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Self portrait with pinhole lens

Self portrait in black and white

Posted on by David den Ouden

Self portrait with pinhole lens

Veluwe, Netherlands
I was enjoying a couple of days in the beautiful forests of the Veluwe in the Netherlands. The morning light on this late Summer’s day was still warm on my face. I loved how the light played with the foliage. I decided to play around with my new pinhole lens and make a series of black and white self portraits with remote control. You can really play with light and dark. The picture revolves around the structures and shapes, shadows become more prominent than details, subtly highlighting my face.

Panorama of Rotterdam skyline at sunset, taken with a pinhole lens

Rotterdam skyline at sunset

Posted on by David den Ouden

Panorama of Rotterdam skyline at sunset, taken with a pinhole lens

Rotterdam, Kop van Zuid
I just enjoyed a nice high tea at Hotel Amerika at the Kop van Zuid in Rotterdam. I brought my photo gear, since I decided to do some experiments with my pinhole lens (a custom Alexander Dobbie f/157, 44 mm lens). Shooting some panoramas of the harbour and the sky. A lovely October late afternoon and I took a whole series of photos, both HDR and panorama. This photo is composed of 4 photos. I love how the sharp / unsharp effect of the pinhole works and it shifts the focus to colours, the sky and the shapes.