Pinholes are very small... by vignouse

Pinholes are very small...

...much smaller than this - and they don't let in very much light! Especially when the aperture is effectively only f/180 and the illumination is a LED torch at a relatively low ISO500 in order to limit the noise. I had to sit very still for 8 seconds... but this fulfils a promise I made a few weeks ago to do a selfie with a pinhole 'lens'.

I guess this will look best viewed on black...
I thought maybe you were trying to thread a needle.
August 26th, 2015  
Its a bit grainy but produces an effect. Guess its the light thats not being used. What if you had a spotlight on your face?
August 26th, 2015  
@maggiemae Yes I could have added more light but with there being no optics at all, a pinhole 'lens' is inherently low contrast so I deliberately lit this to be low key. A tiny hole in a piece of kitchen foil just doesn't have the same optical qualities as a 85mm f/1.4 portrait lens... but it doesn't cost as much either!
August 26th, 2015  
excellent shot! love this on black
August 26th, 2015  
Like the selfie it makes me smile.
August 26th, 2015  
A man of science, you have made this hansom gentleman, a very detailed portrait. And with kitchen foil..excellent, excellent, excellent..


August 26th, 2015  
I just love your expression!!
August 27th, 2015  
Great one...I wonder if your eyes could have got any bigger
August 27th, 2015  
@365projectlinda Oh yes Lindy - I'm only registering astonishment here... the next two levels - with corresponding enlargement of gaze - are awestruck and dumbfounde ;-))
August 27th, 2015  
Great expression and done with a tiny hole in kitchen foil... impressive!
August 27th, 2015  
the 8 seconds of being still might have been a struggle for me! Love the expression!
August 27th, 2015  
Great expression :)...I kind of like the grainy look because it makes look like an old b&w piece of film.
August 27th, 2015  
Nicely done
August 27th, 2015  
8 seconds can be a very long time, eh? 😀 I like the idea and your expression.
August 27th, 2015  
Fun shot!
August 27th, 2015  
Innovative..relatively speaking. Well conceived, well achieved and Well Fone YOU!
August 27th, 2015  
8 seconds can be a challenge for me!
August 27th, 2015  
really interesting shot
August 27th, 2015  
You are ever experimenting AND teaching your followers.
August 27th, 2015  
You look like you were stunned and froze in place!! Cool experiment! Were you breathing...still?!
August 31st, 2015  
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