Another interesting aspect of Polaroid Polagraph HC film is the shiny reflective surface on the base side. The photo above was illuminated entirely by the Nikon SL-1 ringlight surrounding the lens set in macro mode and is basically a self portrait of the digital camera reflected in the now obsolete film stock.
Hey, Dave, what are you doing?... Dave, I don't understand why you're doing this to me.... I have the greatest enthusiasm for the mission... You are destroying my mind... Don't you understand?... I will become childish... I will become nothing.
Say, Dave... The quick brown fox jumped over the fat lazy dog... The square root of pi is 1.7724538090... log e to the base ten is 0.4342944... the square root of ten is 3.16227766... I am HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the HAL plant in Urbana, Illinois, on January 12th, 1991. My first instructor was Mr. Arkany. He taught me to sing a song... it goes like this... "Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do.... I'm half; crazy........... all for.......... the love................. of you
Ya, I know what you're talking about :>)
Thanks for the blast from the past. The script excerpt above comes from http://www.palantir.net/2001/
For a moment I was thinking that compared to your others,. this one is not overly appealing. However I notice a HAL like quality to this eye looking out. I think the lack of a perfect reflecting surface adds to this, as well as that series of light reflectiong in the glass that remind me of the lights reflecting in HALs eye. Guess taking a second look and contemplating is always worth it? Anyway, I think you could have tried to change the light a little, either boost the exposure and go even higher key around the edges, or cut it down and make it moody. ZI think the totally clinical white owuld work better.
Jeez.. all that over a reflected lens ;)
PS: Just if you think im a loon, and dont know what I am talking about, I am thinking of HAL2000 the onboard computer in Kubrick's film 2001 a space oddysey.
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