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these long exposure photos aren’t quite what the human eye sees; it’s more like green tinted moonlight

Awesome that it can be done at all but sounds like the images give an exaggerated impression of the glow.

Human eye accomodates well to darkness.

When I enter a dark room from a lit room, I initially can't see anything. But given 60-80 seconds, I become able to clearly see the shapes of furniture around me, and even the pattern on the carpet, even though the room is lit only by a couple of indicator LEDs from a router sitting on the top of a closet.

I bet that after a few minutes in a dark room, the petunias will look very visible and detailed. The room has to be dark though; a distant streetlamp through the window would easily overpower a flower.

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