Just what exactly causes that phenomenon? I've had a few IN-18's over the years that have shown various blue dots....always wondered what caused them....ideas?
Nick On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 7:03 PM, Tristan <[email protected]> wrote: > Having spent some time photographing the IN-18 "blue dot" phenomenon I > can say that it is a matter of balancing the ambient (or flash) light > with the emitted light. If getting up close it is a good idea to > manually set a small aperture (high F number) and using a longer > exposure so the depth of field is maximized. Using the aperture > priority mode and tweaking the exposure compensation is ideal for this > purpose. As stated, a tripod is also highly recommended. Particularly > with the longer exposure. > > Here are some sample images: > > http://home.people.net.au/~technics/IMG_8152.JPG > http://home.people.net.au/~technics/IMG_8157.JPG > http://home.people.net.au/~technics/IMG_8174.JPG > http://home.people.net.au/~technics/IMG_8176.JPG > > These were taken with the camera on a tripod using natural light on > one side and a diffused external flash on the other. The output of the > flash was adjusted to balance the emitted and reflected light as > desired. > > Hope that helps. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
