Auloma Pinhole Photography Magazine 3/2022

auloma pinhole photography magazine english edition MMXXII - N°3
Auloma Pinhole Magazine
Baldwin Wynants
Auloma Superpanorama 6x17
Photographing panoramas in the Po valleys
How filters work in black and white photography

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CONTENTS
BALDWIN WYNANTS
PAG. 6
The urban landscape and traces of hystory
AULOMA SUPERPANORAMA 6X17
PAG. 12
Photographing with the 6x17 format is pure emotion
PHOTOGRAPHING PANORAMAS IN
THE PO VALLEYS
PAG. 18
Distant horizon between counrtyside and unknown villages
HOW FILTERS WORK IN BLACK
AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY
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Amber, Orange, Red, Green and Blue the colors that enhance your
black and white photographs
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Diva 6x6
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Temptation in a pinhole
camera
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Auloma Magnificat 4x5
Baldwin Wynants
The urban landscape and traces of history
European cities are like a 'silent book' of
history, where places and monuments
tell the story of our continent. Belgium,
with its fairytale towns, tells of the
opulence of these places since the
Middle Ages. BaldwIn Wynants, with his
Auloma Magnificat 4x5 pinhole camera,
masterfully captures Belgian cityscapes,
turning history into poetry. Through the
pinhole of the Magnificat 4x5, Wynants'
black and white shots are loaded with
distant suggestions that bring back
memories of the recent and distant
history of that part of Europe.
Suggestions and emotions that attract
even the most distracted of observers.
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anorama 6x17
ace, depths and emotions
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Photographing with the 6x17 format
is pure emotion
Auloma Superpanorama 6x17
Using the extreme 6x17 format of the Auloma Superpanorama means photographing emotions
aroused by a sense of space and depth. This pinhole camera produces images that go beyond
normal viewing. Taking panoramic photographs with the Superpanorama 6x17 means reproducing
images that go beyond the common images obtainable with digital cameras.
With the Superpanorama you get fascinating
panoramic scenes, such as impressive vertical
views. Thanks to the Auloma Superpanorama
pinhole camera, you will obtain images with a
3:1 ratio, with an extremely high yield,
achieving a result similar to that which can be
obtained using a 5x7" large format pinhole
camera. The Superpanorama is an analogue
pinhole camera that uses 120-format film, the
6x17 format is obtained using a length of film
equal to three standard 6x6 images, the
apparent resolution with the Superpanorama is
therefore very high, thanks to 9690mm^2 of
exposable negative surface, all available to the
high angle of view of this camera of 136°.
These features make the Auloma
Superpanorama 6x17 your inseparable partner
when you want to immortalise fabulous alpine
landscapes, immense pristine beaches and
overall views of urban complexes. Features
such as reliability, robustness and strength are
typical properties of Auloma pinhole cameras.
The parts that make up the Superpanorama
6x17, such as the camera body, the film roll
back and the rear cover, are made from a
composite material, a special resin with added
iron oxide nanoparticles that is processed by a
moulding process.
In addition to the technology used in the
manufacturing materials, the Superpanorama
6x17 Camera has an independent film roll back,
this system allows the film to be loaded quickly
without any risk to your hands and that the film
is perfectly tensioned on the 72mm radius
curved guides. This pinhole camera uses two
pinholes placed close the picture center,
through this expedient you can obtain pictures
without deformations in the part where is placed
the hole. Choosing conveniently the upper or
lower pinhole you can obtain a straight horizon
profile. In our cameras pinholes are drilled with
special mandrels that pierce a very thin brass
plate, in this case of only 0.025mm, the use of
this very thin sheet metal and the circular
framing chamber enable perfectly lit images to
be obtained without any vignetting on the
edgesTo increase contrast and drama to your
black and white photographs, the
Superpanorama 6x17 camera has been
designed to easily install the Aulomacolor XLS
filter holder and Aulomacolor filter XL.
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SPECIFICATIONS
Overall dimensions (HxWxD): 143x273x103mm (5-5/8"x10-3/4"x4-1/16")
Weight:1.98Kg (4.36lb)
Material: Iron oxid-polyurethane composite material
Focal length: 72mm (2"53/64)
Pinhole diameter: 0.3mm (0.111")
Angle of View: 136°
Film stop: f=240
Film size: 120
image size: 56mmx170mm (2-13/64"x6-11/16")
Tripod thread type: UNC 1/4"x20
Filter holder XLS (optional)
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Photographing
panoramas in the Po
Valleys
Distant horizons between countryside and unknown
villages.
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Achieving images with a 3:1 ratio is an extremely exciting exercise when
you want to excite the viewer with panoramas. As much as it is possible
to obtain panoramic images using digital photography and good sticking
software, panoramic photography obtained with analogue tools is more
exciting and immersive. Subjects scattered across wide plains such as
the Po Valley or in small squares of unknown villages can be difficult to
emphasise in such a large composition, but even in the face of these
difficulties the Auloma Superpanorama 6x17 camera performed
brilliantly. In the shots in this report you can see how the Auloma
Superpanorama pinhole camera passed the test, giving us images
wrapped in the melancholic reality that characterises the landscapes of
the Po Valley.
