The Sky is Burning

jemimalovesbigted

The Sky is Burning

This is my first test film through my 8 holed pinhole camera It was shot just near Castlemaine in the bush on Fuji Reala with 5 second exposures… Not exactly sure why the film has come out with a red cast… some more investigative work will be required to knot that puzzle out.. I figured out it was because I loaded the film back to front and that is what happens with negs the wrong way round! Cool!!.. I am pretty happy with the results of the sharpness of focus and pretty consistent exposure as well….

More to come in the future!

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The Sky is Burning by jemimalovesbigted
The Sky is Burning by jemimalovesbigted
  • nofrillsart

    nofrillsart

    this looks amazing!

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    thanks Glen =D

  • rubyred

    rubyred

    It does indeed!

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    cheers ears =D

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b

    oh wow, how cool does it look.
    the red just adds to the drama!
    fantastic work!
    good luck trying to work out why you got the cast, a few variables there.
    imagine editing this slightly, wow! ;-) xox

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    yeah I am a little lost on why its so red….. maybe the scanner…. I thought perhaps I had loaded the film back to front, which can cause that to happen, but I don’t think I did after going back over my process…. hmmm…

    Yeah it needs cleaning up, but I was mostly interested in seeing the true results from the camera and to see if it needs any adjusting. I am thinking of putting an extra hole on the bottom and the top to make it a 10 hole, so the edges overlap a little more. There are a few holes already in there, so will have to see if there is space left =P

  • Juilee Pryor

    Juilee Pryor

    omg this is amazing jem… the sky really is burning this is just so fab…. great work… can’t help with the colour cast though… fuji usually returns a blue/green cast… might be to do with the scanning…. but whatever it really truely looks fantastic

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    yeah its totally weird…. I am wondering if its just the pack that it came from and am keen to get back to the store and buy the rest if it is… so many things could have happened to cause it, and as you suggested, quite possibly the scan did it. Its so much fun playing around with this, and I am thinking of adding more holes to get the images to overlap more…

    Thanks for your feedback Juilee =D

  • Adam de la Mare

    Adam de la Mare

    WOW… looks amazing!

    Eager to see more!

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    thanks Adam, as soon as I put some more film through I shall share =D

  • Soxy Fleming

    Soxy Fleming

    wow wow! This is a far more complicated camera than the one I made today….and I could do with applying a bit of mathematics to mine. I have a butter shortbread tin camera with paper plates! I’m just having a break from the darkroom now and might just have something to show in an hour or so!
    So from all those figures you manage to work out an exposure and it works? how do you manage 8 pinholes? just throw a blanket over it? how do you manage to measure the size of your pinhole? can you send me somewhere for a diagramatic maths lesson?

    thos red is fantastic, I wouldn’t worry about it…it works!

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    righto I have the perfect thing for you…. go here and you don’t have to hurt your brain with maths Great info and make sure you download the little pinhole designer tool – it ROCKS!

    As for managing the pinholes I use a really technical shutter setup of gaffa tape that I pull open and close up individually. So one hole at a time. I love the red too, but for my photo shoot next weekend, I need the colours to be true. However I shall make sure that I get some more of this film for other stuff, its bloody gorgeous!

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    oh yeah and as for measuring the size of your pinhole, get the smallest pin you can find – 0.6mm is about standard for sewing pins. Or if you can get an embroidery needle. You need a pin chuck (which you can get from hardware stores) and a hard but giving surface. Make sure you twist the needle as you gently push it into the tin. Stop when the needle is only about half way up the tip, try not to go any further. So depending on your focal length it will depend on your pinhole diameter. Use that program and it will help you to figure that out. The rest is experimenting to get it right.

  • Soxy Fleming

    Soxy Fleming

    think it should say “that red”

  • Steph Tout

    Steph Tout

    How exciting is this?! Looks wonderful…I wish I could see it bigger and get into all the detail.
    I’ve never had a red cast…plenty of blue/green, but not red…ahh, the unpredictable peculiarities of pinhole!! I love it in this image…so fiery!
    Can’t wait to see more…

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    thanks Steph… Still a bit of tweaking to do, but its getting there. How good is the film… so totally at a loss for why, but I like it. =D

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b

    definitely, i agree, you need to get your testing right.
    i love how the trees and all images become warped with pinhole cameras, it’s like there is a little magical fish lens in there. hehe
    before you add more holes though, i reckon you should play with the exposure more.
    was it a cloudy or sunny day, morning, afternoon, middle of the day etc.
    the sharpness is just fab.
    by editing, i just meant if it’s possible at all to see the exposure of the foreground more or is that the overlap you speak of.
    our lil master steph, is gonna be so proud when she feasts her eyes on this.
    i can’t wait to see more too.
    my pinhole only has the one boring hole. LOL
    i want wanna these. ;-) xox

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    yeah I took the shot at around 11:30 am and it was partially cloudy… so its really hard to tell about the exposure, because I don’t know if the film has effected the results… I am going to put some more film through, but slide this time to see how that comes out. The other issue I have come up against is that the pinholes vary in size and I am not sure what the exact fstop of the camera is, so I am judging it on the smallest hole, but perhaps I should do it the other way around or find a happy medium…. Ahhh its all about testing. Might start mucking around with b+w so I can develop it at home. Cheaper that way!

