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| Author | Topic: GPS Deja "View" Project |
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Pinhole Doug (Moderator) |
posted 4/30/04 4:09 AM
This is a place for the GPS gang to leave messages and talk about their experiences. For those just visiting, the GPS project is a world wide pinhole camera hunt and the people in this discussion are the planters which means they have been hiding cameras so that people with GPS's can go out and find them and take a picture from the hiding spot with the hidden camera. Each planter has taken a picture from the same spot as well. If all goes well each person will send the pictures to pinhole doug and they will all be posted in a gallery. The idea was to get people involved in photography and geocaching and make fun connections around the world. Hiding stuff around the world isn't new and is called geocaching and you can find out more by checking out www.geocaching.com . If you want to find out more about our Deja "View" project, check out http://www.tansaku.com/doug/pinhole/gps.htm [This message has been edited on 09/24/2004] |
| Pinhole Doug and Gang |
posted 5/6/04 8:05 PM
Just want to thank Bob at Galaxy Camera and Angela at Magellan for their support of this project. Well done guys. It is appreciated. |
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Pinhole Doug and Gang (Moderator) |
posted 5/14/04 1:36 PM
Bob came throug again. He has provided the first 10 sheets of film from his own private stock. This guy is amazing. |
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Pinhole Doug and Gang (Moderator) |
posted 5/25/04 1:08 PM
Angela from Magellan came through as well. What a great GPS she sent us and it works like a charm. I had a blast using it to hide my camera and find other geocaches in the area. Oh ya, the first camera is planted... soon to be posted on site. |
| Illa |
posted 7/4/04 8:13 AM
Hi, guys!! Here goes my story about the pinhole and the flying camera. I was the second one on the list. I had no idea when I got the package from Doug. I thought 'what the hell are they! I want to send the package back. All the strange stuff!' Well, that was the first impression of the package. There were no cans at my place so I went to a recycling area in my apartment complex. I got two of them. So back home, l washed and dried them. Just a few minutes later, the two cans weren't there where they were supposed to be. They were all gone. I looked for all my place, couldn't find them. So I asked my sister whether she saw them or not. She said casually,' I threw them away.' 'What?' Oh,yes, she did. So I had to explain what I was doing and she just laughed hard. I had to get them back from the trash bin. They were all crushed. Geez! Anyway I made a pinhole camera and got ready to plant the container. I went out to a small bush which people used to pass by. I was digging the ground around for 10 minutes. The container was bigger than the hole which I digged. A few people passed by and stared at me strangly. It looked strange actually as it was a morning and a woman was serious to dig into the ground. Oh, well. Another part of the project was done. I took the flying camera to my school. My grade 2 and 3 students were models for the shot. It was taken in a classroom that means it wasn't really bright enough. Therefore my students were not allowed to move for 6 minutes. As you know, it's a long time for them, even for the adults. My classroom door was opened and one curious teacher stopped by. She wanted to know what's going on in this classroom. So I explained about the flying camera. However, she couldn't get it and said, 'why don't you just use the automatic camera? it's easy and quick.' What could I say to her? Some students kept talking,'it's boring, can I move, when is it done?' No word needed but just a second, wait~~~ Well, it was done after 6 minutes and they said 'I'd never do that again. It's so hard.' They asked when they could see the picture. I said, 'maybe a year later.' All the steps were fun to do unless you're too lazy. Nothing get for free. It was fun doing all the steps and looking people's reaction. I'm proud to be part of the project and appreciate Doug who gave me such a wonderful experience. Thank you! I hope other people would enjoy as much as I had. |
| Hélène Cameron |
posted 7/9/04 3:29 PM
I can identify with Illa. Before I even got the package, I was stunned at the amount of detail and anxious about my ability to deliver. I had read and re-read the instructions before receiving it. Then it came. Oh dear, I've never seen a light meter before, let alone used one. Couldn't figure out the flying camera. After an entire morning of work, I had managed to make a pinhole camera and take a picture (I hope) with the flying camera. Then the GPS was staring me in the eye, and though I knew what I was supposed to get from it, and I pushed every button and tried all I could think of, I couldn't get it to give me a waypoint reading. Super Doug provided a pretty picture and simple instruction (push the NAV button, you dimwit, until you get the coordinates). Did that, but the coordinates weren't changing from the last person's entry. Guess what -- you have to first input the country where you are located. Then, presto, new coordinates. I've included those instructions for the next person on the list. I bet you GPS-savvy folks are grinning from ear-to-ear and thinking I'm a brick short of a load....but for a neophyte like me, it is SO EXCITING to play with the new toy! Re: pinhole camera. I didn't have black spray paint so followed Doug's suggestion to use black construction paper (which I had). Big problem lining up the pinhole in the can with a hole in the paper. Also difficult to judge exactly where to cut the paper to fit in the can, and how to cover the bottom. Not sure I succeeded (proof will be in the photo), but if anyone else goes that route, I suggest you cut a larger hole in the paper (like, with a paper punch) so that lining the holes up is not an issue. Re: cache. I used a clear plastic container with a very tight-fitting lid. Instead of taping the brief instructions over the top, they are strategically placed just inside -- fully readable and protected from the elements. I hope someone finds it... Although this was quite a bit of work, it's been fun, I'm delighted to be involved and I look forward to seeing the results. |
| Chuck Flagg |
posted 8/14/04 12:50 AM
When the box first arrived there were many new things to check out. My biggest worry was the GPS since I knew of them but had never used one before. Doug’s instructions both in the box and on the website [I visited the website a lot since I am such a photo vs. written instruction user] to complete the task. It does sort seem like a Christmas morning as I looked over the tools and all. I learn so much from seeing how other people approach a problem and how they solve it. I know I will now be showing my photo students Doug’s method of making a pop can pinhole camera. Once I got started, which was much later than I planned. Life has a way of getting in the way of my plans. Some things came up that had to be addressed right away and then it snowballed into making my play catch-up. The whole experience has been great with choosing a place to plant the “cache” near a small piece of ancient prairie grass in my friend and ex-apprentice’s yard near his 120 plus year old home. The flying pinhole camera is really neat and worked out so well. It is slick to use that is if I did it right! The camera should be in Nick’s hands soon and starting new adventures. I would like to thank Doug for all his work and spirit in starting this project and for being willing to let me be a participant. It is a highlight in my pinhole photography experience which is entering my 30th year of teaching high school students and others pinhole photography. I retired in 2003 but my district brought me back to teach Ceramics & Sculpture and Photography on a part-time basis and since they are my loves in teaching I couldn’t say no. I love the ride so much it is hard to get off and be by the side watching! Yeah, like I stand around watching! Thanks again Doug and all the other participants in Deja View. Can’t wait to see the results. |
| Nick Dvoracek |
posted 8/30/04 4:31 PM
My wife and I joke about the law of convergence. No matter how carefully you plan, everything seems to happen at the same time. The package arrived just before a flurry of car trouble, doctors appointments, family committments out of town, and a few un-reschedulable committments at work. Not to mention relatively lousy weather. Since the next few weekends were unavailable, I took an afternoon off. One of the gloomiest days of the summer, and the site I picked was in pretty deep shadow. Oh, well, I'm used to long exposures, but I'm not usually out in the boondocks when I do them. About three joggers came by with curious looks, but kept on running. The package is on it's way to NYC. I'm curious to see how the GPS hunt goes and how any finders deal with it. http://idea.uwosh.edu/nick/pinholephoto.htm |
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