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grate example of square frame working.
Thanks Steve!Great image Godfrey, I haven't tried the Zone Plate yet, something to look forward to.
But I've been doing a sort of social experiment with a few prints and I wonder if you find anything similar? I will explain.
I tend to use a photographic style border on images made with film (scanned) so people get the clue it is film, and supposed to be grainy, and not necessarily as sharp etc. I suppose it is one of the social mores people employ. But when I start doing a few pinholes using digital and finish them like any other digital image I do, no fancy borders. And damned me, the first thing people do is stick their nose against the print and say its not sharp, or there is camera movement. Only second comes the arms length view and comments about the merits of the image. So I try a pinhole with a fancy 'photo' border and voilà, instant arms length photo appreciation! It seems to me a border does things other than simply 'framing' the image, it is now a cultural/aesthetic marker, not something that was purely optional as in the past.
Steve
I hadn't seen that one, John, but I've got it in my Amazon wish list now.Thank you. Godfrey. Appreciate your comment.
BTW, do you have the book "Truth Beauty"? It's a history of Pictorialism around the world. It has many fine photos, but the extensive text is also excellent. I think anyone who is enamored with the Skink and pinhole shooting would find the book valuable.