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le harry
11-10-2008, 12:29 PM
I went to a 21st last night and i'm the only person who has red eyes in all the photos haha, quite annoying really. Just wondering what the cause of it is.

Moh
11-10-2008, 12:34 PM
Its the reflection of the light from the flash off the retina at the back of the eye.

Minstrels
11-10-2008, 12:36 PM
Alcohol. Your a dirty piss head! :lol:

e5
11-10-2008, 12:40 PM
The light getting into your eye and it justs showin the blood behind your eye... something like that

cocaine
11-10-2008, 12:49 PM
you're the devil

le harry
11-10-2008, 01:46 PM
Its the reflection of the light from the flash off the retina at the back of the eye.
Suppose there isn't anything that can prevent it?

Paulio
11-10-2008, 01:55 PM
Shutting your eyes or not having photo's taken? :P

Err, I don't think so.. You can remove the red eye on a computer though.


Suppose there isn't anything that can prevent it?

Moh
11-10-2008, 01:58 PM
Shutting your eyes or not having photo's taken? :P

Err, I don't think so.. You can remove the red eye on a computer though.
There are four ways of reducing it. As ambient light increases the iris constricts making the pupil smaller to protect the eye from excessive light entry. So if you take a picture somewhere that is brighter eg turn the light on in a room, the pupil constricts so less redeye. Also if your camera (digital or film) has a redeye reduction flash, this is a pre-flash which aims to get your eye to close down the pupil thus achieving the same thing. Thirdly, if the subject looks slightly away from the camera the reflection off the retina becomes less directed at the camera. Fourthly, get a camera with a separate flash unit or at least a camera which has its built-in flash positioned as far from the lens as possible. This will once again result in the reflection off the retina being less directed at the camera and reduce redeye.

I love google :)

hamheyelliot
11-10-2008, 02:40 PM
It's possible you were the one who got Wasted at before mentioned event.

le harry
11-10-2008, 03:20 PM
It was at a bar, I was the only one not drinking haha.

Misawa
11-10-2008, 03:57 PM
Were you smoking dope?

brandon
11-10-2008, 03:59 PM
You can get cameras that reduce it.

le harry
12-10-2008, 07:46 AM
Were you smoking dope?
Negative.

Minstrels
12-10-2008, 09:11 AM
Do you have AIDS?

Heart Break Kid
12-10-2008, 09:13 AM
well put it this way
if no red eyes occurs on either one/bot of ur eyes
go to a doctor immediately
coz it means you have something seriously wrong with your eyes
i remember hearing this before
and i think the diognosis was either cancer in the eyes or a sign of going blind
i forget which

Phreedom
14-10-2008, 02:37 AM
There are four ways of reducing it. As ambient light increases the iris constricts making the pupil smaller to protect the eye from excessive light entry. So if you take a picture somewhere that is brighter eg turn the light on in a room, the pupil constricts so less redeye. Also if your camera (digital or film) has a redeye reduction flash, this is a pre-flash which aims to get your eye to close down the pupil thus achieving the same thing. Thirdly, if the subject looks slightly away from the camera the reflection off the retina becomes less directed at the camera. Fourthly, get a camera with a separate flash unit or at least a camera which has its built-in flash positioned as far from the lens as possible. This will once again result in the reflection off the retina being less directed at the camera and reduce redeye.

I love google :)
Can you do something? Just, just break your hands and destroy your vocal chords so we don't have to listen to that..

haha just kidding.

Blinger1
14-10-2008, 05:04 AM
Wrong section.
It should go under 'discuss anything' seeing as it isn't a health problem...

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