Big room camera obscura

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Big room camera obscura
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Photo from Mauricio Acial on Flickr

The camera obscura was the forerunner of the camera. Essentially, it is a darkened room with a hole in its wall. The image that comes through the hole or lens is projected onto the opposite wall, upside down and backwards.

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Photo from Sgrah

On Flickr, you can find some neat examples of camera obscura photography. Check out the group Big Room Camera Obscura.

2 thoughts on “Big room camera obscura

  1. sweavo says:

    “camera” being latin for room and “obscura” meaning dark

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