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A light for shining specifically on vegetation, likely utilising an old DLP and a camera?

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(@lordofruin)
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I would like to illuminate the plants in my dark aquarium and music room, but don't want light to spill onto anything else. So just the leaves are lit up. I can almost feel the solution but don't have the skills or knowledge.  A cameras feed, isolate greens, make black and white image, project onto plants, white onto the green leaves, everything else left in darkness. 

What are your thoughts?

 


This topic was modified 1 month ago by LordOfRuin
 
Posted : 19/09/2025 10:27 am
marcdraco
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I don't see how that's possible with living plants. No matter what you tried, something will always be in shadow - think of light from the sun filtering down through trees in a wooded glade.

Worse water refracts light so each ray gets bent at a different angle.

What exactly are you trying to achieve? Not trying to be awkward but as the plants grow the places you'd need project the light would change too.



Take everything I say with a pinch of salt, I might be wrong and it's a very *expensive* way to learn!

 
Posted : 19/09/2025 10:49 am