On Sat, 11 Sep 1999, Harridge, Wayne wrote:
:
:> I've been contemplating how to get pictures of the eyes of pets. Have
:> about given up on getting many good cat eyes though. Sounds like you
:> ought ot be able to get quite a variety. Gregg
:>
:
:Interesting, one of our gets gives great "red eye" the other "green eye",
:anyone know why ?
Similar to why humans get red eye...the green eye, however, is the
tapetum, I believe, which reflects light (ever seen a cat on the road
caught in your high beams?) that allows them higher low light sensitivity.
I may be wrong, but not by too much ;-)
/Acer "steppenwolf" Victoria
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Forever / .... " --Scorpions
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