VLVL Round wire rims with ND-I filters for lenses

[David Gentle]

> > 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.
Or maybe a variation of rose-tinted spectacles?

David Gentle