RE: New Kirlian Photographic Method?

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Original poster: "Gary Weaver" <gary350-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

I have done some Kirlian Photography with my coil.  I placed a 8" x 10"
sheet of photographic paper on a sheet of plywood with black paper on both
sides to protect it from light exposure.  Make sure there is nothing on the
back side of the plywood to attract high voltage other wise you will get a
hot spot on your picture.  Next I would place what ever I wanted a picture
of directly on top of the black paper.   I did some experements with tree
leaves, flowers, plants, and my hand.   I placed a tree leaf on the center
of the paper then placed a sheet of glass on top of the leave to push it
down flat.  I fired a few arcs at the center of the leaf the high voltage
went through the glass and made an exposure of the leaf on the paper.   It
takes a few experements to get the power set for best results.  I did a 5
sec, 15 sec, 30 sec exposure with HV.   You just have to experement to get
what your looking for in a good photo.   Next I fired an arc direrctly at
the stim of the leaf.  The HV traveled through the vaines of the leaf and
made an excellent exposure on the paper, this was the best photo.  Short
exposure worked great about 10 seconds on low power.   I placed my hand on
the paper and fired a low power arc to the back side of my hand for about
30 seconds it made an exposure on the paper that looks almost like an Xray.
Items that will not conduct electricity do not make good Kirlian
photographs.   Items that do not lay flat on the paper do not work well
either.

Gary Weaver
gary350-at-earthlink-dot-net
Why Wait?  Move to EarthLink.


 > [Original Message]
 > From: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date: 4/30/2004 9:12:23 PM
 > Subject: RE: New Kirlian Photographic Method?
 >
 > Original poster: "john cooper" <tesla-at-tesla-coil-dot-com>
 >
 > ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date:  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 19:49:43 -0600
 >
 >  >Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  >The metal camera body will shield the film in the camera.  If it >is a
 > plastic camera, maybe the film will see something.  The >electronics in
the
 > camera (if it has any) may be destroyed in any >case.
 >
 > The point is not to expose the film in the camera, I'd use a camera
without
 > any film in it, the object is to see if the discharge or any of its
 > components will follow the optical path presented by a slr camera's
lenses,
 > mirror and prism.
 >
 >  >
 >  >You have to get the film on the back of the head to flow >current.  I
 > think ones head will just drain the current before >it ever gets to the
 > film.  The film in the camera will have a >better chance of seeing
 > something.  Pressing the shutter >precisely during the arc is best
practice
 > ;-))
 >  >
 >
 > I should have thought of that, there should be a grounded piece of al
foil
 > or copper sheet also taped to your head but behind the film in the light
 > tight bag.
 >
 >  >
 >  >If one has a metal camera free of electronics (old one).  >Grounding
the
 > camera body and exposing the film to arcs to the >camera lens edge might
be
 > really cool.
 >  >
 > Putting one's head in this path, was strictly facetious (everyone hear
 > that?), sounds like something you'd see in a horror film or a Dr. Mengele
 > experiment.  But setting up a manual slr camera with a small piece of
film
 > in a light tight bag taped to the viewing lens may prove interesting, any
 > discharge hitting the lens would burn away the lens coatings at the spot
of
 > contact, not something to do with a camera you'd want to keep. Probably
 > wouldn't compare to placing a sheet of film between copper sheets with
the
 > bottom one grounded and letting have at it with a discharge.  There was
 > (is?) some guy in S. Cal that used this process to produce interesting
 > effects on the film. A real dumbed down version of this would be to just
 > play a discharge all over a loaded camera until it smokes and then
develop
 > the film.
 >  >
 >  >Of course, what ever you do, do it safely!!!
 >  >
 >  >Cheers,
 >  >
 >  >         Terry
 >
 >
 > At 05:51 PM 4/30/2004, you wrote:
 >
 > Here's a break from the serious, a little thought experiment I came up
 > with.  This should only be performed by professionals, professional what,
I
 > don't know.  Ya'll on your own with this one.
 >
 > Question:  Will a discharge, when striking a camera lens, follow the
 > optical path of a single lens reflex camera, then travel through your
head
 > to produce a photographic image?
 >
 > 1)  Take a 6cm by 7cm, or larger, piece of un-exposed camera film and
seal
 > it in a light tight bag
 >
 > 2)  Tape this bag to the back of your head, behind this place a grounded
 > sheet of al or cu
 >
 > 3)  Turn on the Tesla Coil
 >
 > 4)  Hold camera to your eye and prepare to take a photo, but don't press
 > the shutter release
 >
 > 5)  Approach the Tesla Coil's discharge until you get a real solid strike
 > to the lens, two or three strikes would be best
 >
 > 6)  Develop film
 >
 > 7)  Send me the result
 >
 >
 >
 >