Solargraphy

Last week I couldn't even spell Solargraphy... and this week, we are Solargraphists. Thanks to Heather, one of our guests.

What, you may well inquire, is Solargraphy? Good question, and one that I asked too.  It starts with a pinhole camera. That is the simplest device imaginable, and one we may all remember playing with as kids. A light sensitive material is placed at one end of the box or can, and a pinhole at the other admits light. The way the light falls on the material will produce an image. surpisingly clear images, in fact.  Solargraphy uses this technique to track the path of the sun over a period of time -- in Heather's case it will be a year, but it can be much shorter. This photo was taken over the week they were here at Beaver cottage.

Mike and Dave, charter members of the BMD help install
Heather's Pinhole Solarography camera at Bondi!

As part of her project, Heather has installed a long term camera here at Bondi. You can read about it at her own Blog.

We think it is the coolest thing!  We can hardly wait for Heather to come back next summer so we can see the image our Quaker Oat canister pinhole camera has created.

These images are striking, tracing the sun's path to create truly artistic images.  We're including one of Heather's images here to show you the "finished product."  Thanks very much Heather Powazek Champ for sharing the Post on her Blog and for letting us use her images.