Pinhole: Moving Escalator Self Portrait

Pinhole: Moving Escalator Self Portrait a photo by SquarePegPinhole on Flickr.

f235, Kodak Portra 160, ~8 seconds (or however long it took to go from the bottom to the top)
Part of a new series I'm working on, "People Movers," highlighting all the mechanical devices humans use to avoid walking short distances.

Pinhole: Schedules, Gare du Nord

Pinhole: Schedules, Gare du Nord a photo by SquarePegPinhole on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
f235, Fuji 400
Gare du Nord schedule board
Paris, France
June 2005
I love trains and I love train stations. The pinhole understates the massive size of the schedule board. I was enthralled with the clicking sound made by the dropping numbers and letters during major schedule changes. Watching all the people watching the board was tremendous fun. I witnessed a wide range of emotions -- exasperation, joy, anger, jubilation -- all directed at the board every time that clicking sound happened.

Pinhole Stadiums

Pinhole Stadiums, a group on Flickr.

New Flickr group for, you guessed it, pinhole photos of stadiums. Started this morning, it's already international with the inclusion of a Cricket stadium in southern England. There's also a football and a baseball stadium.

Pinhole: Greenwich Ghosts

Pinhole: Greenwich Ghosts a photo by SquarePegPinhole on Flickr.

f235, Fuji 400
Inside the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, June, 2005

Pinhole: Blackpool Central Pier

Pinhole: Blackpool Central Pier a photo by SquarePegPinhole on Flickr.

f235, Fuji 100, shot in June 2005 on Blackpool's Central Pier in England. Central Pier was five football fields in length when it opened in 1868 (120 meters were later removed). It is made of cast iron and wood and hosts fairground rides, including this 100-foot-tall Ferris wheel, slot machines, cafes and a bar.

Pinhole: Typical

Pinhole: Typical a photo by SquarePegPinhole on Flickr.

f235, Fuji 100, cropped from square
North Yorkshire, June 2005

Pinhole: Shocking Idea

Pinhole: Shocking Idea a photo by SquarePegPinhole on Flickr.

f235, Fuji 400
Shot at the London Design Museum in June 2005. It was a sculpture consisting of what looked to be miles of wire connecting lit light bulbs floating in large beakers of water. I loved the abstract nature of the piece and rule breaking (water and electricity do not mix, right?). This is one of my favorite museums in London.

Pinhole: Cattle Car

Pinhole: Cattle Car a photo by SquarePegPinhole on Flickr.

f235, Fuji 400
Diptych, two views from inside a London Tube car. I shot these in 2005, just a few weeks before the London tube and bus bombings. After years of dealing with IRA terrorism, folks in London are quite used to reporting "suspicious" activity. I got numerous looks and questions when I was shooting the Underground. I realize now, if I had tried doing this after the bombings there's a good chance I would have ended up in police custody for questioning.

Pinhole: It Is Nowt But an Ass

Pinhole: It Is Nowt But an Ass a photo by SquarePegPinhole on Flickr.

f235, Fuji 100
Shot in June 2005 on the road leading into Hawes, England. This donkey(?) was wandering near the road. There wasn't a fence. We stopped. I shot. It actually allowed me to get quite close and stood still (sort of) long enough for me to get this shot.

Pinhole: Canal Saint-Martin

Pinhole: Canal Saint-Martin a photo by SquarePegPinhole on Flickr.

f235, Fuji 400
Paris, June 2005
Cropped from 6x6 with post-process toning

Pinhole: Tower Bridge

Pinhole: Tower Bridge a photo by SquarePegPinhole on Flickr.

f235, Fuji 400
Shot in June 2005

Pinhole: Point Reyes Pump

Pinhole: Point Reyes Pump a photo by SquarePegPinhole on Flickr.

f235, Kodak 400VC, time?

A pump in the equipment building at Point Reyes lighthouse.

If you're ever in the San Francisco/Sacramento area, take a moment to check out Point Reyes. It's a beautiful, remote place with a wonderful history. The nearby town with the same name has a wonderful feel with quirky shops and good restaurants. The area on the whole is worth a day trip.

"Point Reyes is the windiest place on the Pacific Coast and the second foggiest place on the North American continent."
(NPS, Lighthouse History at Point Reyes) Lighthouse service started in December 1870. For 105 years light keepers lit the lamp at sunset and wound clockwork that turned the Fresnel lens. The clockwork required cranking every two hours 20 minutes during the night to keep the lens moving.

Pinhole: Charleston Horse Barn

Pinhole: Charleston Horse Barn a photo by SquarePegPinhole on Flickr.

f235, Kodak 400vc, about two minutes

Pinhole: Yosemite Falls

Pinhole: Yosemite Falls a photo by SquarePegPinhole on Flickr.

f235, taken several years ago so I don't remember film type/speed and I don't feel like hunting down the negetive