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Jeremy McCreary

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Don't forget to spin your fruits and vegetables!
« on: November 09, 2020, 04:59:20 PM »

Cantaloupe slice...



Artichoke from above...



Blueberry slice...



Not hard to figure out which photo above goes with which top below...



Took advantage of these empirical additive mixing relations for LEGO colors:
o red + green = dark warm yellow
o orange + lime = bright warm yellow
o lime + dark purple = dark medium gray
o blue + yellow = slightly yellowish medium gray

Photos at speed courtesy of my phone camera's night mode, which in low light forces very long exposures at high ISO. Deeply convex glass pedestal suppresses precession-related blurring. Black backgrounds enhance perceived colors and transparency effects.
« Last Edit: November 09, 2020, 06:59:47 PM by Jeremy McCreary »
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Re: Don't forget to spin your fruits and vegetables!
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2020, 07:33:00 PM »

The mixing shows quite way in the night mode of your phone. It would be nice to see a smooth change between two colors.
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Re: Don't forget to spin your fruits and vegetables!
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2020, 08:28:27 PM »

The mixing shows quite way in the night mode of your phone.

Just discovered night mode this weekend. Very hard to capture color mixing on my phone without it -- even in stills. Video capture remains elusive, but the phone has a pro video mode I'm still exploring.

It would be nice to see a smooth change between two colors.

That can be arranged. The artichoke top has a lime-to-purple gradient. And this old rainbow top has at least 2 gradients...




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