Dancing on the point of a pin

Feb 19, '07 10:11 AM
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Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6375381.stm

"It may be possible to read a person's personality through their eyes." "It was found that those with more crypts were likely to be tender, warm and trusting, while those with more furrows were more likely to be neurotic, impulsive and give in to cravings."

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skinflaps wrote on Feb 19, '07, edited on Feb 19, '07

"You would not want to arrest somebody on the basis of their iris"

Unless the flower you were holding was in fact opium.

petersealy wrote on Feb 19, '07

Verry inneresting.

zentom wrote on Feb 19, '07

Is there a methodology we can come up with in order to take well-lit, high-definition and in-focus pictures of our own irises? I'd love to get a collection (photographically speaking) - what we need is a documentable process that produces good results in terms of definition, lighting, focus and contrast - no matter what form of camera is used.

Any ideas?

halfply wrote on Feb 19, '07

would the flash make the eye blink before the picture is taken?

zentom wrote on Feb 19, '07, edited on Feb 19, '07

You'd have to aim your flash quite carefully (since I imagine you're going to have to hold your camera/magnifying lens/mirror/lasers) up really close to your own eyes, leaving little room for flashes, lights and anything else you're going to need for the picture to work (hence the challenge).

I wonder how 'they' (whoever 'they' may be) do it?

N.B. This and this are not what I'm talking about.

halfply wrote on Feb 19, '07

you go first...

skinflaps wrote on Feb 19, '07

zentom said

I wonder how 'they' (whoever 'they' may be) do it?

Tweezers?

zentom wrote on Feb 19, '07

I tried it a while back with a Canon Ixus, a jeweller's loupe and a desk-lamp - but the results weren't very good.

halfsure wrote on Feb 19, '07

Review iridology, for an in-depth and ravishing tableau of soulful eye characteristics. You may find some used camera equipment for sale at iridologycamera.com.

petersealy wrote on Feb 19, '07

Ring flash is what you want. Not cheap.

skinflaps wrote on Feb 19, '07, edited on Feb 19, '07

petersealy said

Ring flash is what you want

Sounds like the morning after a fiery hot curry from the previous evening.
(No pun intended)

halfply wrote on Feb 19, '07, edited on Feb 19, '07

skinflaps said

Sounds like the morning after a fiery hot curry from the previous evening.
(No pun intended)

sounds like a super hero.

Ring Flash - ideas for a sidekick?

Mobile Dick?

ianbennett wrote on Feb 19, '07

halfply said

would the flash make the eye blink before the picture is taken?

Modern digital cameras give a short flash before the shot is taken; partly this is to ensure that the auto-focus can 'see', but also it causes the pupils to close up to reduce red-eye. This would, of course, give a better image of the iris.

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halfply wrote on Feb 19, '07

ianbennett said

is that a yes?

petersealy wrote on Feb 19, '07

Quick - let's all analyze madradish!

Maybe at the upcoming Chilly Con we can all take photos of each others eyes and figure out each other's personalities. (I think you'll find that I'm tender, warm and impulsive.)

ianbennett wrote on Feb 20, '07

halfply said

is that a yes?

I think it's a no.

subtractadddivide wrote on Feb 20, '07

http://www.metafilter.com/58760/Iris-scam-Iris-scan

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