VLVL Round wire rims with ND-I filters for lenses

jbor jbor at bigpond.com
Fri Feb 13 16:46:31 CST 2004


> The narration brings a curious item into metaphor, ND filters.  Neutral
> Density (ND) filters are use by photographers when they need to control the
> exposure or depth of field without affecting the color or contrast of the
> shot.  It appears that Ms. Gates is wearing handmade glasses and has
> replaced the usual glass with camera filters.  Perhaps as metaphor for her
> character or her belief that she is an objective recorder, like a camera.
> But even cameras exhibit the bias of the operator, depending on angle, depth
> of field, lighting, sound, etc.

Or else, simply as a fashion item. They'd be sunglasses with colored lenses,
wouldn't they? A little pretentious, a little aloof, a little "hippie".
After all, she's a photographer. And it is a particularly sunny day.

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