Laser photography ~ first attempt

[jupiter8]

Experienced members probably appreciate this all too well; photographing lasers is HARD! This is my first attempt, I'll try to get some better shots tomorrow night.

 

[chipdouglas]

that last one is awesome. is it a scanner? or a tunnel machine and individual lasers?

michael

 

[3zuli]

for a first try, these pics are awesome!
chipdouglas: looks like there is one green scanner, green time tunnel, red scanner and one static bluray

 

[Cyparagon]

Looks like a Spirograph, and a diffraction grating to me.

 

[jupiter8]

Cyparagon got it in one! No scanners yet - that'll be my birthday present in Jan'11. Diffraction grating beam fan behind the red, single beam blu-ray and spirograph behind the green - and me tripping over cables and ducking to miss stray laser beams in the dark, trying to set up the camera and get decent shots! The focus is a bit out on these, I'll see what I can do tonight.

 

[Cyparagon]

I have a camera that does something similar to yours, but only during video.

http://laserpointerforums.com/f48/strage-camera-artifacts-50818.html#post698702

 

[jupiter8]

New photos taken tonight - same setup, same deal, just more experienced with the camera under these conditions now, so got some better shots.

 

[Gryphon]

Very nice, the way they all appear to be coming from one point makes it look like a RGV scanner

 

[x90z75ek]

Good photos! Great for first time!

 

[jupiter8]

CAM, The camera was on a tripod, about 4.5m from the laser emitters/spirograph etc. It's a nikon D90, I had the ISO set to 800, shutter speeds were 1/80, 1/60, 1/50 of a second, and aperture was F7 I think... I used an infra-red remote shutter release.

 

[jupiter8]

You bet, but I have some work to do first to get some different effects.

 

[Benm]

Taking pictures of beams is hard enouh as it is.. very good for a first attempt!