Color My World (Chicago)
by Gracious

Comment:
Hi from the UK...(LEEDS)..

U know, when i was at college last year, I did a study of my 'slinky'(same multi-coloured type-found it on the floor in a supermarket- some poor kid must still be missing it!!)-sounds boring, very fun making it! I did loads of still pictues, one very similar to this one...
Also made a music video with my slinky as the star of the vid! I used a roll of mirror(bad relecting properties-gave off focus images)because it was rolled up the sheet was rippled, so...I stuck one end to my wardrobe the other to the floor. Positioned the camera. Held one end of the slinky and let it dangle, spin and generally dance around. Then zoomed in on the reflections on the mirror- the effect was the the ripples in the mirror made the slinky appear to be different length's over the bulge of the ripple- also it kinda looked etheral, like heat rising ?(if you get me)- I did get a bit obsessed with my slinky- can you tell!

Also used it with a strobe light in a dark room and the mirror. When I spun the slinky, it made it appear to skip from one position to the other- kinda trippy on the naked eye- not recommended for repeated use, but the effect is quite mesmerising...anyhoo... hope this all makes sense, got a bit excited typing! Play around with your slinky more...they're great.