What Colour Do Your Dogs Eye's Shine At Night?

[Mrs Rusty Bucket]

I took a photo of my dog in the backyard - at night time.

see the two white dots sort of lower leftish - that's my dog's eyes...

I didn't think it was that dark - I could see her without the camera but the camera couldn't see her at all - apart from the reflection of the flash.

PS so I guess she's got blue white eye reflection?

Edited June 5, 2013 by Mrs Rusty Bucket

[Mrs Rusty Bucket]

I imagine the ones with two different coloured eyes aren't really looking directly at the camera and then you get an effect similar to when you turn a prism in the light - ie depending which path the light takes through the eye and getting reflected back from it - is what colour you get, and if the eyes are at slightly different angles relative to the camera - you could get different colours.

That's a bit of light splitting physics described for you - but I could be wrong about what is going on in a dog's eyes.

[Kirislin]

I imagine the ones with two different coloured eyes aren't really looking directly at the camera and then you get an effect similar to when you turn a prism in the light - ie depending which path the light takes through the eye and getting reflected back from it - is what colour you get, and if the eyes are at slightly different angles relative to the camera - you could get different colours.

That's a bit of light splitting physics described for you - but I could be wrong about what is going on in a dog's eyes.

No, I know that's not the reason because I've seen a few photos of this particular dog and it's always the same. Google traffic light eyes and you'll see some examples.

I still cannot see your photo either.

[Mrs Rusty Bucket]

Dammit the pic looks like a big black box with two white dots on my computer and you guys are getting the red X or equivalent...

I wonder if photobucket will be more co-operative

PS googled lots of variations of traffic light eyes

Eventually got one dog - a GSD but it's not looking directly at the camera.

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=traffic+light+eyes

Edited June 5, 2013 by Mrs Rusty Bucket

[Kirislin]

not sure if this will work

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=traffic+light+eyes&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=dduuUf6iH4n_lAXc-oGACQ&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1173&bih=512#tbm=isch&sa=1&q=%22traffic+light+eyes+%22dogs&oq=%22traffic+light+eyes+%22dogs&gs_l=img.3...16348.19594.4.19817.2.2.0.0.0.0.228.228.2-1.1.0...0.0...1c.1.15.img.L7R_USqo3hc&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.47380653,d.dGI&fp=ad74202426de84ac&biw=1173&bih=512&facrc=_&imgrc=RecQbWfaHAsvWM%3A%3BcaVQYEfmAtVl9M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fi66.photobucket.com%252Falbums%252Fh267%252FWoodysMam%252FChrmas%252520and%252520run%252520up%2525202011%252FDSCN1087.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.dogpages.org.uk%252Fforums%252Flofiversion%252Findex.php%253Ft251970.html%3B800%3B600

[Mrs Rusty Bucket]

I saw one white fluffy with that link - and it looks cross eyed to me - ie I'm not sure the eyes are equidistant or at equal angles to the camera...

I wonder how good it is at seeing generally.

But I don't really know why that one has 3D glasses inbuilt.

[Red Fox]

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