….go out in the midday sun. But Englishmen don’t have to worry when they are equipped with the latest in fan cooling technology.
This particular lunatic has built himself a coat of computer cooling fans. Beneath what looks suspiciously like a sporran (maybe he is not English) there appears to be an enormous package of genitals; but quieten those beating hearts ladies, that is where the batteries are stored.
I have no idea of the identity of this gentleman; but the photo was sent to me by Nik; and it seems that being a mad inventor is a prerequisite to be a member of his circle of friends. It’s certainly a trait that Nik demonstrates regularly.
Today I had a phone call. “Serendipity!” he shouted. Or that is what it sounded like, but it could have been “stupidity”; given what I found when I rushed into his condo.
It’s the latest in his “I can’t be arsed to buy a proper set of studio lights” project. Individually, the components were quite simple.
A row of LED lights, normally lighting the underneath of the chassis of cars driven by idiots. A couple of LED spotlights and a butchered washing-up bowl, lined with foil (there are also some snacks, but they did not seem to be incorporated into the design - yet). Not the basis of a professional studio lighting set-up you might think. But put them all together and it is soon clear that you are absolutely correct.
To operate the world-class facilities, you insert the subject you wish to photograph inside the ring of lights, place the washing-up bowl on top, and then shine the spotlights through the hole. The results are, as you might expect, dire.
The tastefully chosen white background (photocopy paper) is now a delicate shade of blue and the sparkly things are not sparkly.
I asked Nik how this device could be used in support of portrait photography. He was happy to show me.
Tomorrow: How to split the atom with a Mars Bar and a bicycle pump.