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Slit scan photography has been used artistically before: http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/25/belden-adams.php http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/25/beld

Slit scan photography has been used artistically before: http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/25/belden-adams.php http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/25/belden-adams.php (the picture of the runner and the cyclist is nicely mindbending) And pretty much everyone here would be familiar with a couple of artistic uses of slit-scan photography - the opening credits of Doctor Who ( http://h2g2.com/approved_entry/A907544 http://h2g2.com/approved_entry/A907544 ) and the ending of 2001: A Space Odyssey.

mdonahoe 14y ago
Is it possible the author hasn't seen a photo finish before? I was surprised he didn't mention races at all.
- Semiapies 14y ago
  I hadn't, so it certainly is possible.
- bazzargh 14y ago
  I thought that as well. I can't imagine anyone who reads athletics/cycling reports wouldn't have recognized those for what they were. He's not far wrong in the article, to be fair - just in suggesting that the artist invented the technique. But that suggests he did no research beyond a misleading gallery press release, since just googling the term brings up lots of interesting stuff. I don't mean to denigrate the art though, because the pics are still striking and interesting.
sbirchall 14y ago
I was also reminded of that weird final scene in the Animatrix short about the runner when he has some kind of warp spasm before transcending and waking from the Matrix. That just gave me a renewed appreciation of animation.
rsaunders100 14y ago
Look at the photo from the article you linked... http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/25/direction%20of%20time1.jpg http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/25/direction%20of%20ti... The caption says... "the biker and runner crossed the finish line moving in opposite directions" Wow!
- dllthomas 14y ago
  They crossed the finish line in the same direction: past to future.
  - cookingrobot 14y ago
    Face first is what matters here.
    - dllthomas 14y ago
      Right!

mdonahoe 14y ago

Is it possible the author hasn't seen a photo finish before? I was surprised he didn't mention races at all.

Semiapies 14y ago
I hadn't, so it certainly is possible.
bazzargh 14y ago
I thought that as well. I can't imagine anyone who reads athletics/cycling reports wouldn't have recognized those for what they were. He's not far wrong in the article, to be fair - just in suggesting that the artist invented the technique. But that suggests he did no research beyond a misleading gallery press release, since just googling the term brings up lots of interesting stuff. I don't mean to denigrate the art though, because the pics are still striking and interesting.

sbirchall 14y ago

I was also reminded of that weird final scene in the Animatrix short about the runner when he has some kind of warp spasm before transcending and waking from the Matrix. That just gave me a renewed appreciation of animation.

rsaunders100 14y ago

Look at the photo from the article you linked... http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/25/direction%20of%20time1.jpg http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/25/direction%20of%20ti... The caption says... "the biker and runner crossed the finish line moving in opposite directions" Wow!

dllthomas 14y ago
They crossed the finish line in the same direction: past to future.
- cookingrobot 14y ago
  Face first is what matters here.
  - dllthomas 14y ago
    Right!