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Primrose Hill through a pinhole

Primrose Hill, a small park adjacent to Regent’s Park in London. It’s windy there, and the view’s so nice.

Primrose Hill through a pinhole

If the above photograph looks familiar, it is because it was
taken at the same location as one of the greatest and most famous
photographic portraits ever taken, namely Bill Brandt’s shot of Francis
Bacon in 1963, reproduced below. (I’ve got an old 6x7 shot of this
location lying around somewhere, too. I’ll try to scavenge it).

Bill Brandt's 'Francis Bacon 1963'

Primrose Hill through a pinhole

Primrose Hill through a pinhole

Of course, these are with a 4x5 pinhole camera. A pinhole camera
is a box with a pinhole. There is no lens, viewfinder, meter, or
anything you’d normally find on a camera. A true point and shoot.

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