Clean Beamshots from my Greenie

I'm finally getting somewhat decent at taking good beamshots.

Laser: SKY Lasers 300mW w/ Tripod from SKY. All the original pics are from here:
Laser Pictures

But in case you're too lazy to click a link, you can see them below. Click on them for a full size (2592x1944) image.

Wow, those are very nice pics indeed!

Hey jwc, careful with the camera, it seems you have many hotspots. Also, nice beamshots !

nikokapo said:

Hey jwc, careful with the camera, it seems you have many hotspots. Also, nice beamshots !

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Are you referring to the little dots that appear on dark images? That's not the result of lasers; for whatever stupid reason, this camera model has those defects (I went on a trip to Rome with the camera and was rather upset to see a damn green spot in all of my pictures when I got back. When the store gave me a new camera, it had the same issues, but the spots were smaller).

Also, most of the spots in the last picture are stars.

nice jwc!

Nice beam shots, great job

I'm going to get a bumper sticker for you that says "My laser blinded your honor student"

Because I like your laser, and I think it has the potential to blind small children

Olivia said:

Nice beamshots you got there..I love the second to the last picture, it looks so classic. Was it pointed up to the sky?

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The last one was, yeah. I realized that the laser must have wobbled or something because there's a slight streak to the left. The second to last is just pointed at some bushes in our backyard.

Mohrenberg said:

I'm going to get a bumper sticker for you that says "My laser blinded your honor student"

Because I like your laser, and I think it has the potential to blind small children

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Hahaha, I'd definitely put that on my dorm door. I made this sign a while ago:


I'm planning on cutting it out of sheet metal or acrylic and lighting it up with LEDs when I get a chance.

very nice pictures. but i am an anti-full laser-purchaser (i would never buy a complete laser online) i only buy parts (laser diode, driver...). if i want something, i have to build it. i remember how i always wanted a burning laser...i thought it was something out of science fiction...and i stumbled upun wicked laser.com...they made me think that the average price for laser was $1000+. i had no were near that amount of money. so i began to study them online, learn how it works and then i found this website. it was like stricking gold. i realized that making laser is very cheap, my cheapest was about $60, and i could sell them for $200+(i base the price on the mW on the laser). the pic i posted was my 1st blu ray build.