High Speed Pinhole and Zone Plate Photography, Part 3

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The final installment of this series provides information on all films tested, thoughts on Zone Plate and Pinhole as it relates to these films and observations and conclusion on this process. The audio portion can be heard by clicking on the Audio logo: note the audio portion is around 16 minutes.

PineBudsTmy2testzonem71600
Pine, Vermont. 2009
28mm Zone Plate on Leica M7
Overlapping Frame Panoramic Technique (3X)
Film: Kodak TMY-2 (Tmax 400) at an EI of 1600, processed in Xtol Developer.
Printed on Fabriano 640 gsm, edition size one.
Copyright Stephen Schaub 2009

ZonePlateLongHHExpTestEktar100

Spring Blossom, Vermont. 2009
28mm Zone Plate on Leica M7
Overlapping Frame Panoramic Technique (3X)
Long Hand Held Exposure, 30 sec +/-
Film: Kodak Ektar 100Printed on Fabriano 640 gsm, edition size one.
Copyright Stephen Schaub 2009

ZonePlateLongHHExpTestEktar100_2

Field Edge, Indian Hill, Vermont. 2009
28mm Zone Plate on Leica M7
Overlapping Frame Panoramic Technique (3x)
Long Hand Held Exposure, 20 sec +/-
Film: Kodak Ektar 100Printed on Fabriano 640 gsm, edition size one.
Copyright Stephen Schaub 2009

4 thoughts on “High Speed Pinhole and Zone Plate Photography, Part 3

  1. I’m very interested in zone plates and pinholes. Where can I go to learn more about getting started?

    1. There are many great online resources for Pinhole and Zone Plate… just use google. I am about to post in a few days additional thoughts with links to sits I visit… stay tuned!
      Cheers-
      Stephen

  2. Stephen,

    thank you sharing all of this wealth of information with the rest of us. It really is invaluable. I appreciate your exploring spirit and the lack of rigidity; it is really a priviledge to share this journey of discoveries. Many thanks again, maro

  3. I was looking for more information on zone plate photograhpy and stumbled upon this series. The images you have posted here leave me speechless.

    I am particularly entranced by the last image. I like how the center section frames that one branch and the two over-exposed sections on either side of that pop out at you but don’t overwhelm your attention. The image makes my focus bounce around a lot and keeps me intreagued. I really love the painterly aspect all these images portray too.

    Stunning.

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