RSSPinhole Photo: Brooding Cloud
April 28th, 2008 by laura | Filed under Laura Campbell Fine Art.So here we are at camp feasting on Wasa crackers, spreadable cheese, and watermelon. This evening we had to exercise our main source of power out here in the bush, the battery on the truck. With the inverter plugged in charging the laptop, we set out for an evening drive along the east side of the Owens Lake sand dunes. I set up the pinhole on the side of the highway as the clouds were making a particularly dramatic appearance with the setting sun. This shot was difficult because of the bright setting sun, camera light leaks, and haze. With a yellow filter, I was hoping for more contrast but the final print is a bit flat. The exposure was 1 second. The massive cloud toward the left side of the image reminded me of a wave, suspended in the sky.
Here’s one that Jim took on the side of the highway. At this point in the pinhole session, I had hung my hoodie over the camera back to resolve the light leaks. It does the trick and I think the pinhole looks quite jaunty all dressed up.
