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Exhibits

Rickshaw Obscura

Get an upside-down, pedal-powered view of the scenery.

Where:   Gallery 5: Outdoor Exhibits
Exhibit Developer:   Eric Dimond, 2013

Step into this mobile camera obscura and never see the light the same way again. A small lens in the ceiling captures the scene around the visitor and projects a ghostly dreamlike movie on the table below.

 
Subjects:
Keywords: lenses, pinholes
Aliases: Camera Obscura Cart, Mobile Camera Obscura, Rickshaw Camera Obscura

More to explore

Science activity that demonstrates how a lenless camera works
Personal Pinhole Theater
Build a pinhole camera you can really get into.
To Do and Notice: Making a Pinhole Viewer
You can make a simple pinhole viewer that lets you see the images carried by light shining through a pinhole.

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A Way of Seeing as It Happens

A mirror and a lens mounted on top project a live image of the outside view into a darkened room.