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Posted on 08/09/06 10:40:12 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Contest 113: Camera Obscura
A few years ago I built a camera obscura in the garden of my mother's house. There's a mirror held at a 45 degree angle in the glazed portion at the top, suspended from a bicycle wheel. The view reflects down through a lens set in the floor, onto a white platform in the room beneath. The room is blacked out, so that in complete darkness an image of the scene outside forms on the platform. Pulling ropes turns the bicycle wheel, so it's possible to take in a view of the entire surroundings. I've not been swamped with requests for custom builds, but it strikes me that we could find another location in which to place such a structure. Any ideas? Since this is a tricky cutout, I've done the job for you in the high res version - it's cut out against blue, which should be easy to select.  |
Posted on 08/09/06 11:00:09 AM |
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Eggbox
Ovoid Opportunist Posts: 797 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
"A few years ago I built a camera obscura in the garden of my mother's house." Is there no end to this man's creative talent??? |
Posted on 08/09/06 11:15:17 AM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6935 Reply |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
I think the real creativity goes to my mother, who agreed to allow me to build this thing on the basis of a sketch on the back of an envelope! |
Posted on 08/09/06 3:41:12 PM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
After viewing Earth the inhabitants Mars decided  |
Posted on 08/09/06 6:28:26 PM |
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tank172
ThreeDee Thriller Posts: 692 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
This mole's home has been gven a new use...   |
Posted on 08/09/06 6:30:38 PM |
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tank172
ThreeDee Thriller Posts: 692 Reply |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
I Really should start adding shaddows. Unfortunately, they take me too long to get just right, and my lunch break isn't very long.  |
Posted on 08/09/06 9:38:53 PM |
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Whaler
Visual Viking Posts: 330 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
No image last week and a quick one now. We'll see what happens next week. I have reversed the use of this construction and turned it into a lighthouse. 
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Posted on 08/09/06 10:26:05 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 101 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Look what I found up in the attic...  _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 08/09/06 10:53:37 PM |
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Wayne
Printer’s Devil Posts: 312 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
j.harvatt we have had the same idea but you were quicker on the draw! I was going to work on this some more but I think I'll submit it as it is now and try to think of another idea. By the way, I like the humour of the 'not quite right' dalek!  |
Posted on 09/09/06 03:06:11 AM |
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Pierre
Constructional Confabulator Posts: 637 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
You know that the next launch of Space Shuttle is to put this in orbit to replace the Hubble telescop?  _________________ |
Posted on 09/09/06 04:56:04 AM |
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Tom
Texture Technologist Posts: 401 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
To continue with the renaissance theme. just noticed the tower is out of scale with the figures. Ha ha. Detail here 205kb. 
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Posted on 09/09/06 09:45:12 AM |
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Eggbox
Ovoid Opportunist Posts: 797 Reply |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Hmmm.... that's two ideas gone! Great stuff and its only Saturday!! |
Posted on 09/09/06 09:55:45 AM |
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Ben Mills
Luminous Luminary Posts: 570 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Perhaps it could be a tourist attraction?  |
Posted on 09/09/06 4:05:44 PM |
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Pierre
Constructional Confabulator Posts: 637 Reply |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Tom and Ben! Two great images! Integration is perfect!   _________________ |
Posted on 09/09/06 8:58:35 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 101 Reply |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Hey Wayne! Great minds think alike ! I like the smudgy dirt effect on yours. Obviously the theme of Renaissance man is playing on our subconscious. I wanted to make mine a tribute to SB Johnson (thinking of Lord Snapcases cruet set) but didn't know how many Pratchett fans were on board. Lovely atmospheric picture Whaler. And its Josephine btw _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 09/09/06 9:49:30 PM |
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Sophie
Political Parodist Posts: 595 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
j.h, Pierre, Ben, Tom, Wayne, Whaler, Tank and James Thoroughly entertaining and well thought up. A hard act to follow but I will hopefully be able to have a go this week. Eggbox, I ordered that book and CD with model poses and it arrived today. Many thanks for that information. Sophie |
Posted on 09/09/06 9:54:50 PM |
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Wayne
Printer’s Devil Posts: 312 Reply |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Hi Josephine, I had Da Vinci's inventions more in mind when I did mine. Amazing they turned out so similar! |
Posted on 10/09/06 00:23:39 AM |
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dave.cox
Marquee Master Posts: 518 Reply  |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
By the name, I assume that the purpose of this device is to enable the user to take clandestine photos?  If so, then this ought to get some interesting shots.
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Posted on 10/09/06 12:19:45 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 101 Reply |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
You haven't noticed the spycam yet then... Tom, I want to come and live in your picture. _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 10/09/06 2:32:49 PM |
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james
Surreal Spoofer Posts: 1194 Reply |
Re: Contest 113: Camera Obscura
Observer's everywhere.  |
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