Camera Obscura

JR wanted to conduct a "camera obscura" experiment to demonstrate how a camera works by making the entire nursery room function like an actual camera. The first camera obscura experiments, conducted hundreds of years ago, are what led to modern photography. The window was covered and the room remained in complete darkness until a small hole, no bigger than one inch in diameter, allowed for light.

 


We all sat in the dark room while the light passed through the tiny hole and reproduced the images from outside the window, projecting them upside-down on the walls. These images appeared very faint with slight color to our human eyes, but the camera in the room with long exposure sat and collected enough light to reveal a brighter, clearer picture.

First shot taken without enough light collected. If you look closely, you can see the fence and sidewalk on the ceiling. This is all coming through one tiny little, nickel sized hole cut out from the window covering.

Do you see JR holding Charlie on the walkway? Remember, this is a completely dark room.

Even longer exposure. Do you see the truck or stop sign?

If we had film on the wall to process in a dark room we would have ourselves a picture. And that my friends, is how I had a Magic School Bus experience inside a camera.
Then I got thinking . . .


about how far photography has come (and I don't even know how far because I'm not very educated on it), and technology in general.

*Disclaimer on the following: My thoughts don't provide me with constant, steady stream of information and may not be coherent or agreeable with some readers. I DO reach somewhat of a point by the end.
I am amazed that no matter how far technology advances it has always and continues to follow the same laws and order set in place before the world even was. We are amazed by new inventions and capabilities, yet the possibilities have always been what the aforesaid laws and order set in place and unchanged have ALWAYS allowed. I, with many others believe the laws and order of the universe were set in place by a divine creator or creators.


The rules of the universe have been followed and worked in accordance with enough to give me the capabilities to translate languages, communicate with others around the world, view live images from anywhere around the world, predict the weather, and receive GPS direction, all in the palm of my hand.


These capabilities are now mainstream and ordinary. This lead me to wonder, if ANYONE can have these capabilities in today's world, then why would it be thought of as impossible or absurd for someone of the past to have these capabilities. If it is possible to follow the same laws that have always existed today, then why not 100 years ago or 1000 years ago? Sure, man's level of technology didn't exist, but the laws of the universe have not changed, nor it's allowance for these capabilities. Is it so absurd to think that a divine hand, one that created the order or scientific rules for us to follow to have modern technology, could not work with the same order for someone of the past to receive direction, view events taking place in another location, communicate, or translate the written word? . . . If you ask me, I don't think the Ipad is the first of it's kind. . . just certainly less exclusive now. . .  

"Yet, the conflict can only be apparent, not real, for science seeks truth, and true religion is truth. There can never be conflict between revealed religion and true science. Truth is truth, whether labeled science or religion. All truth is consistent. There is no conflict—only in the interpretation of fact" (President Ezra Taft Benson).

You there? A little long-winded for a blog post, sorry.