Very long exposures, solarigrafia

HermesHermes Registered Users Posts: 3 Beginner grinner
edited September 13, 2008 in Other Cool Shots
Solarigrafia/solargraphy, or how to register the paths of the sun over the landscape using a pinhole camera and very long exposures. You can see the lighthouse at Mesa Roldan, Almeria (Spain). The picture was taken with a refreshment can loaded with b/w paper and six months exposure. Much Sun :)

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  • dgritsdgrits Registered Users Posts: 19 Big grins
    edited September 10, 2008
    Ok... label me fascinated with this idea... Please explain how it was captured!!

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  • chuckinsocalchuckinsocal Registered Users Posts: 932 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2008
    :jawdrop :wow WOW ... how do you keep a soda can loaded with b/w paper that still for 6 months ... that's extraordinary! clap.gif
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited September 11, 2008
    Hermes wrote:
    Solarigrafia/solargraphy, or how to register the paths of the sun over the landscape using a pinhole camera and very long exposures. You can see the lighthouse at Mesa Roldan, Almeria (Spain). The picture was taken with a refreshment can loaded with b/w paper and six months exposure. Much Sun :)

    Awwwwwww me patients just wouldn't last rolleyes1.gif
    This looks so cool, but I'm too impatient to wait 6 months for a picture.

    That's quite an extraordinary shot I must say.
    How do you protect the can from extreme heat and moisture?

    Thank you for sharing this shot with us Hermes clap.gif
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,962 moderator
    edited September 11, 2008
    Hola Diego y bienvenido a Dgrin. wave.gif

    I looked at your Web site and enjoyed many pics there. Well done. thumb.gif
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  • DoctorItDoctorIt Administrators Posts: 11,951 moderator
    edited September 11, 2008
    I looked at the website too - art, and even some great science! love it! clap.gif
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  • T. BombadilT. Bombadil Registered Users Posts: 286 Major grins
    edited September 11, 2008
    _Very_ Cool!
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited September 11, 2008
    clap.gif love it!
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  • pyrypyry Registered Users Posts: 1,733 Major grins
    edited September 11, 2008
    You exposed that for how long? lol3.gif

    What film or paper do you use? What's the sensitivity like?
    How do you keep the weather out of the can?

    Cool stuff this! :D
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited September 11, 2008
    Amazing ! eek7.gif
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  • LlywellynLlywellyn Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,186 Major grins
    edited September 11, 2008
    Wow. That is super cool! clap.gif
  • HermesHermes Registered Users Posts: 3 Beginner grinner
    edited September 11, 2008
    solarigrafia
    pyry wrote:
    You exposed that for how long? lol3.gif

    What film or paper do you use? What's the sensitivity like?
    How do you keep the weather out of the can?

    Cool stuff this! :D

    Hi, thanks for your comments. :)

    Just black and white paper, is the less photosensitive stuff that you can buy everywhere and it is so stable in any circumstances. The can needs to be sealed with black tape in order to be hermetic.
  • germaine_sbagermaine_sba Registered Users Posts: 120 Major grins
    edited September 12, 2008
    Hermes wrote:
    Solarigrafia/solargraphy, or how to register the paths of the sun over the landscape using a pinhole camera and very long exposures. You can see the lighthouse at Mesa Roldan, Almeria (Spain). The picture was taken with a refreshment can loaded with b/w paper and six months exposure. Much Sun :)
    clap.gifclapclap.gifwings.gifclapclap.gif Wow! I'd like to try that. Very interesting!
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  • thebigskythebigsky Registered Users Posts: 1,052 Major grins
    edited September 13, 2008
    Wow, fascinating stuff, very cool, thanks for sharing.

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  • HermesHermes Registered Users Posts: 3 Beginner grinner
    edited September 13, 2008
    thebigsky wrote:
    Wow, fascinating stuff, very cool, thanks for sharing.

    Charlie

    you are welcome sun shines every morning/ el sol sale cada maniana ;)
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