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“double life” incandescent light bulb turned on under lampshade in 2008

The question at hand in 2008: what happens if you take a picture of an incandescent light bulb under a lampshade with a compact digital camera? This experiment constituted one of my very early attempts at digital "photography" (other than pictures of the family, etc.). Taken in February 2008 with a compact Canon A570IS, f 2.8, 1/2000 sec,, iso 100, with post-processing involving one of my very first and most epic struggles with Photoshop retouching.

 

I personally found it supercool to see the print on the light bulb backlit by the light in the bulb (which you could never do by looking directly at the light bulb while it is on), but I understand that you personally may not be equally excited or amused.

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Uploaded on August 6, 2020