I gave it a shot Adam, with an exposure time of 3 seconds there is not much more to see in the picture than some vague street lights.... So I thought better just take the watch by itself in total darkness with a 3 seconds exposure time.
The result is here: http://xiac.com/Images/KoprisoNW3SecExp.jpg 6mA battery current, unbelievable, what a stunning result! At least you won't be blinded by the light if you want to check the time in the middle of the night :-). Michel On May 19, 5:01 pm, Adam Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote: > If your goal is the comparison of brightness, perhaps you can think of > something else which would be easier to photograph that would work as a > point of reference. > > -Adam > > > > > > > > On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Cobra007 <[email protected]> wrote: > > That is an option or else I was thinking of making 2 separate > > pictures, both showing the watch and the moon at the same time. > > Then 1 picture has the moon in focus and the other has the watch in > > focus, just to show the true brightness of the tubes when it's dark > > outside and the drawn battery current is only between 6 and 7mA. > > > Michel > > > On May 19, 3:40 pm, Adam Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Just super-impose the two pictures, that is the best solution. Getting a > > > shot where the watch (a small & near object) and the moon (a very very > > far > > > away object) are anything close to similar in size on the final image are > > > going to be nearly impossible. You could try it with focus-stacking, but > > > even then, you still have the problem that the normal lens that was > > needed > > > for the watch is a totally different focal length than the super-zoom (or > > > even telescope) lens that is needed for the moon.. and then, of course, > > > there is the issue of exposure, but that one is easily solved with HDR. > > > > -Adam > > > > On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Cobra007 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > time. Just what I had in mind during my eureka moment! I also want to > > > > take a picture with full moon and the nixie watch beside it, that's > > > > going to be a bit tricky so I am still thinking about how to get that > > > > done. > > > > > Michel > > > -- > > 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.
