Question:
How come in pictures my friends dogs eyes are lit up green but my dogs aren't? ?
anonymous
2011-08-15 12:16:20 UTC
whenever we take a picture of his dog, her eyes are lit up green like she's got night vision goggles on, and in my dogs pictures they're either his normal color or red?

I have a German shepherd/husky and he hasn't a Doberman, if that means anything.
Eight answers:
KrazyPuffball
2011-08-15 12:41:09 UTC
It is no problem and very natural actually :) The light refracts and reflects in each dogs eye differently and it affects the light of the dog's eye. My dogs' eye glows red while my other dogs' eyes glow green. :D Nothing is wrong and it depends on the type of dog!



GOOD LUCK and have a GREAT day!!!! :D
Michelle
2016-02-27 04:58:05 UTC
Human and animal eyes reflect light. That's why a lot of digital cameras now have a built in "red eye reduction" feature that eliminates the reflection. If you don't have a relatively new camera with that feature, there are a couple of ways to work around the issue. First, try not to take the pictures while your pet is looking directly at you. (The eye is like a mirror so if the "mirror" - or eye in this case - isn't looking directly at the flash, the reflection won't appear in the final pic.) If your pet is looking at someone standing next to you, the problem won't show in the final pics. Also, turning off the flash usually eliminates the problem. And, most digital cameras don't need flash indoors. Turn off the flash and try it for yourself. Or just go outside in daylight and don't use a flash. If all else fails, use a digital pic correction tool like Adobe Photoshop. Good luck. Jim
Summer
2011-08-15 12:19:46 UTC
The answer is, for the same reasons our eyes come out red – because of the way the flash is reflected off the back of our eyes. The difference in color of the reflection is due to the structure of the eye. In a person, flash photography makes our eyes appear devilish red. This is because the flash reflects off the a blood vessel rich layer behind the retina.



In dogs (and many other animals), the retina has a reflective layer behind it called the tapetum lucidum. This layer acts like a mirror, reflecting light at the back of their eyes. The reflective layer is what helps dogs and cats see better at night. Light is reflected outward, giving the dog's retina a second chance to absorb to absorb the rays .



Light that is not absorbed exits the eye, appearing as the "eyeshine" seen in photos, from headlights, flashlights, etc. This ability comes at a price, as dogs cannot see detail as well as humans (they are more attuned to seeing motion).



Note: Some dogs lack pigment in their tapetum lucidum. In these individuals their "eyeshine" is red, as it is in humans.
Jose R
2011-08-15 12:43:31 UTC
have you loke very very closely at there eyes i was wondering why pictures of my dogs do that one had red eyes and one had green and blue until i looked closely at their eye and noticed a really thin blue colored line maybe 2 hair stands thick and the other didnt the line is more visible when they are young the older they get the harder it is to see line but that is probably the cause
kyle
2017-02-14 19:39:59 UTC
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TAT3RTiTZ
2011-08-15 12:20:50 UTC
depends on angles of the picture you take and also if you have a high quality camera you usually don't get the "red eye" effect...
anonymous
2011-08-15 12:18:36 UTC
im gessing maybe some angles depending or maybe if other light is reflecting. sometimes this may also happen to people except ours is most commonly red.
anonymous
2011-08-15 12:17:40 UTC
His dog obviously has supernatural powers, duh.


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