{"id":310,"date":"2012-06-07T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T14:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robertrath.com\/serendipity\/archives\/310-366-days-of-2012-day-159-the-transit-of-venus-through-a-pin-hole.html"},"modified":"2012-06-07T01:01:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T14:31:00","slug":"366-days-of-2012-day-159-the-transit-of-venus-through-a-pin-hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertrath.com\/serendipity\/archives\/310-366-days-of-2012-day-159-the-transit-of-venus-through-a-pin-hole.html","title":{"rendered":"366 Days of 2012, Day 159 &#8211; The Transit of Venus Through a Pin-Hole"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- s9ymdb:401 --><a href=\"\/serendipity\/\" title=\"Robert&apos;s Ramblings\"><!-- s9ymdb:613 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\" width=\"800\" height=\"596\" src=\"\/serendipity\/uploads\/land_photos\/_MG_0810.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThis would have to be one of the most amazing images I have ever made, so why am I so reluctant to share it?<br \/>\n<br \/>\nI created this image today by placing a 1.2 mm diameter pin hole one metre away from the bare sensor on my camera with no lens, glass or optics of any kind in between. To do this I used a 1,000 mm length of storm water PVC pipe to keep sensor and pin-hole aligned and unwanted light out. In short I constructed a super-telephoto pin-hole camera.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nHere are a few images detailing the construction of the pin-hole lens for the event.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<a class=\"serendipity_image_link\" href=\"\/serendipity\/uploads\/land_photos\/P1010902.jpg\"><!-- s9ymdb:618 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_left\" width=\"200\" height=\"151\" src=\"\/serendipity\/uploads\/land_photos\/P1010902.serendipityThumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"serendipity_image_link\" href=\"\/serendipity\/uploads\/land_photos\/_MG_0801.jpg\"><!-- s9ymdb:619 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_left\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/serendipity\/uploads\/land_photos\/_MG_0801.serendipityThumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"serendipity_image_link\" href=\"\/serendipity\/uploads\/land_photos\/_MG_0802.jpg\"><!-- s9ymdb:620 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"\/serendipity\/uploads\/land_photos\/_MG_0802.serendipityThumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\nThe interesting thing about this image is not just that it actually worked &#8211; after all, I was battling with the extremes of pin-hole optics &#8211; but that it also features cloud (sky) and leaves (terrestrial). The image is an extraordinary combination of land, sky, planet and star. So why was I so reluctant to share?<br \/>\n<br \/>\nYears of engineering work have instilled in me the importance of precision and attention to detail. This flows through to my photography; I am always striving to produce perfectly composed high-resolution images that are tack sharp, have balanced exposure and no image noise. So when I produce a piece like this, the engineer in me cringes and the artist gets vetoed! <br \/>\n<br \/>\nIt took someone else to point out to me how special this image was before I abandoned it for some other high-resolution, tack sharp, balanced exposure, noise-free, perfectly composed &#8216;ordinary&#8217; image! Thank you Jennifer! <br \/>\n<br \/>\nSo here it is reluctantly offered: one of the most amazing images I have ever made.<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em>Photo: Robert Rath, &#8216;366 Days of 2012, Day 159 &#8211; The Transit of Venus Through a Pin-Hole&#8217;. 1\/8000s at f\/700 ISO50 1000mm (pin-hole camera)<\/em><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<br \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This would have to be one of the most amazing images I have ever made, so why am I so reluctant to share it? 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