Forum: Photography


Subject: Okay, first couple of questions.... :-)

dreamsosweet opened this issue on Dec 27, 2001 ยท 15 posts


Finder posted Thu, 27 December 2001 at 4:09 PM

Those eyes are definately caused by having a light source close to the camera lens (that would be the camera's built-in flash). An interesting experiment that you can perform to demonstrate this phenomenon goes like this: Get a cat and a flashlight in the same dark place.. well, not exactly the same place -- the cat should be eight or ten or more feet away, and the flashlight should be in your hand. When you hold the flashlight against your temple (so it's right next to your eye), and illuminate the cat (especially a CAT, or other nocturnal creature) with it, then when the cat looks your way, you will notice this very pronounced effect. If you move the flashlight a very short distance from your eye, it goes away. One should also remember this technique if you hear a noise in the night -- hold the light to your temple (or next to your pistol, if you're looking down the sights -- is it OK if I say that? ..do I have to check the "Violence" button?), and you can't miss the glow of any eyes that are looking at you. Just a few inches to the side, and nuthin!