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Hello and welcome to all our new followers. 👋 .

Hello and welcome to all our new followers. 👋
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What is Solarcan? It’s an extreme time exposure camera capable of capturing the path of the Sun over days weeks, months or years!
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We manufacturer Solarcan in the Scottish Borders and ship GLOBALLY 🌎🌏🌍
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Shipping is more than reasonable! Find out more at solarcan.co.uk

At the beginning of lockdown, Bellamy Hunter (resi

At the beginning of lockdown, Bellamy Hunter (resident megastar of @japancamerahunter ) placed a #solarcan outside his Tokyo office window and left it there until retrieving it this past weekend. Over the year it captured the path of the sun and a beautiful silhouette of the surrounding buildings. Look carefully and you’ll see sparkles in the tower windows - these are commonly mistaken for lights, but in reality it’s the sun’s reflection! 💫
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©️ Bellamy Hunter, 2021 🇯🇵

An exquisite square cropped #solarcan shot by the

An exquisite square cropped #solarcan shot by the very lovely @gallagherphotos - achieved by tilting the camera in an unusual way.
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©️ Emily Gallagher, 2021 🇮🇪

A sublime curve captured down under by Dr Priyanka

A sublime curve captured down under by Dr Priyanka Dhopade with a #solarcan installed for 6 months. See how it was positioned by swiping along and checking out the duct tape laden install. It captured the sun’s rays for six months from October to May in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland 💫💜
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©️ Dr Priyanka Dhopade, 2021 🇳🇿

A near perfect #Solarcan exposure by @cscurrier ,

A near perfect #Solarcan exposure by @cscurrier , who captured the Sun’s path over six months as it lit up the skies of Mystery Bay. Swipe along to see the before image too 💫
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©️Cameron Currier, 2021 🇺🇸

Every now and again a #Solarcan result is shared w

Every now and again a #Solarcan result is shared with us that shows the unique and often wonderful effects water damage can have on the final image. This capture by @k.h.may shows just that. The Sun’s path is clear, but growing elsewhere on the paper appear to be incredible life forms. Perhaps 🦠🔬 native to Melton?
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Swipe to see a few closer interesting details - and the original prior to drying & colour Inversion at the end.
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Thank you so much for sharing! 💫
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©️ Ken Hindle-May, Sheffield 🇬🇧

👁 LOOK CLOSELY 👁 . Analogue photographer ext

👁 LOOK CLOSELY 👁
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Analogue photographer extraordinaire @neil_piper spent a year capturing this #Solarcan facing #Solarcan shot. Put up and taken down on #wppd2021 (world photography pinhole day) it surely is a fantastic and original idea. It’s certainly made our day! 👯‍♂️💫
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Neil Piper, 2021 🇬🇧

A veteran of the #solarcan community wrote in yest

A veteran of the #solarcan community wrote in yesterday with a result we hadn’t seen before from one of the very first produced. You’re looking at the Sun’s rays captured from Jan 2018 to 2019 in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Steve, 2019, 🇳🇿

Thank you to @adam_thomps for allowing us to share

Thank you to @adam_thomps for allowing us to share his superb 12 month #solarcan exposure. The detail in the foreground showing the roof tiles is exquisite!
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©️ Adam Thompson, 2021

I AM SO HAPPY! This is the first result seen from

I AM SO HAPPY! This is the first result seen from a #solarcan Colours. It’s by the prolific film photographer and all-round-nice-guy @mparry1234.
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Congratulations and thank you for sharing the first 💫 #Eldorado 🔥 result!
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©️ Matt Parry, 2021 🇬🇧
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Ecstatic to share this perfect #solarcan image by

Ecstatic to share this perfect #solarcan image by @iancryslerphoto from Canada. Swipe along to see before and after processing and how it was installed for its 140 day stint in the Sun.
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©️ Ian Chrysler 🇨🇦

Thank you to Michael Sturgess (@mikeysturgess ) fo

Thank you to Michael Sturgess (@mikeysturgess ) for sharing this wonderful 9-month #Solarcan image. Facing North West it captured the warm evening Sun as it set every day.
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©️ Mikey Sturgess, 2021

2 months of sunlight at the top of Hell's Hole in

2 months of sunlight at the top of Hell's Hole in the Scottish Borders. Hidden amongst the trees. Despite their being no snow on the ground at time of collection, the week or so it was there has been exposed. #solarcan

🤯 Unreal #solarcan shot by serial solargrapher

🤯 Unreal #solarcan shot by serial solargrapher @mfs3168 . Installed inside Valparaiso University Chapel of the Resurrection, Valparaiso Indiana this shows a 30 day exposure of the sun’s path through the beautiful windows. Swipe along to see before and after 💫.
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©️ Michael Seefeldt, 2021 🇺🇸

A powerful 1 year #solarcan shot by @cptfloppyfrin

A powerful 1 year #solarcan shot by @cptfloppyfringe who had it installed all that time in the wonderful town of Grimsby!
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©️ Simon Hardy, 2021 🇬🇧

Joël Kuiper isn’t on Instagram, but he has let

Joël Kuiper isn’t on Instagram, but he has let me share what he said over on Twitter with the Solarcan community:
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1 & 2 ➡️ I pointed a #SolarCan at the sky from my balcony for almost a year in #groningen 🇳🇱. Tracking the position of sun. The weather and wind had not been kind so you can see a few streaks that aren't supposed to be there!
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3 ➡️ Not all of them came out right 😆 I had three of them but this one was not properly fixed to the railings and thus moved quite a bit ☀️
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4 & 5 ➡️ I find photography fascinating. These are two pictures of the sun I took. One over a span of 9 months using a pinhole camera from the @TheSolarCan and one using a specialized telescope with exposure times of 100 milliseconds.
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Joël Kuiper, 2021 🇳🇱

A bad prank still creates a beautiful image 💫 .

A bad prank still creates a beautiful image 💫
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Thomas of @argentique_2.0 installed a #Solarcan in Saint-Gervais-sur-Maire, France on January 1st 2021. However upon returning to check on it he noticed that a “village idiot” (Thom’s words not mine) opened the ringpull of the Solarcan. It had been out exposing for three weeks.
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Undeterred, but disappointed that it wasn’t left out for longer, Thomas took it home and scanned to reveal a beautiful abstract solar curve. The paper inside was damp, but even this added a surreal quality to the shot.
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We love it! And it just goes to show how easy they are to use. We suggest Thomas install it higher next time, or makes use of our fancy new zip ties!
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Image 1: Our edit
Image 2: disaster!
Image 3: straight invert
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©️ @argentique_2.0 , 2021 🇫🇷

💖 What a Dream 💜 . Artist @thibaultdormois p

💖 What a Dream 💜
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Artist @thibaultdormois put up a #solarcan for 6 months in France and captured the sun’s path beautifully. Thibault kindly sent over the original scan and straight edit along with this lovely purple #Aurora coloured version. Swipe to see them.
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©️ Thibault Dormois, 2020 🇫🇷

💫 This one month exposure at the end of this ye

💫 This one month exposure at the end of this year is beautiful in its simplicity. Congratulations to @herr_one_shots on yet another exquisite #Solarcan shot.
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©️ Benicourt Herve, 2020 🇫🇷

🎅 Merry Christmas to the #Solarcan nation 🌈

🎅 Merry Christmas to the #Solarcan nation 🌈
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A beautiful rainbow coloured shot by the very talented @merrimayhem
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©️ Meredith Wilson, 2020

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