Pinhole Rose
The last one from the first colour roll through my 24x24mm matchbox pinhole camera.
Yeah, I know it looks like it’s the wrapper from a 8-pack of toilet paper, but this one kinda blew me away when I scanned it in. It was taken with a matchbox goddamit! :-)
The matchbox was about half an inch from the rose, which was indoors under the kitchen fluorescent light strip, about a minute exposure I think.
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unsure shot, aka bea, jshafer, mhartford, and 45 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Rodrigo Perez (77 months ago | reply)
very impressive
Ed Wenn (77 months ago | reply)
I think we can safely judge this one a perfect success. Velly nice Mr Al. I hope you haven't been neglecting the garden, what with all this here photography you've been getting up to.
:-)
unsure shot (77 months ago | reply)
This is so awesome.
K G B (77 months ago | reply)
this is really nice, the composition and the sharpness. excellent.
ektopia (77 months ago | reply)
You the man!
aka bea (77 months ago | reply)
(gasp!) stunning!
AzRedHeadedBrat (77 months ago | reply)
So elegant.. it has that early 70's fuzzy sunlight feeling to it.
free sample (77 months ago | reply)
it inspires me to try pinhole photography
ektopia (77 months ago | reply)
Yeah, me to free sample.
Josie2 [deleted] (77 months ago | reply)
a matchbox, you say? I'm pretty inspired by this!
[ CK ] (77 months ago | reply)
I love this matchbox pinhole business!! ~ nice work!
literarymind (70 months ago | reply)
this does have the 70s sunlight feel, combined with an 1870s antique feel... the spirit of the photograph is unfettered by expensive lenses and camera bodies- a person with a pinhole camera can create art just as well, if not better...
excellent
seriykotik1970 (63 months ago | reply)
Amazingly sharp for a minute exposure! Do you have a cable shutter release for your matchbox pinhole?:-)
alspix (63 months ago | reply)
ha ha, no, but it's easier to get a sharp pinhole shot on long exposures like this rather than "short" (i.e. less than a few seconds) as there's no blur from fumbling around with the cardboard shutter :-)
aglanceatmyworld (44 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!
Elise Pfau [deleted] (41 months ago | reply)
beautiful
sexyinred (38 months ago | reply)
awesome!!!
Hannah Horrigan [deleted] (37 months ago | reply)
this is beautiful work. my boyfriend and i recently decided to construct one of these. we're planning to do it soon. looks like your results were flawless.
louisssa (32 months ago | reply)
it's an amazing photo. i LOVED the matchbox idea and will try it out these days!
Hune.prut (16 months ago | reply)
Pretty amazing!
wongkongkong (16 months ago | reply)
this is probably the sharpest pinhole shot ive ever seen
Lax Phorell (15 months ago | reply)
great! just bought a can of soda. ^^