{"id":11900,"date":"2014-03-24T15:20:32","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T15:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/?p=11900"},"modified":"2014-03-24T15:21:19","modified_gmt":"2014-03-24T15:21:19","slug":"victorian-cctv-camera-%e2%80%93-or-camera-obscura-you-decide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/SAL\/?p=11900","title":{"rendered":"Victorian CCTV Camera \u2013 or Camera Obscura: You Decide."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Pupils from Lochgilphead High School Princes Trust 3xl group spent 3 days in Edinburgh as part of their photography project. They stayed at the wonderfully equipped Forth Lodge based in Bonaly outdoor centre. The group visited the Camera Obscura to learn about different aspects of imagery, textures and optical illusions. There were 5 floors full of new and exciting interactive fun. The Camera Obscura advertises itself as the \u2018eye in the sky\u2019 Kieran McDonald of the group describes it as an early version of CCTV as people walking about Edinburgh are unaware that they are being watched.
\nAfter scaling the five flights of stairs to the top of the tower, the group were ushered in to a very small, dark cramped room to discover the wonderment of the 360 degree rooftop panorama views over the City of Edinburgh. There were even tricks to be played on unsuspecting members of the public, cars and buses, all done with pieces of paper.
\nAfter the live show and braving the cold to go out on the rooftop gallery the group then went on to explore the other 4 floors of wonderful historic tower which was packed full of mind boggling exhibits, amazing optical illusions, pictures, puzzles and special effects that the group interacted with. The mirror maze and the vortex tunnel were both a hit with the group, not so much with the leaders. Pictured is Kieran McDonald after a visit to Edinburgh Dungeons.
\nAfter the Camera Obscura visit the group spent the rest of the day walking up and down the Royal Mile taking many photographs of historic buildings, signs, textures, and concave views. They then went to the \u2018Stills\u2019 photographic museum to visit an exhibition on pin photography and the combination of imagery used in photography. The first exhibition was showing how any item could be utilised to take a picture from a biscuit tin to an old coke can. The second exhibition entitled \u2018The Work in Progress\u2019 series presented the photography of artists who employed such techniques as refraction, juxtaposition, montage and alternative photographic processes which challenge the viewer to read multiple images at one time.
\nThe group were accompanied by Mrs Bernine White behavioural support teacher and Mr Raymond J Flanagan of the Youth Services Team who stated that once the group saw the enormous potential for photographing many different elements within the Royal Mile itself, they were all let loose with their camera\u2019s and at the end of the day there were a lot of very interesting images taken. The group had a brilliant time and the time away allowed them to gel more together and work more closely as a team.<\/p>\n

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