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Regularly, something needs to come along to prove to me that I haven't seen it all. Francesco Capponi at Lomography.com is the latest in that long line with the "Pinhegg," a pinhole camera made of an eggshell.
The last three needed ingredients on his list are "Stubbornness," "Patience," and "More Patience," which I can believe—four successes required more than 50 eggs.
Mike
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Featured Comment by Lynn: "I can see this is no yolk...how much do I shell out for one?"
At least they do come in cardboard dozens, unlike those pretentious D3x.
Posted by: Max | Monday, 23 May 2011 at 09:00 AM
This must be the first aspherical pinhole camera! Is it a variation on the old "watch the birdie" line? : )
Posted by: Roger Bradbury | Monday, 23 May 2011 at 09:02 AM
Was this the for runner of the Eggsakta camera & does it come with ham & hash browns.
The Exacta back when was the ugliest camera on my list of cameras never to buy -- now selling for over $450 on E Bay.
Would an Ostrich egg be considered a large format egg o flex.
Posted by: Carl L | Monday, 23 May 2011 at 09:42 AM
There's also the pinole, made from a pine-nut shell. I have a photo of it somewhere, from the Rome pinhole show last April.
Posted by: Jeremy | Monday, 23 May 2011 at 09:53 AM
eggcellent - eggspect eggstaordinary eggs!
Posted by: Rory | Monday, 23 May 2011 at 10:08 AM
I understand that there will be a big Eggleston retrospective later this year. Lots of lovely old albumen prints to be shown.
(OK, let's get them all out, once and for all.)
Posted by: Kenneth Tanaka | Monday, 23 May 2011 at 10:29 AM
What sort of albumen do you need to store the photos? ;-)
Posted by: mark | Monday, 23 May 2011 at 10:40 AM
I'm ova-whelmed by the eggcellent quality of the work, but the project seems a little embryonic. I hope the artist will chorion with the project and produce enough images to fill an albumen.
Posted by: James | Monday, 23 May 2011 at 11:50 AM
Wouldn't work for me, being vegan. But how about a red pepper, with orthochromatic film?
Posted by: Rob Atkins | Monday, 23 May 2011 at 02:12 PM
I assume he stores his final photos in separate baskets.
That is incredibly impressive.
Posted by: Christian | Monday, 23 May 2011 at 02:31 PM
"I'm ova-whelmed by the eggcellent quality of the work, but the project seems a little embryonic. I hope the artist will chorion with the project and produce enough images to fill an albumen."
What have I started? [g]
Mike
Posted by: Mike Johnston | Monday, 23 May 2011 at 04:58 PM
That's eggsactly what I was thinking, but I was too chicken to say it.
Posted by: John MacKechnie | Monday, 23 May 2011 at 06:24 PM
So is this an albumen print?
Posted by: Jack Nelson | Monday, 23 May 2011 at 08:51 PM
The article wasn't clear on one point: when you add the processing chemicals, are you meant to agitate the egg or whisk it?
;-)
Posted by: Sven W | Monday, 23 May 2011 at 10:34 PM
@ Mike: "What have I started? [g]"
What else do you eggspect from the load of free range yolkers we all are but flocks of fowl puns, Mike? : )
Posted by: Roger Bradbury | Tuesday, 24 May 2011 at 06:18 AM
What a fabulous idea! I like it. I made my pinhole camera out of a chocolate egg this year. Here's a picture of it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/graeme_pow/5632599782/in/set-72157626402333371 And the first (and only) photo from it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/graeme_pow/5632016253/in/photostream/
Posted by: Graeme Pow | Wednesday, 25 May 2011 at 03:17 PM