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Old 11-26-2011, 09:20 PM
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I haven't been here lately as I spend my time elsewhere but how the heck do I get these glowing eyes from flash! They are awesome! Whenever I ask its always "I have no idea!" lol!
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Old 11-26-2011, 09:32 PM
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Im gonna guess that's a cat.

You get glowing eyes form cats (and dogs, and most other animals) for the same reasons you get redeye from humans: the animals just have it bounce differently through their eyes. Cats are particularly prone to this because of the extreme shape of their eyes (look at your cat's eyes from the side)
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Old 11-26-2011, 10:10 PM
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Yep its a cat! These types of photos were doing the rounds at Halloween! Namely "Halloween Cat" lol! I tried to get it but I think I am too advanced in my photography nowadays to catch a cat like that. I kept capturing "proper eyes with catchlights - dammit!" Can you do better with an iphone? I'm not being funny but most peeps capture these photos by "accident" lol.
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Old 11-26-2011, 10:43 PM
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My sister in law had cataracts removed and now her eyes do that too... just like the cat! Tis the weirdest thing to be sitting beside her if the light hits her a certain way, lol....
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Old 11-26-2011, 11:48 PM
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Generally, to get these reflections intentionally, you need to have the creature (people are creatures, right?) looking directly at the lens and pop a flash very close to on-axis with the lens.

Which is to say: Look for information on how to prevent red-eye and do the exact opposite.

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Old 11-27-2011, 01:26 AM
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Oh yeah my cat Steve has been doing a lot of devil eyes, the're on my phone, I'll share tomorrow as it's 1.30am and I've just got in from work :P
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My sister in law had cataracts removed and now her eyes do that too... just like the cat! Tis the weirdest thing to be sitting beside her if the light hits her a certain way, lol....
Yeah, my Grandmother had some sort of surgery on her eyes, and they "sparkle" now. It's really kinda odd.
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Here's another one!
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Old 11-27-2011, 05:01 PM
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LoL.. If you really want to create this, just do everything you're told not to.. Use on camera flash and turn off anti-red eye should do the trick.
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Here's another one!
Wow, that's kinda scary... he looks like an alien. That's funny!
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