View of Central Park Looking North-Summer, 2008 Abelardo Morell
The word camera obscura was coined by a dude named Johannes Kepler, a German Astronomer.
He was jacking around with the moon in 1604, trying to find the exact diameter. And whist doing so, Kepler observed space, namely "the new star" (Kepler's supernova) and with the aid of optics (ie camera obscura) came up with a mathematical theory on the explanation on the inner workings of the human eye, an upside-down picture formed on the retina.
His life was almost like a fictional character; after the arrest of his Moma for alleged practices in witchcraft, enraged Kepler voiced objections in authorities failure to follow correct legal procedures regarding torture. On this sole premise, Moma Kepler was released. Also, his mathematical studies of close packing of equal spheres lead to the explnation of the cells’ shape in a honeycomb.So, pretty cool dude. The development of the camera obscura went two ways: portable and stationary. Portable was used as a tracing tool for many artists wanting to render accurate sketches of portraits during the 17th and 18th century. Stationary camera obscuras can be seen today as an act of revival, a communal experience where camera obscura buildings (the size of a shed) are a stationary attraction in many parks.
Cliffhouse, San Francisco, CA 2006 Julie Mihaly
Credits: Mp3 courtesy of Podictionary, host Charles Hodgson. Top interior photograph courtesy of Abelardo Morell (a wonderful photographer, please checkout his website) and likeadesertprophet. Black and white illustration of portable courtesy of Wilgus Collection of Encyclopedia, 1817. Portrait of Johannes Kepler courtesy of The School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St. Andrews, Scotland and can be found on GAP.Stationary stereo cards courtesy of Bright Bytes Studio, maintained by Jack And Beverly Wilgus. Cliffhouse, San Francisco courtesy of Julie Mihaly (a great photographer, click on her name to checkout her website).
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