Abelardo Morell (great camera obscura images)

[TheAlex]

I love his camera obscura images - here are a few of my favourites:
http://www.abelardomorell.net/photography/cameraobsc_01/cameraobsc_20.html
http://www.abelardomorell.net/photography/cameraobsc_01/cameraobsc_16.html
http://www.abelardomorell.net/photography/cameraobsc_01/cameraobsc_14.html

His newer photos are in colour and mainly upright. I prefer the black & white ones. They're still awesome:
http://www.abelardomorell.net/photography/cameraobsc_49/cameraobsc_64.html
http://www.abelardomorell.net/photography/cameraobsc_49/cameraobsc_61.html
http://www.abelardomorell.net/photography/cameraobsc_49/cameraobsc_58.html

Unique? I don't remember seeing anything like it before at this quality, but I bet many have tried since he started (if indeed he was the first). Is anyone tempted?

 

[TheAlex]

I meant unique in how crisp the camera obscura projections are and how he seems to have put a lot of work into composing the shots, in a sense that they look like one image instead of two combined.

I didn't know Renaissance painters used them in that way though, thanks for the info.