Taken on a small group of Islands in the Oslo fjord, called Hvasser. A 15 meter peice of fabric playing in the wind, scanned right to left in 21 seconds. Got really lucky with the clouds this time, allowing a single beam of sunlight in as a highlight.
I first thought “what a weird mountains did the scanner produce”. But then I read your text and it makes it even better. This is almost like art, it really makes you investigate and create your own story around it.
Thanks!
I try to make art, almost getting there is encouraging :)
“Almost like art”, you “kill him with your faint praise.”, to quote some author. lol
You make it sound so negative, lol . I meant it in a good way. It probably is art, but I’m not knowledgable enough to be the judge of that.
I mean this in the most positive way… I don’t believe you until you can show us how you did it
The image is lovely, but easily faked. I’ve been taking photographs with weird things for years and I still can’t get my head around this.
Show and tell and you have my adoration.
I’ll wait
Hey, thanks!
I get you, the guy at the print-shop I use has asked me several times if my art is artificially generated.
I don’t know what you expect as evidence, but I’ll try.
This is a picture from my last exhibition, and the box there is the scanner-camera.
The fabric is 15 meters by 145cm, I have friends holding it stretched out of frame at both sides.
This is another shot from the same shoot. I think it’s very dynamic, but I like the ‘sunbeam’ from the original post better.
And this is a still from a video I took of my friend playing around With the fabric in the wind before she jumped down from the boulder I made her stand on in order to get the original shot.
I hope that covers it. The wavy pattern is due to the linear sampling of the scanner, and the play of motion over time.
Oh man, I thought that wavy pattern was somehow mountains, given that you were at the fjords, not the fabric. This whole image is incredible, fantastically done!
What OP did was produce a functioning scanning back camera out of a pile of junk, which is definitely an achievement that deserves some props.
These types of mechanisms were more popular in the 90’s and early 2000’s before we’d nailed the ability to produce high resolution image sensors. Using quite rudimentary existing technology you can generate massive high pixel count images provided, of course, that your subject matter has the decency to hold still. These types of things were used widely for high resolution product photography and landscape shots destined to be reprinted in large formats.
Thanks for the explanation!
I can imagine a focused lens projecting onto a white sheet on the scanner bed, then scanned. Pretty neat imo
(However, I like your idea, that seems like a cool way to make pictures)
The image is projected directly onto the scanner’s sensor. Using a ground glass plate would also work, but is not necessary for my technique.
It’s a delightful image, I love the texture, and the the technique is innovative.
That is so impressionistic. It’s beautiful. Can you explain how you modded a scanner for this?
Thank you! I’ve explained the build in another comment under this post.
That’s pretty amazing. Any more info on how the camera was built?
For sure.
It’s a canon Lide 30 scanner at its core. You have to remove the light source (a tiny RGB LED) and a pinhole array from the front of the sensor. Then I used a dremel to widen the slit the sensor looks through, to deal with some pretty severe vignetting. The optical assembly is made from foam board, gaffers tape and an acrylic lens liberated from a regular magnifying glass. I use a software called VueScan to perform the actual scan.
I’ve used and supported VueScan for years. And have a crappy old scanner that I have no other use for. What you did here is amazing. Bravo! I may attempt it some time soon . Super Nifty!
Thanks! The build isn’t really that complicated, a Saturday is enough time to make your very own camera.
Be warned though, I tried to make this with the newer Lide 210 and 220 scanners, and I haven’t gotten them to work right, I think there’s some smart circuits in there that ‘corrects’ away the photographic abilities.
This looks like a scene from a lat 50s fantasy movie.
I could see this in a Jodorowsky film
This is what I imagine Area X in the Annihilation book series looks like. This is so cool, thanks for sharing!
Ooooh that’s a cool connection, thank you for putting that into my head. Like a migraine but it’s the whole sky.
I’d love to see what your setup looks like and how much trial and error an image takes to make.
This is unbelievably cool and unique, big plus for using a moving subject.
I posted a picture of the camera in response to another comment, it looks a bit unimpressive, but it’s mine and I love it.
It’s anything but unimpressive (the image or the camera!)
I muck around with astrophotography and have produced some hideous images, that I was ecstatic with because of the effort required to produce them and actually landing a result. And the tangle of wires and mismatched adapters are all part of it, even if it looks like an abomination 😅.
If anything, I find it super interesting, and it inspires me to give something similar a go!
This is fantastic.
Looks like a black and white version of an ocular migraine.
Post some stuff in the shitty camera challenge! They’d love this
Dooooopeee
Thanks! Is that a Deus Ex ref in your username? In that case, double thanks!
I love it, thanks for sharing! You chose the better frame as well!
That’s really fucking cool!!
Gosh, this is practically audible! It hits some wonderful centers in my brain - your methods, efforts, and the further information you posted give that much more to appreciate. Thank you for sharing!
Why is it called “drake”? There aren’t any underage girls in the pic.
Drake is an older/less used form of Drage, which is a Norwegian word that means both kite and dragon. And the V is because it’s the fifth one in a series I’m working on. I didn’t realize the connection to the artist at all before you pointed it out…
