after three runs at shooting this and some playing around with stupid editing, i am declaring this concept a failure and will move on to something else tomorrow...
this is in response to my push challenge set by @mcsiegle... to use one or more of the following words for inspiration: invent, inventory, inverse, invest, investigate...
Ditto what Rachel @888rachel said. You're too hard on yourself. Very INVENTIVE concept. The time you INVESTED doing this wasn't wasted. But if you decide to INVESTIGATE other ideas, I'll look forward to seeing where your explorations lead you. Otherwise, I'd say mission accomplished. Extra points awarded for using two of the words.
it's not a failure, and the processing is great!
And a bit spooky - I ordered some magnifying glasses on ebay a couple of days ago. :)