I think by the middle or end of next week I will be all geared up for my video experiment. I remembered that I had a (comparatively) cheap video cam that I bought last year sometime. Earlier today I ordered an IR lens for it. Hopefully it has night mode and I can find the right hook up to use it with my computer. I have drawers full of computer cables and wires -- it must be there somewhere. BTW, why do all cameras and other things have to have a slightly different USB cable? It that so everyone can have a vast collection of cables that only work with 1 thing?
My UFO Group (group being a loose term) is meeting today. Yep, they are forcing me to get up early by having it at 12:30. :-) Probably a bunch of new people I don't know yet because I think I missed the last 2 meetings, but maybe it was just one. Mike had to find an actual meeting place this time because we have outgrown house meetings. Anyhow, it should be fun and I am looking forward to it. Norio Hayakawa will likely be giving us all the juicy details on the Dulce conference. Sadly, that happens to be taking place the same weekend my little niece Mina is supposed to be visiting from Chicago. Unless those plans change I likely won't make it up there for the conference. I haven't seen Mina in nearly two years, nothing could make me give up time with her.
I have babbled long enough.
2 comments:
If your camera doesn't have 'night mode' then you can still achieve acceptable results by manually adjusting the 'white balance' after fitting the IR filter.
I've also managed to take some good IR pictures (stills) using a home made IR filter (http://theperambulationsofbarkfoot.blogspot.com/2007/08/seeing-things-in-different-light.html) but the adjustment of the white balance is even more critical with a stills camera as they bias towards colour sympathy rather than low light... have fun!
I tested the night mode last night and it seems to work really well.
Now if only my lens would get here. Hopefully later today!
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