Tanjung Bidara boulders – Skink Pinhole Pancake
Felsen am Strand von Tanjung Bidara
Wir sind wieder in Tanjung Bidara, in einem freundlichen kleinen Fischerdorf an der Strasse von Malakka. Sicherlich waren kreative Urkräfte am Werk als einst eine “handvoll” runder Steinbrocken an diesem einst tektonisch aktivem Küstenabschnitt verteilt wurden. Die Riesenfelsen haben wir früher schon oft fotografiert und mithilfe von Graufiltern von dem Hintergrund der bewegten See herausgestellt. Heute haben wir die mysteriösen Felsen von Tanjung Bidara gleich mit dem Lochkameraobjektiv fotografiert. Je nach Tageslicht und gewünschtem Effekt können die zwischen einer Sekunde und einer Minute variierenden Belichtungszeiten kreativ genutzt werden um das Spiel der Meereswellen aufzuzeichnen oder auch ganz auszublenden. Leider ist die schönste Zeit, vor und nach dem Sonnenuntergang viel zu kurz um alle möglichen Perspektiven auszuprobieren – ein Grund mehr, wiederzukommen.

Boulders on the beach of Tanjung Bidara
Again we are visiting Tanjung Bidara, a small friendly fishing village on the Straits of Malacca. Certainly, there were some creative primal forces at work, when a “handful” of round boulders were placed on this once tectonically active stretch of the coast. We have taken photos of those huge boulders before and, with the help of ND filters, managed to isolate them from the background of the moving waters of the sea. Today we used a pinhole lens right away to photograph the mysterious rocks of Tanjung Bidara. Depending on the intensity of light and desired effect, the exposure times vary between one second and one minute, which can be explored creatively to record the flow of the waves or hide them altogether. Unfortunately the time of the golden light, when the sun is setting, is far too short to try all possible perspectives – another reason to return.
Sony NEX5 with Skink Pinhole Pancake – snowy Allgäu, Bavaria
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Lotus Pond – Leica pinhole with Ilford SFX 200
The Ilford SFX 200 black and white film with extended red sensitivity up to 740nm is one of the most popular near infrared films. When used without filter it performs like a standard medium speed monochrome film.
If you want to be creative, you must try it with a dark red filter. Blue skies can be rendered black and, depending on the light intensity, vegetation appears almost white.
And yes, it also works with pinhole lenses ! This shot was taken at a lotus pond in bright sunshine.
Camera: Leica type Rangefinder
Lens: Wide Angle Skink Pinhole Pancake
Pinhole: 0.2mm
Film: Ilford SFX200
Filter: IR filter insert for Skink Pinhole Pancake (89B / R72)
Exposure time: approx. 3 seconds at noon
Manipulation: added sepia toning in Photoshop
“lost in time” – infrared photograph, Australia
we were driving south towards Frankston beach heading into a thunder storm. When the rain finally stopped, a few light rays made their way through the dark clouds. Viewed through a normal camera lens the typical outback type of landscape still appeared rather dull. Out of curiosity I mounted an IR filter to my Sony camera and switched to night-shot mode. What a difference ! The lighting was changing every second and I kept shooting until finally the strong Australian sunlight dispersed the remaining clouds.
This one turnaed out best. After removing the green cast and adding some sepia toning with Photoshop it was ready for printing.
gum trees near Frankston – infrared

Gum trees near Frankston, Victoria, Australia digitally stiched panorama




























































































