RE: [pinhole-discussion] Strange Problem and I need some help.

2002-08-14 Thread Chuck Flagg
Looking at your photos it doesn't look as much like light reflection across the curve of the film [photo paper-but I do use pearl or matt myself]. It looks like the overexposure is coming across the bottom of your photo which would be at the top of the camera [the lid/]. I have seen this often

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Strange Problem and I need some help.

2002-08-13 Thread William Erickson
, August 13, 2002 9:50 AM Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Strange Problem and I need some help. My photos are having problems and I posted some example hoping that I can find out what is the problem. Please note that this is my first camera and I have been doing this for about a week. I'm just trying

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Strange Problem and I need some help.

2002-08-13 Thread Tom Miller
- Original Message - From: ROBERTSON,TRAVIS J is-...@womans.com Chances are that the light you are seeing is caused by a reflection from the surface of your film or paper. Did you paint the inside of the camera black? That will help, though it may not eliminate the problem. I did

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Strange Problem and I need some help.

2002-08-13 Thread G.Penate
- Original Message - From: Eric S. Theise mat...@cyberwerks.com And the source online that talks about using silver foil and blackening that with selenium toner always seemed very elegant to me. That's Larry Bullis, if memory serves me well. I tried to find a local place that'd roll

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Strange Problem and I need some help.

2002-08-13 Thread Eric S. Theise
George L Smyth writes: Another way of masking the pinhole surface is to simply blacken it with a Sharpie. And the source online that talks about using silver foil and blackening that with selenium toner always seemed very elegant to me. --Eric

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Strange Problem and I need some help.

2002-08-13 Thread George L Smyth
--- Eric S. Theise mat...@cyberwerks.com wrote: ROBERTSON,TRAVIS J writes: I also might be getting a reflection from my pinhole because I did not want to pant it black, because they say it will mess up your hole, so this could be a problem. To tried to get around this problem by using

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Strange Problem and I need some help.

2002-08-13 Thread Eric S. Theise
ROBERTSON,TRAVIS J writes: I also might be getting a reflection from my pinhole because I did not want to pant it black, because they say it will mess up your hole, so this could be a problem. To tried to get around this problem by using electrical tape to cover as much of the metal I could.

RE: [pinhole-discussion] Strange Problem and I need some help.

2002-08-13 Thread ROBERTSON,TRAVIS J
13, 2002 10:03 AM To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] Strange Problem and I need some help. --- ROBERTSON,TRAVIS J is-...@womans.com wrote: My photos are having problems and I posted some example hoping that I can find out what is the problem. Please note

Re: [pinhole-discussion] Strange Problem and I need some help.

2002-08-13 Thread George L Smyth
--- ROBERTSON,TRAVIS J is-...@womans.com wrote: My photos are having problems and I posted some example hoping that I can find out what is the problem. Please note that this is my first camera and I have been doing this for about a week. I'm just trying to work out the kinks in my camera