[BradJudy]

Inspired by my pinhole experiments (another one coming soon hopefully) and the references to camera obscurae both here and in other places, I made the front bedroom in our house into a camera obscura today.

Here's an image of the result (flipped to make the image upright)



The colors/brightness are better in the image than in person because of the long exposure I used.

I never thought watching the cars drive past my house would be fun, but I'm getting a kick out of it today. 

[BradJudy]

BTW: I tried a smaller hole for greater resolution and a more appropriate ratio to the distance across the room, but as you approach the ideal size for resolution, the brightness goes below the readily visible level.  I'm considering a small one set up with a super-long exposure with a film camera, but I'd have to figure out how to get back out of the room without blowing the exposure.

[low.pfile]

Very cool Brad!

Is this a film capture or a digital camera capture?

ed

[BradJudy]

It's a digital capture with my Canon A630. 

Here's a picture with the lights on of my fancy dial-o-aperture on the black-out plastic.

[low.pfile]

Sweet! Got it.

[SET Man]

Hey!

   Nice Brad. But I personally would prefer the image not flipped as the eyes see naturally.

Take care,
Buddy

[nathanm]

Wow, I didn't even know they made tripods that could support a house!  Panning and tilting must be a real bitch!