The illustrations were drawn from dried plant specimens observed through a camera lucida. Other techniques include backscatter SEM, elemental mapping and "camera lucida" drawing. No image is projected by the "camera lucida". At the Fantasia Film Festival the film won the Camera Lucida Award. One could almost swap the term "third meaning" for the "punctum" of "Camera Lucida". The article "Photography and Electoral Appeal" is more obviously political than "Camera Lucida". The "camera lucida" was patented in 1806 by William Hyde Wollaston. A camera lucida is an optical device used as a drawing aid by artists. The "camera lucida" is a light, portable device that does not require special lighting conditions.