8x10 and 7x11 pinhole

This little bridge and corner of the park is one of my favorite places.

I made this simple camera today to get ready for World Pinhole Photography Day on April 24th. The camera uses a curved plane for 8x11, 7x11 or 6x11 inch photo paper, and has selectable rise ( or fall if you turn the camera upside down ). The camera is just a black foamcore box. The curve is formed by a mat board insert, and the paper snaps into place when loading; no need for tape or worry about paper slipping in a makeshift holder. On the right you can see the pinhole is mounted on a piece of mat board that can slide up or down. When it is all the way down it is centered for 8x11 paper. The pencil arrows mark the highest it can go without the corners of the paper vignetting. The pinhole was made in a piece of aluminum from a drink can, and is about 0.38mm. Hope to use this camera on WPPD. WxHxD is 9 x 8 x 4.5 inches

Taken from a floating bridge...

WPPD at Shell Beach, out of the wind!

The Mammoth rocks along the Sonoma Coast may have been "rubbing rocks" for mammoths. The place has a prehistoric almost timeless feel to it.

Near Bodega Head, A black tee shirt draped over the camera, I guessed level and missed, but I like those clouds. The far distant hills are at Tomales Bay.

One hour exposure! This was my WPPD entry for 2014