On Tuesday, January 29, 2002, Lisa Reddig wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: R Duarte <[email protected]>
>> Here's my embarrassing contribution to the two topics... >> http://www.rahji.com/images/pinhole_chairhole.jpg >> >> Here's why it happened.. This is a polaroid land camera that I bought for > $2 >> and modified so that the shutter stays open as long as you hold the button >> down... >> http://www.rahji.com/images/polaroidmishap.jpg > Rob, > I love the photo. The hole is almost round, but slightly smashed in on a > couple of sides. And it goes real well with the metallic confusing subject. > I kind of feel upside down when looking at it. > And I happen to like light leaks on the side. It adds an extra dimension to > the negative. Makes it more than just an illusion. I do like the solid > black border as well, but the addition of the light gives some abstraction > to a non abstract photo. It's doing just what emulsion does, it's > registering light that hits it. It kind of knocks the viewer out of their > reverie that the image they are seeing is real. It's not, it's just light > hitting film or paper in some sort of order. I think the light leak hints at a third reality. First, you've got the subject. Then you have the inside-looking-out perspective. Cool enough. But then, it's like someone is prying the whole thing apart from the side. What is out there? Scott -- Scott Sellers mailto:[email protected]