Italian Rationalist Architecture, Bentivoglio (BO) Italy - shot taken with pinhole camera Auloma Magnificat 6x17
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Palazzo Rosso, Bentivoglio (BO) Italy - shot taken with pinhole camera
Auloma Superpanorama 6x17
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Road, Galliera (BO) Italy - shot taken with pinhole camera
Auloma Superpanorama 6x17
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Landscape, San pietro in Casale (BO) Italy - shot taken with pinhole camera
Auloma Superpanorama 6x17
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Via XX Settembre, San Pietro in Casale (BO) Italy - shot taken with pinhole camera
Auloma Superpanorama 6x17
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How filters work in
black and white
photography
Amber, Orange, Red, Green and Blue the colours
that enhance your black and white photographs
Now let's see how filters work in black and white photography, making the best use of Aulomacolor
photographic filters. The use of filters in photography after the advent of digital photography may
seem obsolete because you can obtain the same improvements through a photo editing software,
this is true, but for those who take black and white photographs with analogue cameras or pinhole
cameras the use of the filter is essential to improve the contrast between colours that reflect similar
shades of grey, separating them from other nearby colours. In black-and-white photography,
coloured filters are therefore an excellent tool for altering the grey tones present in a scene being
photographed. Normal black-and-white films are more or less sensitive to all wavelengths of visible
light, although the way they interpret colours and translate them into shades of grey often does not
represent the contrasts that the photographer's eye perceives. The final result is often a very flat
picture. The use of Aulomacolor filters changes the final result that film can provide. For black-andwhite
photography using a camera or a pinhole camera, Auloma has selected five basic colours that
can be used individually or combined together. Let us now see how each individual colour of the
Aulomacolor filter range, interacts with a black and white film.
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Amber filter
The amber filter works in a similar way to the classic yellow filter. It offers an excellent balance
between photographic effect and ease of use, making it a useful and versatile accessory. Many
photographers prefer the amber filter to the yellow filter to "make the clouds stand out more". This is
because the amber filter darkens the blue sky more, giving greater visual separation between the
darkened sky and the white clouds on the final print. An amber filter procure a better penetration of
haze and fog, especially when using a pinhole camera. Although an amber filter darkens blues, it
reproduces greens, yellows, oranges and reds in lighter shades. This gives greater differentiation
between different colours of foliage, flesh tones will take on a more natural look by emphasising
wrinkles and facial features, while making buildings and yellow surfaces white.
Pinhole camera Auloma Magnificat 4x5 with amber filter Aulomacolor installed
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Photo taken with pinhole camera Auloma Magnificat 4x5 with amber filter, how you can see the contrast between sky
and cloud is amplified, while the red building get a grey shade less intense
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Orange filter
Orange filters give more contrasty effects than amber filters, but are not as extreme as the red filter,
so it is a good compromise to combine effects that can be achieved with both. Blue skies will result
in very dark tones on the print, giving a strong contrast between the sky and the clouds. An orange
filter such as amber will also penetrate haze and fog. Most flowers will be registered with a
significant difference in tone to the surrounding foliage, giving impact and effect.
Pinhole camera Auloma Magnificat 4x5 with orange filter Aulomacolor installed
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Photo taken with pinhole camera Auloma Magnificat 4x5 with orange filter, how you can see the contrast between
sky and cloud is more amplified than using an amber filter, while the red building get a pale grey shade.
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Dark Red filter
A red filter can create bold and dramatic effects. It is perhaps the most popular and widely used filter
in black-and-white photography. With this filter, blue skies appear black on the print, creating an
ominous sky effect like an impending storm, emphasising the white clouds. Images of buildings can
gain in drama and clarity, or go totally flat if you have red brick buildings. A red filter will also give a
marked penetration of haze and fog. When photographing flowers with a red filter you will get a
marked difference in tone with the foliage, turning blue and violet flowers into black and making red
or orange flowers white. The dark red Aulomacolor filter emphasises these grey contrasts even
more, providing surprising effects with pinhole cameras .
Pinhole camera Auloma Magnificat 4x5 with dark red filter Aulomacolor installed
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Photo taken with pinhole camera Auloma Magnificat 4x5 with dark red filter, how you can see the sky is black, while
the building's exposed bricks results almost white.
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Green filter
The green filter is often mistreated, considered a solution suitable only for lightening lawns and
leaves, in reality the green filter darkens the reds and oranges and is perfect for photographing
industrial architecture in brick or city buildings with exposed bricks, giving drama and contrast to the
photograph, not to mention the results that can be obtained in fields of poppies or on sandy ground
with shades close to orange. When photographing with a professional Auloma pinhole camera, the
green filter greatly improves the resolution of the photographs obtained.
Pinhole camera Auloma Magnificat 4x5 with green filter Aulomacolor installed
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Photo taken with pinhole camera Auloma Magnificat 4x5 with green filter, how you can see the brick-coloured
building takes on a clearly defined dark hue.
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Dark Blue Filter
A blue filter is seldom used in black-and-white photography, however, there are famous shots taken
with this filter due to its property of emphasizing the effect of haze or fog. Aulomacolor dark blue filter
brightens blues into whites. When compared to the green filter, you can see that the dark blue filter
darkens yellows, oranges and reds more, aiding in the separation of greys in photographs that
contain objects of all colours.
Pinhole camera Auloma Magnificat 4x5 with dark blue filter Aulomacolor installed
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Photo taken with Auloma Magnificat 4x5 camera with dark blue Aulomacolor filter, as you can see the first building
on the left is straw yellow with a dark grey tone and the sky is almost white..
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