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- From: wagner@mala.bc.ca
- Newsgroups: rec.photo
- Subject: Re: Photographing computer screen and monitor
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.100750.1274@mala.bc.ca>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 10:07:49 -0700
- References: <20JAN93.06523255@sklib.usask.ca> <fred-mckenzie-200193170702@k4dii.ksc.nasa.gov> <1jn1nfINN247@larry.cs.ubc.ca>
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- In article <1jn1nfINN247@larry.cs.ubc.ca>, samuel@cs.ubc.ca (Stephen Samuel) writes:
- > fred-mckenzie@ksc.nasa.gov (Fred McKenzie) writes:
- >
- >>In article <20JAN93.06523255@sklib.usask.ca>, siteman@sklib.usask.ca wrote:
- >>> I've been photographing scanned-in images at 1/8 sec. in a totally dark room.
- >>> I was able to get the effect I wanted, more or less,
- >>> but the instructor suggested that the monitor should be more obvious in the
- >>> photo.
- >
- >>Sarah-
- >
- >>First, you don't have to go as slow as 1/8 second unless there is some
- >>other factor such as film speed or f/stop to consider. A standard
- >>television screen is completely "repainted" every 1/30 second. Higher
- >
- > The problem with faster exposures is that you often catch the screen in
- > mid-scan. a longer exposure limits the visible effects of this 'scan
- > aliasing' (for lack of a better term).
- >
- >>Second, it seems that your instructor is suggesting that you use some form
- >>of ambient illumination to make the monitor visible. You can make meter
- >>readings of the screen, and decide on some acceptable amount of ambient
- >>light. A small lamp can be moved around the room until the desirable level
- >
- > Another possibility is a flash exposure (it will probably have to be off
- > the camera to avoide having the reflection show on the screen). This also
- > allows you to have people, or other moving objects in the picture.
- >
- >
- >>An alternative might be to take separate exposures of the screen and the
- >>monitor with full ambient illumination, and combine them later. This could
- >>be done in the darkroom, or it could be done by scanning separate scenes,
- >>and combining them in a computer. It all depends on your resources!
- >
- > A simple double-exposure is another excelent option.
- > --
- > --
- > Stephen Samuel (604)822-9248 samuel@cs.ubc.ca
- > The first prerequisite to winning is playing the game.
- The last time I had to do something similar I did a time exposure in a darkened
- room of the screen with the monitor on, reached over and turned the monitor off
- and flashed the room lights on and off. It took a bit of experimentation. I
- used a black card in front of the lense to control the exposure time on the
- screen (same as photographing multiple fireworks bursts).
-
- --
- 73, Tom
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