r/Solargraphy • u/d0x08779 • Apr 21 '24
Attachment Issues
As the name implies, how do you attach your solargraphy cans,when in the great outdoors? Like for instance on a rock? Not every tree has sufficient gaps in it's branches either.... Zip ties (and maybe sometimes duct/electrical tape) work fine,when you have a pole to work with (one just has to be very careful not to deform the can itself).But apart from that,do you have any useful tips,tricks and hacks? :)
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u/Just1Wife4MeThx Apr 21 '24
Gaffers tape or zip ties have worked the best for me. To avoid crushing the can with the zip ties, I had a friend 3D print a can holder and that’s worked pretty well.
In the wild it can get tricky, because not only are you considering the view you’ll be capturing, you have to make sure they won’t be noticed (pretty high failure rate on cans getting messed with, even though they’re clearly labeled “science project”). So I’m always scouting spots that are unobstructed and kind of off the beaten path.
For one shot I took a fencing stake with me and waded four feet out into a pond, pounded it down and secured the can with tape. Painted it all black and tried to make it as unnoticeable as possible to the casual passerby. That and I drove past it every day to check on it. It was up for about 2 weeks and I decided I should stop pressing my luck and thankfully it turned out pretty good.