Philippus-Lansbergen Observatory in Middelburg, the Netherlands encouraged people to come and create pinhole cameras in order to capture the movement of the sun through the sky over a 6 month period. The cameras and images are solargraphs. The compilation of images creates a montage of haunting beauty that rivals imaginary, cinematic CGI visuals. Each individual photo has its own mysterious look.
The ‘camera,’ even the most primitive low tech camera, can see more than the human eye, giving us time rendered images of natural phenomenon. In this case we see the shifting arc of the sun from December to June. When the cameras were dismantled after the lengthy exposure, the photographic paper was scanned into Photoshop where the contrast was tweaked, revealing the details within the prints. Thanks to Jan Brown for bringing these images to my attention.
Photos: Philippus Lansbergen Observatory/National Pictures
So you want to make your own Solargraph?
http://inatarius.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/solargraph-building-guide/
You can also look up Justin Quinell on pinhole photography.
http://www.pinholephotography.org/
Philippus Lansbergen Observatory - Solargraphy
http://www.lansbergen.net/site/nieuws/124-veel-solargraphy-blikjes-ingeleverd.html
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