Solargraphy - Installing the cameras - 05 July 2011

The next stage of our journey was installing the cameras. Firstly, we are incredibly grateful to Erika, Mark and Oliver for allowing us to install our pinhole cameras on the roof of their beautiful apartment on Brighton seafront. Thank you!

We were aware it was the seagull breeding season and were slightly cautious about what reception we may get when we climbed out of the hatch onto the roof. We it's fair to say, in our limited experience, seagulls take exception to sharing a rooftop when they have chicks around!

The galvanised wire fencing was perfect for fixing the cameras too. We used Duck Tape to very tightly fix them to the mesh fencing. It is critical that they do not move in the wind to avoid 'camera shake'.

Don't forget to remove the tape over the pinhole once they are fixed in place.

We had six cameras to install, 3 made from drinks cans and 3 from film canisters. We installed them facing in different directions:

• film canister- facing due east across the roofscape.
• film canister- facing due south across the roof to the sea.
• film canister- facing due west across the roofscape.
• drinks can - facing south west toward Brighton Pier.
• drinks can - facing south west toward Brighton Pier.
• drinks can -facing west across the roof scape.

We then finished off with a video.