quick handheld photo of a camera obscura image inside a hotel room.
Husband
and I had a blast making this impromptu life-sized camera obscura, out
of our hotel room this morning! We had to get up and drive home from
our vacation today, and the thought to try this experiment popped into
my mind as I was waking up.
The
"pinhole" is about American quarter-size in diameter. Husband cut it
out of a tour pamplet. (see upper smaller image inset) We held the
pinhole up to the window, and gathered the curtain around it to block
out as much light as possible.
The
lower smaller image inset is the actual view out the window. (our
vehicle in the parking lot, Mt. Elden in the background). I have
rotated the image 180 degrees and horizontally, in Photoshop, for a
direct comparison.
If you look at the top of the image, you will see one of my kids, still lying in bed.
The
image was projected very dimly onto the wall, and I quickly handheld
our little point-and-shoot to snap a quick photo. Therefore, the
quality isn't that great, but not bad for no planning at all! (-:
The
kids said (in their groggy voices) that their parents are crazy, but I
secretly *know* that they think this little experiment is very cool!
Image made May 31, 2012, Days Inn Hotel, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
That is sooo cool!
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