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Leading image credit: Regina Valkenborgh
In 2012, while studying for her MA Fine Art degree at the University of Hertfordshire in the U.K., Regina Valkenborgh lined a beer can with photographic paper and built her own pinhole camera. Valkenborgh placed the can on a telescope at the university s Bayfordbury Observatory and eventually forgot to retrieve the can, accidentally creating perhaps the longest exposure image ever taken.
At the time, Valkenborgh, who is now a photography technician at Barnet and Southgate College, wanted to try her hand at capturing images without the aid of modern photographic equipment and technology.
The beer can/pinhole camera, was found this past September by the Observatory s Principal Technical officer, David Campbell. By the time the forgotten can had been found and removed, the University of Hertfordshire reports that Valkenborgh s camera captured the sun rising and setting for 2,953 days, a period of eight years and one month.
Update: December, 11/2020 - 15:38 |
The apartment building full of shops and cafes in HCM City’s District 1 has been featured in National Geographic UK. VNA/VNS Photo
HCM CITY – An old apartment building famous for cafes and shops in HCM City’s District 1 has been featured in National Geographic UK.
Located at 42 Nguyễn Huệ Street, the building is an appealing photo hotspot for both young people and tourists in the southern metropolis.
The building was originally an apartment block before tenants began renting out rooms to coffee shops and other businesses.
There are currently over 30 businesses inside the building, offering plenty of wonderful spots to watch the vibrant urban scenery on Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street, especially at night.