Listmembers, On a recent flight to Orlando, I made the decision not to bring the photo equipment. This turned out to be a good thing, as my wife and I were subjects of a two-hour wait for the security check. It did pain me not to bring my equipment, but it did offer me an opportuinity I did not consider before. Pinhole photography is not about specifics or accurate imaging. If it were so, this would be a Leica users list. I would say most of us could cobble together any apparatus which will take a picture in about ten minutes with a box, tape, and needle - ala MacGuyver. For this reason I did not bring my camera with me. The creative process blooms when faced with a problem, and travelling without a camera is a problem. So, I was able to create a pinhole on-site and by using cn400 (bought at the local walgreens) bring it to the one hour lab. Let me tell you, x-rays do not affect developed film. Sure you might lose a few images by not knowing the exact settings - but it's pinhole, this is why we do what we do - we're unconventional. I suggest for all of you who are travelling soon to try a new angle with pinhole. Create images with vessels you find once you get there - a discarded box, a hotel match-box, a toilet paper tube - anything you can make light tight is potentially a camera. This was a very exciting and invigorating re-exposure to the nature and communication of pinhole photography for me. Take care, Don
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