F.I. 012 · GREEN SHOE GARAGE

Daguerreotype

a long-form photographic register for the patient observer

Stacking Algorithm

Mean · gathers light, reduces noise by √N Sigma-clipped mean · rejects birds, headlights, the passing dog Maximum · catches every spark, every reflection Minimum · keeps only the shadows that never move

Total Duration

or seconds

Capture Interval

30 second interval over 1 day yields approximately 2,880 frames.

Dark Frame Subtraction

Cover the lens fully, then press. The instrument will average 24 frames to model the sensor's fixed-pattern noise, and subtract it from every subsequent exposure.

Begin the Exposure

LIVE PREVIEW

Specimen No.

Commencedawaiting shutter

Algorithmmean

Frames gatherednone yet

Provenancecamera, the room, the year

The Aperture is Closed

This instrument requires access to a camera. Point it at a window, a still life, a candle burning down, anything you wish to gather slowly. Nothing is sent anywhere. The image accumulates only in the glass in front of you.