Ned's photos

My favorite so far, and in the same place as my last favorite! Not sure what is causing the blue aura, but it's on the paper and not an artifact of scanning or processing. These are sunrises, and there is often fog here in the morning? The camera was on a living oak that left its own ghost leaves. The field to the left of the oak was brown and turned to green with the rains, and the trees stayed dark in the distance. Of course the oaks dropped their leaves recently. Time and seasons. Lots to see in this one. You can also see a Solargraphy Map

At Crane Creek Park. I worked hard at this print. My wife liked one that had more exposure and contrast, but I like the softer light look of this one. They both look nice in hand and I'm having fun printing.

Yes these are sunrises! I didn't flip the scan. The top was dissolved from water in the can, otherwise I would have got the top of this old oak! Couldn't help some splashes hiking out with it. Replaced the camera at this great location. Something about this site makes brushstroke suntrails..the fog I think. It is This Tree . You can also see a Solargraphy Map

Over the Pacific Ocean, 23 October - 15 December 2012. You can also see my Solargraphy Map

The new solargraphy season begins! This was 30 June - 9 December 2012. You can also see my Solargraphy Map

Oak at Crane Creek Regional Park. This is a 5x7" straight print. Besides the leak on the lower right, there is a strange blurriness which makes an interesting effect... the center of the print jumps out. Under the "tree arch" the print looks extremely sharp. Too many possibilities: * it was the last frame, so maybe the film lost tension? * Shot at 1/50, which is slower than I've tried with this camera? * Sometimes this camera has smaller DOF than I expect? This was F11. Who knows? But it looks sort of dreamy.

Calm and fog creeping offshore. A gorgeous day for a walk.

The deciduous oaks are starting to drop their leaves. 5x7 paper negative, 3 minute exp.

Continuing the theme of oaks! This beautiful oak is at Sutter's Fort in Sacramento, California. It was brought all the way from John Sutter's birthplace in Kandern, Baden, Germany. The Native Sons and Native Daughters of the Golden West planted it here on July 19th, 1939. Taken with my Goat Rock Cam . It's on a 5x7 paper negative, and the fov is about 90 degrees so you're looking almost straight up near the top of this picture.

First photo in a new flickr set for Pinhole Trees This was a 5 minute 20 second exposure in my Goat Rock Cam onto 5x7 paper. Goat Rock is a place on the Sonoma Coast, but also the name of a coffee sold by our local coffee company Taylor Maid Farms . The camera is made from a coffee can, is about f256, and has a field of view close to 90 degrees.

I walk by these oaks very often. Just on the other side is one of my favorite views in all of Sonoma County. This is a straight 5x7 print. I'm very new at this but this print came out better than I expected. On a whim this roll was shot entirely "sunny 16" with no metering at all, and this one looked like it would be the most difficult to print so I did it first. Little did I know it was going to happen, but my old Weston meter has just stopped working, so now I'll be shooting this 120 folder "sunny 16" for a while longer whether I want to or not! I guess I'm glad for the practice and also some confidence because most of the frames came out just fine.

This afternoon it was warm inland and foggy at the coast. It was an excellent day to walk at the beach. Tide was out just right, little waves like this, pelicans diving... I walked past Pinnacle Gulch and this sailboat kept abreast of me the whole way. My dog Mango loves this place, and so do I.

To me, this is Ritzville, Washington

In the Idaho Panhandle. Contact print from a paper negative, 90 year old Kodak 1A Autographic Jr. F45, 1.5s. I got eaten alive by mosquitoes to get this one. Taken near the fire lookout on Lunch Peak.

Taken with 90 year old Kodak No. 1A Autographic Jr. and paper negative. F45 about 1.5 seconds with yellow filter. Developed after we came home about 3 weeks later. I'm still learning how to do this but it is a lot of fun.

Oak branches reaching to the sun. 8 Feb - 6 July 2012 This will be the last one for a while. There was just one more after this but I didn't think it was good enough to post here. You can see all I've done at: Solargraphy Map

Spring Lake park near Santa Rosa. Another paper negative in my 90 year old Kodak Autographic. 3 second exposure at f45.

Looking South from Helen Putnam Park. 14 February - 5 July 2012 You can also view a Solargraphy Map That spot in the middle makes me think it might not have been completely dry when I scanned it... might try a second scan with this one. ( 8Jul: Nope.. I scanned it again and it's still there. It's on the paper. )