Preventing Red Eye with on camera flash.

[PachelbelsCanon350D]

Wow, what a pretty eyeball you have! My guess would be your eye is so close to the lens that the reflection from the retina is not hitting the film/sensor.

I'm pretty sure that's exactly what it is. The camera is SO close to your eyeball that the angle at which the flash is hitting your eye is such that the light comes from 2 inches above your eye. If you shot a photo of your eyeball from 5-10 feet back, with no red-eye reduction, I bet it would look devilishly red

 

[DLL_4ever]

I'm pretty sure that's exactly what it is. The camera is SO close to your eyeball that the angle at which the flash is hitting your eye is such that the light comes from 2 inches above your eye. If you shot a photo of your eyeball from 5-10 feet back, with no red-eye reduction, I bet it would look devilishly red

I should try that! Unfortunately i cant right now since my current camera is in for repairs, and my new one hasnt been ordered yet... :-(