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Mind The Brightness, Please. (February: Retinitis Pigmentosa Awareness Month, 2025)

For this Friday, I've decided to post this shot which I've taken last week using UV filter (and using my modified camera for full-spectrum photography). Initially, it was just an experiment really, since I didn't shoot in UV in a long time. UV photography is quite hard, way harder than infrared photography, for technical issues and considerations. For this reason, using high ISO in my case is a must (and hence more grain).
Initially, I've shot this as an experiment. I wanted to apply a technique that "almost" blowout the highlights (working with the histogram delicately here). Then, as I was working on the effect, it occurred to me how much I struggle with brightness in real life.
For people who read about RP, the impression is that patients of RP would need a lot of light; which is true. However, such brightness can be "blinding" in the sense of not being able to adapt and discern details. A real-life example: The kitchen at home is completely white and around the middle there is a support beam, which is also painted white, beside other white things. Roaming the kitchen can be tricky at times (especially when, my eyes show flyers or flashes) and I often need to pause a little to adjust my perspective in this space. It is not uncommon for me to head directly into that beam, because I didn't see the edges clearly.
Patients of RP, generally speaking, retain low-contrast vision and that makes them slow to move around, especially around the stairs where feeling the steps by foot is a must. For this reason, I wear polarizing shades over my glasses to help add contrast; though it doesn't work all the time, but it was/is definitely a must when driving during the day (something I don't do much right now anyway), and also around the house, in the yard specifically.

#RP #RetinitisPigmentosa #UV #ultraviolet #bright #brightness #awareness #February #visuallyimpaired #eyes #goodmorning
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Colin-Roy Hunter

For the past few days I have been re-watching , a production aired in 1998. Although the word is never mentioned, it is about - so if you do not like the sight of blood, this is not for you!

It is full of famous actors, including , , , , , & . Plus cameos by other well-known actors.

If you are in the UK, it is available to stream via Channel 4:

channel4.com/programmes/ultrav

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