[photo-3d] "Brillant Colors by the Black Light Route"

["James R. Motley" <jmotley3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In Digest 198,
    "James P. Rybak" <jrybak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote: Need Things That Fluroesce Under UV 


"I want to photograph some 3-d shapes that are fluorescent under
UV
light.  I know that some types of fishing line will fluroesce and
I plan
to create some 3-d shapes from that.  What other reasonably
easily
obtainable things will fluoresce under UV?

Thanks.

Jim Rybak"


There have been a number of good responses from various p3d
members.  My favorite source in the Cleveland, OH area are stores
known as "Dollar Tree" where there is nothing(repeat nothing) in
the store over $1.  They have various toys for Kids (including us
Senior Citizens) that are made of plastic with colors that
fluoresce. There are even safety razors made of fluorescent
plastic (don't give these to kids unless they are growing beards
:-) )  but one of my favorite toys is the multicolor plastic
"slinky".  Check if there are similar stores in your area.  A
friend who has shown stereo slide sequences at NSA has also
suggested "Party" stores.

Note that I used a different subject which was the title of an
article in Kodak's "The 8th Here's How" booklet published in
1972.  The author of the article was a young Dr. Albert L. Sieg
who now in year 2000 is the latest President of PSA.  One
statement in the article is "rubbing petroleum jelly into the
skin will cause it to fluoresce an eerie blue".  Check your local
Library and camera shows for references.

Regards,

Jim Motley
<jmotley3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

PS: Turn on a Black Light in a dark basement and watch what
things fluoresce.  You may be surprised.