My choice of construction materials consisted of a round Quaker Oats container, a caffeine free Dr Pepper can, and lots of tape. This is a big change from the Leica I normally use. I cut a one inch square in the oatmeal container for my "lens." I then cut a two inch square from the aluminum can and punctured the square for my aperture. Black photo tape was used to attach the aperture (Dr Pepper can) to the outside of the oatmeal can. A small piece of photo tape served as the shutter.

Exposures were made on 7 X 10 sheets of Ilford single weight paper with an average exposure of 8 seconds in bright sunlight. The paper was inserted from the top of the container and curled along the inside to achieve maximum image area. This curling is the reason for the distorted panoramic view.

The paper negative was then developed and dried. Contact prints were made using a homemade glass contact holder on to 11 X 14 sheets of Kodak Elite grade 3. Due to the extremes of contrast of paper negatives, each print was exposed for the shadow detail and highlight areas manipulated as necessary.

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