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“Solar Can” installé, rendez-vous dans quelques semaines.
@solarcan.bsky.social
#photographie #stenope #photography #pinholephotography
@solarcan.bsky.social
#photographie #stenope #photography #pinholephotography
May 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
“Solar Can” installé, rendez-vous dans quelques semaines.
@solarcan.bsky.social
#photographie #stenope #photography #pinholephotography
@solarcan.bsky.social
#photographie #stenope #photography #pinholephotography
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This image is from Appleton, can #39,806. The scan looked a little over exposed, so I processed it in black and white. The last image was overlooking the Mississippi river in Onalaska, from can #39,838.
April 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
This image is from Appleton, can #39,806. The scan looked a little over exposed, so I processed it in black and white. The last image was overlooking the Mississippi river in Onalaska, from can #39,838.
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Installing a Solarcan pinhole camera between the winter solstice and spring equinox is a unique time in the N hemisphere, with no leaves on trees and the sun isn't too high, so it gets fully captured on paper #pinholephotography #solarcan
The first image is from the Oconto river, from can #38,294
The first image is from the Oconto river, from can #38,294
April 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Installing a Solarcan pinhole camera between the winter solstice and spring equinox is a unique time in the N hemisphere, with no leaves on trees and the sun isn't too high, so it gets fully captured on paper #pinholephotography #solarcan
The first image is from the Oconto river, from can #38,294
The first image is from the Oconto river, from can #38,294
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Here's a few @Solarcan Puck images from the windows at Valley New School in Appleton. They have some amazing views of downtown Appleton!
March 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Here's a few @Solarcan Puck images from the windows at Valley New School in Appleton. They have some amazing views of downtown Appleton!
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Funding for this project came from the Stan and Phyllis Thatcher Family Fund for STEM and the Dianne Catlin Lang STEM Innovators and Girls Leadership Fund within the Appleton Education Foundation
@thesolarcan #Solarcan #pinholephotography #equinox
@thesolarcan #Solarcan #pinholephotography #equinox
March 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Funding for this project came from the Stan and Phyllis Thatcher Family Fund for STEM and the Dianne Catlin Lang STEM Innovators and Girls Leadership Fund within the Appleton Education Foundation
@thesolarcan #Solarcan #pinholephotography #equinox
@thesolarcan #Solarcan #pinholephotography #equinox
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Another solargraph. The @solarcan.bsky.social Puck was attached to my skylight but it got rained on heavily and I think some water got in. And it was pointed too low, the skylight is angled south. The Sun has skimmed the top.
February 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Another solargraph. The @solarcan.bsky.social Puck was attached to my skylight but it got rained on heavily and I think some water got in. And it was pointed too low, the skylight is angled south. The Sun has skimmed the top.
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It's solargraph Monday with the @solarcan.bsky.social Puck
February 17, 2025 at 9:20 AM
It's solargraph Monday with the @solarcan.bsky.social Puck
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Another solargraph -- the path of the Sun on the sky captured with a pinhole camera (the @solarcan.bsky.social Puck).
February 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Another solargraph -- the path of the Sun on the sky captured with a pinhole camera (the @solarcan.bsky.social Puck).
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Solargraphy with the Solarcan Puck: an image of the path of the Sun on the sky. Also an image of the view it was looking at. #solarcan @solarcan.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Solargraphy with the Solarcan Puck: an image of the path of the Sun on the sky. Also an image of the view it was looking at. #solarcan @solarcan.bsky.social
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Another #solargraph with the SolarCan Puck. I pointed a bit low. :-) @solarcan.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Another #solargraph with the SolarCan Puck. I pointed a bit low. :-) @solarcan.bsky.social
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One year-long exposure with my @solarcan.bsky.social looking over the Town Moor in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
January 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
One year-long exposure with my @solarcan.bsky.social looking over the Town Moor in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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I love the result a @solarcan.bsky.social gives… a 31.6 million second (give or take a few!) exposure of the sun’s path in 2024.
December 31, 2024 at 1:31 PM
I love the result a @solarcan.bsky.social gives… a 31.6 million second (give or take a few!) exposure of the sun’s path in 2024.
