Monthly Archives: May 2011

Solargraphy Project: Setup

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

Researching pinhole photography on the internet recently, I ran across a couple of sites on “Solargraphy”, a technique of taking VERY long exposures (up to SIX MONTHS long) with a pinhole camera to record the daily tracks of the sun … Continue reading →

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Jumping into Lake Michigan

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

Revisiting some photos from the trip to Michigan last summer. Our relatives with property on the St. Joseph River took us on a boat ride out to the lake. Christina jumped right in. Five images (taken at 3 per second) … Continue reading →

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Chew Kee Store: Writing Desk

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

One of the few pinhole images from inside the Chew Kee Store that produced a usable negative. Sixteen minutes at f/230, ISO 125. Tim Messick Photography • Graphics Copyright © 2011 Tim Messick. All rights reserved.

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Fiddletown Cemetery

Posted on May 7, 2011 by

Fiddletown’s historic cemetery occupies a tree-covered hilltop opposite the schoolhouse. Composing pictures with a pinhole camera isn’t easy. There’s no viewfinder, so what you get might be a disappointment or a pleasant surprise. Or you might be unsure which it … Continue reading →

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Fiddletown Again, with a Pinhole Camera

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

I made a return trip to Fiddletown (Amador County, California) a couple of weeks ago, this time using my 4×5 pinhole camera.  Light in the Chew Kee Store was too dim; the exposures there would have been 2–3 hours long!  … Continue reading →

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Surreal Skies

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

You know how when the sky is a pale, hazy white, without a hint of clouds and hardly even any blue, and you just want a grungy, textured background about 10 miles high to add a little interest behind your … Continue reading →

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