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 neonixie-l@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to neonixie-l+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
