflection.
b) I feel that what I type here may be somewhat ephemeral ... my photographic philosophy in other words is dynamic and not static, it changes as I read, see, and communicate and interact with photography, and other things on a daily basis.
For instance,
I have a few images made from around the era of my high school days that I can reflect upon and note what has changed and what has remained the same.
Same: still love the prairies and miss them
Change: added other film formats and gear, use of digital capture. As well, I now see where a fill-flash on a sunny day would have been useful, and see where I could have perhaps acquired more images from different perspectives. One of the most important things I have also come to appreciate is the value of light to photographic imaging. And finally (but not completely), Try to fill-the-frame!
If my images stand out, if they cause someone to pause a bit longer to study the image - my work and philosophy are developing nicely.
Whatever my photographic philosophy is at any point in time, I hope it honours my Lord, Saviour and Creator, Jesus Christ and leads to wholesome responses to my photographic endeavours.
A difficult question to answer for a couple reasons.
a) A thoughtful answer can require much careful consideration and reflection.
b) I feel that what I type here may be somewhat ephemeral ... my photographic philosophy in other words is dynamic and not static, it changes as I read, see, and communicate and interact with photography, and other things on a daily basis.
For instance,
I have a few images made from around the era of my high school days that I can reflect upon and note what has changed and what has remained the same.
Same: still love the prairies and miss them
Change: added other film formats and gear, use of digital capture. As well, I now see where a fill-flash on a sunny day would have been useful, and see where I could have perhaps acquired more images from different perspectives. One of the most important things I have also come to appreciate is the value of light to photographic imaging. And finally (but not completely), Try to fill-the-frame!
If my images stand out, if they cause someone to pause a bit longer to study the image - my work and philosophy are developing nicely.
Whatever my photographic philosophy is at any point in time, I hope it honours my Lord, Saviour and Creator, Jesus Christ and leads to wholesome responses to my photographic endeavours.
Friday, January 02, 2009
Pinholing into the New Year ... oh yeah!
Image made from sidewalk on Johnson Street looking towards Blanchard Street(2009-January-01st)
Set camera with tripod attached on top of fence lip at a construction site - just held there nicely and made the image.
Data
Zero Image 4x5 w/ FL of 100mm @ f/250
Exposure: ~ 45 seconds
Tri-X film that expired in 1982! (We do our bit to recycle eh? )
Metred for ISO of 320 and then extrapolated exposure
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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