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Originally Posted by navillusc  I do not know how you are trying to take eye shine pix...your process, etc., but if you take a photo in dim enough light for the camera to automatically sense a low light condition and turn on the flash with your Yorkie looking directly at the camera, you should get the eye shine light reflection. You should not get eye shine in bright light because the eyes will not be dilated enough.
The eyes need to be dilated to let more light in (dimmer light) for vision so before you take your photo...say, at night or in a darkened room, just turn on a small lamp if it is too dark to see instead of normal bright room light...or leave a light on in an adjoining room preferably behind them, etc. and allow the pups eyes time to dilate. Don't forget that dogs (and cats) see well in dimmer light...better than us...because their eyes' structure can collect more light than ours under the same light conditions. The flash will constrict their eyes reducing reflection, so take only a few pix and not too close together either. If their eyes do not have sufficient time to re-dilate, you won't likely get the reflection anyway and don't count on being able to take but a very few at a time. Most animals will start to look away after a couple flash photos because it is uncomfortable for them...same as us...and you may not get them looking at the camera after that anyway...maybe for a day or two after.  |
I do use the flash and I tried again tonight. I have been turning off the lights so it's pretty dark when I take the photo but I'm thinking that since my camera has the red eye reduction, it gives that short pre flash and maybe that is enough that I don't get the eye shine? It's frustrating... Oh well....