joberg
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Sure...I don't see why not. It just has to be on the right angle and also the viewer's POV
2001 Monolith build
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alan molstad
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The idea of a monolith that seems to be hovering due to the use of a mirror is interesting.
I may give this a try
I may give this a try
alan molstad
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I grow wine grapes on my little vineyard.
I now have a new vintage....
"The monolith"
I now have a new vintage....
"The monolith"
alan molstad
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I decided that the new wine needed a label that showed the size of the Monolith
Now I think it should only be used to label much larger bottles...... THE MONOLITH......like two handed carry bottles
alan molstad
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I got myself a cheap mirror.
Tomorrow I will see how it looks?
I will just place the mirror near the monolith and see how the image works?
Tomorrow I will see how it looks?
I will just place the mirror near the monolith and see how the image works?
alan molstad
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Tonight we opened the first of the Monolith wine vintage.One of the questions I always have is that when I give some of my wine to someone and they open the bottle later, I always wonder how my wine will stand up against other wines?But tonight I can report that if someone does open a bottle of my wine to put to the test, standing up is the one thing that they will not soon be doing!My wine packs a punch!
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alan molstad
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With this trick, do you need the same type and color of background as you do foreground .... to get the mirror to melt into it, ya? Trying to wrap my brain around how it works. Do you have an inspiration picture of this trick used elsewhere, previously?
joberg
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I would say: "Hit with a Monolith"Guess it makes you feel like you were hit with a ton of brick?
joberg
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Yes, it has to be angled right for the viewer. Removing the frame is, of course, a must for that trick to work.
alan molstad
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well......have a look at what i did today !
the result is "kinda' close to what i thought it would look like.
I was surprised to learn that you dont tilt the mirror down, but rather its tilted up to give the effect of a floating monolith.
Im kinda happy with my days work.
if I had more time and wanted to chip away some of the support cement, then it might be better, but thats a lot of work that I just am too old and im out of time to finish.
I did not design the monolith with the mirror in mind, so if I were to build another monolith one day i would change how the bottom is made...
and I would not dump so much cement at the top of the trench that it made this mirror trick hard to make happen.
but anyway...lets look at some photos!
the result is "kinda' close to what i thought it would look like.
I was surprised to learn that you dont tilt the mirror down, but rather its tilted up to give the effect of a floating monolith.
Im kinda happy with my days work.
if I had more time and wanted to chip away some of the support cement, then it might be better, but thats a lot of work that I just am too old and im out of time to finish.
I did not design the monolith with the mirror in mind, so if I were to build another monolith one day i would change how the bottom is made...
and I would not dump so much cement at the top of the trench that it made this mirror trick hard to make happen.
but anyway...lets look at some photos!
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alan molstad
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the floating effect is best viewed from a helping distance.
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all I know is that someone told me that a mirror would make it look like its hovering.
But I have no history of such things, and I dont know anyone who I could talk to that has done this
alan molstad
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with a correct distance and with the correct lighting, it comes close to the look of a floating Monolith dont you think?
alan molstad
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I think that "now" its finished!
The whole project was a beast to build.
I will always remember that first day.
and then the day I almost killed my old body dragging the monolith through the woods to the site.
I remember the trench I dug for the monolith's legs to stand in.
and the battle to get the thing standing up
and then the trips in my little Honda FIT to get the many bags of cement.
and the struggle to make sure the monolith stayed straight while the cement got hard.
and the weather!....the windstorm that had high winds around 70 mph, and how the next day I walked out through the woods not sure what I would find still standing?
and the epoxy coating, and then the painting.
and building the little fence to help people far enough away so as to not see all the construction flaws.
and now....the effect of floating.
Its been a real battle....
But in a few days it will be the 4th of July, and we will have many guests over to our vineyard, and they will be given a tour of the backyard.
and I wonder how many will know what the big black billboard is?
The whole project was a beast to build.
I will always remember that first day.
and then the day I almost killed my old body dragging the monolith through the woods to the site.
I remember the trench I dug for the monolith's legs to stand in.
and the battle to get the thing standing up
and then the trips in my little Honda FIT to get the many bags of cement.
and the struggle to make sure the monolith stayed straight while the cement got hard.
and the weather!....the windstorm that had high winds around 70 mph, and how the next day I walked out through the woods not sure what I would find still standing?
and the epoxy coating, and then the painting.
and building the little fence to help people far enough away so as to not see all the construction flaws.
and now....the effect of floating.
Its been a real battle....
But in a few days it will be the 4th of July, and we will have many guests over to our vineyard, and they will be given a tour of the backyard.
and I wonder how many will know what the big black billboard is?
That mirror trick is really cool and since you get to place your audience by keeping them on the path, it works perfectly. Very very cool.
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