Pinhole Photo: Sierra and Reflection on Owens Lake
March 31st, 2008 by laura | Filed under Laura Campbell Fine Art.Greetings from my camp at the base of the Sierra’s. I’m here until Wednesday or so waiting for a shipment of film expected to arrive in the next day or so. This is a great spot to camp. There is Big Sage everywhere, the wind has quieted down, I have a panoramic view of the mountains, and I picked up a signal for my mobile broadband which seems to be holding steady for now.
This is the latest pinhole, taken yesterday on the service road that runs across the length of Owens (Dry) Lake. The north end of the lake is being watered, under court order, to keep the toxic dust down.
I used about a 2 second exposure to record the scene. The original print shows a subtle and pretty gradation that was difficult to preserve in the scan…
Sierra and Reflection on Owens Lake