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My first experiment with #solargraphy! Installed the @solarcan.bsky.social and will see what we get at summer solstice. What a great way to also nature journal the sun! Unfortunately, I live downhill so I did try to tilt the Solarcan slightly but we'll see what we get in 6 months! #citizenscience
December 30, 2024 at 9:09 PM
My first experiment with #solargraphy! Installed the @solarcan.bsky.social and will see what we get at summer solstice. What a great way to also nature journal the sun! Unfortunately, I live downhill so I did try to tilt the Solarcan slightly but we'll see what we get in 6 months! #citizenscience
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Three days late, but time for the yearly @solarcan.bsky.social harvest
December 24, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Three days late, but time for the yearly @solarcan.bsky.social harvest
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Put up my solarcan on Saturday, pointing 195°. It will be up for the next year and 5 days (I will take it down Boxing Day)
@solarcan.bsky.social #believeinfilm
@solarcan.bsky.social #believeinfilm
December 23, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Put up my solarcan on Saturday, pointing 195°. It will be up for the next year and 5 days (I will take it down Boxing Day)
@solarcan.bsky.social #believeinfilm
@solarcan.bsky.social #believeinfilm
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The solstice would seem a good day on which to take down my @solarcan.bsky.social, so I can see quite how seldom the Sun has come out since August! 🔭
December 21, 2024 at 2:43 PM
The solstice would seem a good day on which to take down my @solarcan.bsky.social, so I can see quite how seldom the Sun has come out since August! 🔭
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Just before the winter solstice, I removed a
@solarcan.bsky.social that I had installed 6 months ago, right before the summer solstice. Looking east onto Reid Golf Course, you can see the ghosting around the trees from the leaves in the summer. #solstice #pinholecamera
@solarcan.bsky.social that I had installed 6 months ago, right before the summer solstice. Looking east onto Reid Golf Course, you can see the ghosting around the trees from the leaves in the summer. #solstice #pinholecamera
March 6, 2024 at 3:55 AM
Just before the winter solstice, I removed a
@solarcan.bsky.social that I had installed 6 months ago, right before the summer solstice. Looking east onto Reid Golf Course, you can see the ghosting around the trees from the leaves in the summer. #solstice #pinholecamera
@solarcan.bsky.social that I had installed 6 months ago, right before the summer solstice. Looking east onto Reid Golf Course, you can see the ghosting around the trees from the leaves in the summer. #solstice #pinholecamera
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After a couple months, I found a @solarcan.bsky.social solarcan installation that fell down from the tree where it was installed. Fortunately, I found it, and still processed it anyway. The errant sun paths and some water damage make it all the more interesting.
March 6, 2024 at 3:59 AM
After a couple months, I found a @solarcan.bsky.social solarcan installation that fell down from the tree where it was installed. Fortunately, I found it, and still processed it anyway. The errant sun paths and some water damage make it all the more interesting.
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I had a few @solarcan.bsky.social Colour cans to install, so I did that today before the trees leaf out. I also wanted to get an angle upwards as we near the solstice so I made a crude stand that I could drill into trees. Time to wait a few months…
March 29, 2024 at 4:39 PM
I had a few @solarcan.bsky.social Colour cans to install, so I did that today before the trees leaf out. I also wanted to get an angle upwards as we near the solstice so I made a crude stand that I could drill into trees. Time to wait a few months…
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I taped a couple @solarcan.bsky.social pucks to the sunroof of my car for a day or two, and love the output I get from driving around under the sun. Now those are maps!
April 8, 2024 at 1:14 PM
I taped a couple @solarcan.bsky.social pucks to the sunroof of my car for a day or two, and love the output I get from driving around under the sun. Now those are maps!
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With some help from new friends from the History Museum in Appleton, I installed some @solarcan.bsky.social pucks on the 4th floor of the Castle. The first solargraph is facing east
at Lawrence University. You can see Main Hall on the right, and it looks like the sun is coming out of the Chapel.
at Lawrence University. You can see Main Hall on the right, and it looks like the sun is coming out of the Chapel.
April 10, 2024 at 1:43 AM
With some help from new friends from the History Museum in Appleton, I installed some @solarcan.bsky.social pucks on the 4th floor of the Castle. The first solargraph is facing east
at Lawrence University. You can see Main Hall on the right, and it looks like the sun is coming out of the Chapel.
at Lawrence University. You can see Main Hall on the right, and it looks like the sun is coming out of the Chapel.
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After testing the views, we decided to install a full
@solarcan.bsky.social facing south, and we will check back in June. Thanks again to the History Museum at the Castle for the view! Check out their new exhibit coming at the end of the month myhistorymuseum.org
@solarcan.bsky.social facing south, and we will check back in June. Thanks again to the History Museum at the Castle for the view! Check out their new exhibit coming at the end of the month myhistorymuseum.org
April 10, 2024 at 1:44 AM
After testing the views, we decided to install a full
@solarcan.bsky.social facing south, and we will check back in June. Thanks again to the History Museum at the Castle for the view! Check out their new exhibit coming at the end of the month myhistorymuseum.org
@solarcan.bsky.social facing south, and we will check back in June. Thanks again to the History Museum at the Castle for the view! Check out their new exhibit coming at the end of the month myhistorymuseum.org
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Another great @solarcan.bsky.social image from my Mum's house in Wiltshire. It shows most of the 6 months from July to December (solstice to solstice) 2023. The can was dented quite badly after just a week or so but it didn't seem to affect the exposure much.
November 15, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Another great @solarcan.bsky.social image from my Mum's house in Wiltshire. It shows most of the 6 months from July to December (solstice to solstice) 2023. The can was dented quite badly after just a week or so but it didn't seem to affect the exposure much.
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@solarcan.bsky.social my next subject. See you in Spring.
November 28, 2024 at 3:22 PM
@solarcan.bsky.social my next subject. See you in Spring.
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Here's a story about #Solarcan photos I took at Lawrence University www.lawrence.edu/articles/alu... @solarcan.bsky.social @lawrenceuni.bsky.social
Alum Brian Bartel experiments with long-exposure campus views
Brian Bartel ‘97, a science instructor and amateur photographer, developed a fascination with Solarcan, a method of shooting long-exposure photographs and capturing the sun’s journey across the sky.
www.lawrence.edu
December 5, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Here's a story about #Solarcan photos I took at Lawrence University www.lawrence.edu/articles/alu... @solarcan.bsky.social @lawrenceuni.bsky.social