Thursday, September 07, 2006

There's something fascinating about cat's eyes--and the eyes of all nocturnal creatures. Has anyone ever been walking around at night and seen how the reflection of light comes out of those eyes as a powerful metalic glint? The effect is quite piercing! This happens to nocturnal creatures like raccoons too, but I especially like the way cat's eyes bounce back any hint of light at night. It can take an ordinary light and punch it back to you.

I know that this idea has been worked on before with other artists; but I think that up till now only the tip of the iceberg has been touched in this idea. For example, cat's eyes even look like metalic discs in the day if the light hits them right



Cat's eyes in day: i i



Cat's eyes in night: y y


Cat's eyes when dizzy: x x


Cat's eyes when it doesn't know day from night: s s

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