Dumfries Camera Obscura
The camera obscura in Dumfries, situated on top of Dumfries Museum on a hill a quarter mile south of the River Nith.
This was built in 1836 on top of an old windmill and is the oldest operating camera obscura in the world.
This was built in 1836 on top of an old windmill and is the oldest operating camera obscura in the world.
Closer in. These photos all taken looking east.
A camera obscura? An optical device similar to a telescope which projects an image from the lens at the top down onto a curved table inside. Open to the public from April to September.
A camera obscura? An optical device similar to a telescope which projects an image from the lens at the top down onto a curved table inside. Open to the public from April to September.
From this point you can see most of Dumfries which was pretty impressive when this was
built in 1836.
Live moving pictures in colour about twenty years before even black and white still photography was commonly available.
Live moving pictures in colour about twenty years before even black and white still photography was commonly available.