    Totally agree with the warping effect. very cool. And no pinhole could be boring, even one hole is wonderful. I would love to see some of yours =D xx

  • Juilee Pryor

    Juilee Pryor

    hey jem first thing go and buy all the rest of that film fast as you can…. what ever has gone wrong with it is all go goodness for you… next thing your holes are too spaced out… more holes needed but your aperture looks fine so that’s a good thing…. fab and how exciting is this with you and soxy playing riffs of each other and steph exhibiting her fabtabuous work …. so cool

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    hehe, if I get hold of it, I will send you a roll. MAN Steph is truly the pinhole goddess, her work is astounding and she should be exhibiting.

    Yeah I agree that it needs more holes… Just hope that it won’t overlap with the holes I have already put in there.

    I am in love with Soxy’s coffee developer, those images she posted look amazing. So dark and broody and look like they are straight out of the 1800’s

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b

    yep, i have a couple on here. i do have heaps hidden away in a folder somewhere. this is so on my list of things i want to do again.
    everything that came out of my camera was different, that’s what i loved about it.
    it is nice though to have a rough idea of the exposure.
    be care with the slide film, it’s not as forgiving with its exposure as neg.
    love the black gaffer tape trick, that’s what mine had also. hehe
    good luck. ;-) xox

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    Love this Lisa, what a fabulous result, all those distortions and the red tinge make it soooo so special!!

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    thanks Mel! So glad you like =D

  • Jayca

    Jayca

    This is SO cool!!!! When you figure out what’s adding the red, don’t fix it. :) lol It works so well; I love it.

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    thanks Jayca, I have figured it out actually, and anyone can do it themselves…. I went back over what I did and I did put the film in the wrong way… so if you ever want to get similar results, you just need to re-spool some negative film back to front and Voilla!

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b

    I SWEAR TO YOU i was just thinking how great it would be to see this on the home page and would you take a look at that! haha
    photographic genius efforts recognised immediately.
    wooo hooo, very well deserved. good girl! ;-) xox

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    HAHA! That is awesome. Thanks again gorgeous! By the way, I figured out how the red happened. I did load the film back to front. So you too can get the same results if you re-spool some neg. So a re-test is in order, but I love the happy accident of this and will definitely be using it in future. xx

  • Hena Tayeb

    Hena Tayeb

    congrats on making the homepage

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    Thanks so much Hena =D

  • Jen Ryan

    Jen Ryan

    CONGRATS!!! They chose well!!!

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    Thanks Jen, and thanks for the screen shot too =D

  • Natalie Tyler

    Natalie Tylergiver of t-shirt love

    Stunning stuff! Can’t wait to see more.

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    Hey Nat. Thanks chick. Promise to share more as it comes!

  • chelsgus

    chelsgus

    What an awesome image!!! Very, very radical looking :)
    Can’t wait to see some more of these…

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    thanks lovey…. =D

  • Cathryn Swanson

    Cathryn Swanson

    Very cool Lisa, what a fabulous unexpected result!

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    thanks Cathryn… just needs a little more tweaking and it will be bloody sensational. but I do love happy accidents

  • bites

    bites

    WOW, so impressed cant wait to see more!

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    haha thanks Linda…. you will most definitely see more, in fact you get to see it up close and personal next weekend =D YAY!

  • Miriam Shilling

    Miriam Shilling

    this is amazing, a very happy accident!

  • sparklehen

    sparklehen

    this is fantastic, I love happy accidents!
    Well done on getting home page too : D

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    thanks Heather… was shocked to get onto homepage so quickly!!

  • Karin Taylor

    Karin Taylorcommunity helper

    gorgeous

  • Lorena Maria

    Lorena Maria

    wowww 2 thumbs up!!

  • Svetlana Sewell

    Svetlana Sewell

    Gorgeous !

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    thank you Svetlana

  • Karyn Fendley

    Karyn Fendley

    i really like this image Jemima. very interesting! love the red… a happy accident!

  • jemimalovesbigted replied

    thanks so much design9

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