honorable mention
Heiko Stückle germany
title
waiting
When photographing moving objects, one usually aims to have a short exposure time to capture the movement or uses a longer exposure time as a stylistic device.
The moving objects become blurred, and time becomes visible. With an exposure of up to two hours, objects that were in motion with the aperture open do not appear. All photographs had moving objects in them during the exposure. The camera frames a period of time. The title adds the imaginary to the obvious. If one knows the title of the picture, the time period is revealed and thus what one does not see. If one does not know it, it is only a fragment.
What is fascinating about the camera is its simplicity and how, through the choice of film, patience and intuition, expressive and, due to the lack of blur, visually irritating, large-format prints can be produced.
The scanned negatives are digitally post-processed only minimally. Dust that becomes visible during scanning is removed. Some areas are post-exposed, others dulled. No filters or AI are used to alter the image.
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entry description
The photo series wating was taken with a pinhole camera built from wood with a curved projection surface. 6x17cm is the size of the exposed negative on 120 roll film. The camera has a focal length of 90mm and an aperture of f300, resulting in a very large depth of field and long exposure times. Using a film with low light sensitivity plus an additional ND filter results in exposure times of up to two hours, depending on the time of day and the subject.When photographing moving objects, one usually aims to have a short exposure time to capture the movement or uses a longer exposure time as a stylistic device.
The moving objects become blurred, and time becomes visible. With an exposure of up to two hours, objects that were in motion with the aperture open do not appear. All photographs had moving objects in them during the exposure. The camera frames a period of time. The title adds the imaginary to the obvious. If one knows the title of the picture, the time period is revealed and thus what one does not see. If one does not know it, it is only a fragment.
What is fascinating about the camera is its simplicity and how, through the choice of film, patience and intuition, expressive and, due to the lack of blur, visually irritating, large-format prints can be produced.
The scanned negatives are digitally post-processed only minimally. Dust that becomes visible during scanning is removed. Some areas are post-exposed, others dulled. No filters or AI are used to alter the image.
back to gallery