[UA] Wired News :Waterlogged Camera Turns Magic

[Royal Minister of Stuff]

What a wonderful new magic artifact.  Kill the old man
who has it and add a hint of tragedy once this ode to
Ted Serios hits the OU.

--- Hopt <hauptkov at hotmail.com> wrote:
THE RITUAL
> After the accident, Eaves spent weeks broiling,
> baking and blow-drying
> the camera ... but it still sloshed. So he decided
> to see what a soggy Nikon could do, and soon
> discovered the resurrected camera was creating
> curious effects in each image.  

THE EFFECT 
> Glowing auras, symmetrical rainbow-hued streaks or
> pools of brilliant
> color appear in every image Eaves captures with the
> camera. The effects aren't visually random; they
> make perfect sense within the context of each image.

AS A POSSIBLE UA CHARACTER
> A recently retired security engineer, Eaves, 69,
> said his magic camera
> has given him a new lease on life. His images have
> been exhibited in a traveling art show in Tennessee,
> and he's beginning to make prints for sale. He's
> also been invited to speak at several camera clubs
> around the country.  

INTERESTING TWIST
> Eaves has discovered the angle at which the camera
> is held and the
> color temperature of the reflected light alter the
> effects and colors of the images the camera
> captures. He's also discovered that the camera does
> not function well in bright light, "but that's no
> bother because neither do I," he said.   


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-- Rp Bowman, Royal Minister of Stuff
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