A nice long exposure with a torch on a windy night!

[sam_franklin]

So, I was in some ways unlucky that by the time my D5100's battery had charged it was dark but I went and tried out some shots, tested out the noise at higher ISO levels and I was impressed. A shot of my friend playing round with a torch on a long exposure is below!

 

[christop]

What a flickery light!

 

[tirediron]

Moving to the General Gallery.

 

[Designer]

What kind of a torch has a flicker?

 

[digital flower]

What kind of a torch has a flicker?

:mrgreen::mrgreen:You would call it a flashlight:mrgreen::mrgreen:

 

[Designer]

What kind of a torch has a flicker?

:mrgreen::mrgreen:You would call it a flashlight:mrgreen::mrgreen:

O.K., what kind of FLASHLIGHT has a flicker?

 

[o hey tyler]

O.K., what kind of FLASHLIGHT has a flicker?

LED flashlights

 

[Designer]

Oh, o.k., thanks, Tyler

 

[o hey tyler]

Oh, o.k., thanks, Tyler

No probs! LEDs flicker. You can see it on led Christmas lights quite well.

 

[christop]

LED Christmas lights are powered by AC power, and since LEDs are directional they turn off for half of each cycle (at 50 or 60 Hz). (I hate LED Christmas lights for exactly that reason, by the way). LED flashlights (torches) run off of DC power (batteries), so if an LED flashlight flickers it's probably in a low-power mode which turns it on and off rapidly to make it dimmer and conserve power.

Now you know, and knowing is half the battle!

 

[o hey tyler]

LED Christmas lights are powered by AC power, and since LEDs are directional they turn off for half of each cycle (at 50 or 60 Hz). (I hate LED Christmas lights for exactly that reason, by the way). LED flashlights (torches) run off of DC power (batteries), so if an LED flashlight flickers it's probably in a low-power mode which turns it on and off rapidly to make it dimmer and conserve power.

Now you know, and knowing is half the battle!

Indeed, thank you for that.