The cantthinkofone beam shot contest

[trussmonkey25]

I'll try to get a good pick of my 3 line since my 6-7 line would DQ me.

I been dying for you to post beamshots of that one too. so break out the fogger and start snapping away :drool:

BTW you have my permission to use the one you are making for me in the contest.

 

[cantthinkofone]

there are so many great pics. it will be close but i think i have a first chosen... unless of course someone beats it

 

[cantthinkofone]

prizes chosen for winners. added some extra goodies to the 2nd and 3rd place prizes. good luck. remember to submit by aug 10

 

[Speedy78]

Have you figured out whether the limit is 3 separate lasers or only 3 visible beams in the picture as the max? I know bloom could probably throw a shot together with 12 beams from 3 ML gases?

 

[ARG]

I'll submit my avatar

473nm 80mW
532nm 250mW

Both with superb divergence.

 

[hwang21]

Just ask brucemir if you want a gorgeous shot with 50+ beams...

 

[cantthinkofone]

no its 3 visible beams. there are some very impressive photos here

 

[IsaacT]

Clarification one photo each with up to 3 lasers in it. brucemir those are some nice sorcery you got there. But still only 3 beams/lasers per pic entry

So no diffraction gratings? Cause if only 3 beams we cannot submit pictures of a multiline Argon with all its lines? If we can use a diffraction grating, then a lot of Brucemir's would be good to go since it looks like he uses diffraction gratings with 2 or 3 lasers to achieve the myriad of beams.

 

[cantthinkofone]

no its 3 visible beams. there are some very impressive photos here

As said in my post here 3 visible beams available.

 

[Smeerworst]

589 of the sun
473 of the sky
520 of the plants

i accidentally crossed the beams.

 

[DJNY]

Here is my entry






2x 5mW 635nm Libra
1x 50mW 405nm Newwish pen
Glass Head Headphones Stand

 

[nueces]

smearworst, Are those flash spots bugs flying into the beam? :thanks:

 

[Kookapeli]

it's probably picking up dust particles in the air or other anomalies

 

[Smeerworst]

No idea what it is... it moves so fast you can't see it with your eye's.

It can be anything flying infront of it ^^

 

[nueces]

No idea what it is... it moves so fast you can't see it with your eye's.

It can be anything flying infront of it ^^

Bugs. Gotta be. We have like four species of night flying bug eating birds around here and they are often WAY up there. ( day time Swallows and Purple Martins too ) Evidently some species of bugs do their thing far up in the air. Dust would not be recognizable in a laser beam at hundred or two hundred ft in the air. Plus it would not make those big 'splashes'. JMO :tinfoil:

Dang! One of these days I will spend awholelotamoney to get a decent yellow laser. :eg:

 

[hwang21]

Looks like dust or something to me :thinking: