Model S headlights at night pic...

[fiksegts]

I really like how distinctive he Model S headlights are, PIA to get a good picture, ended up with this one after a few tries...

 

[blc1017]

Wow! Great picture...kind of looks like a big cat's eyes in the dark. Is the purple outline a product of the flash, or is that what the headlights actually look like?

 

[TEG]

It is distinctive. Most nights on my commute home I see at least one Model S heading the other direction (with both of us in the carpool lanes), and it is easy to spot that one is coming.

 

[steve841]

My suggestion to tesla for some distinction.... Design a backlight or something for the "T" logo on the front and back of the car. That would be hot!

 

[JohnQ]

Wow! Great picture...kind of looks like a big cat's eyes in the dark. Is the purple outline a product of the flash, or is that what the headlights actually look like?

Chromatic aberration?

 

[brianman]

My suggestion to tesla for some distinction.... Design a backlight or something for the "T" logo on the front and back of the car. That would be hot!

Something like this? (It's a weak rendering but hopefully it captures what I'm trying to show.)

Original is here: Model S Gallery | Tesla Motors


I realize it's completely gratuitous, but I'd like it if my 17" would show this animated T when starting up from sleep.

 

[steve841]

Something like this? (It's a weak rendering but hopefully it captures what I'm trying to show.)
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Original is here: Model S Gallery | Tesla Motors

Yes sir ...that's what Im talkin bout!

 

[AnOutsider]

Is it just me, or is part of the front headlight not illuminated.

 

[ElSupreme]

Is it just me, or is part of the front headlight not illuminated.

You are correct. The LED band directly above the HID is not lit in this picture. Most likely the LEDs are being driven on a matrix and only some are lit at a time. This is really common for LEDs. But the switching is so fast that you don't notice it with your eyes. Much like your LCD monitor. Fast exposures will have this problem. I would think something between 1/30-1/60 of a second would capture the whole LED band.

 

[spatterso911]

Is it just me, or is part of the front headlight not illuminated.

Still camera tricks AO. Adjusting the exposure time would fix that.

 

[tdelta1000]

I realize it's completely gratuitous, but I'd like it if my 17" would show this animated T when starting up from sleep.

Now that would be a cool idea.

 

[Francis Lau]

Here are some pics I took when it was foggy:

 

[ckessel]

Brian's backlit "T" logo mockup is uber-cool. I want that. I would pay money to retrofit my car with that.

 

[brianman]

Brian's backlit "T" logo mockup is uber-cool. I want that. I would pay money to retrofit my car with that.

I kinda do too, but I'm not willing to drill into the trunk to make it happen though.