Hello People.
In my post 561 above, Excessive glare from my porch light degraded captured camera images. I suggested several means of reducing glare. I started by doing things that did not require a trip to the store.
I cleaned the camera lens.
Adjusted the camera aim.
Installed a 180° bulb shade within the porch light fixture.
The pictures below show the differences:
A lot of glare above my head in this photo above. Hair and face are washed out. My glasses are not discernable.
In the above picture, the camera has been re-aimed to not include a direct view of the porch light fixture. There is still a lot of glare above where my head would be as I got near the door.
In the above photo, a piece of aluminum foil has been placed around half of the LED light bulb in the porch light. It is a 180° arc of foil that blocks light beaming towards the camera and people approaching the door. Much of the blocked light gets reflected.
Here is a view of me after the above changes were made. Most of the bright area that was above my head is gone. Hair is still reflecting a lot. More face detail. Oh! I wear glasses.
This is a closeup of the porch light with the aluminum shade part way around the bulb.
Later the foil will be tidied up. I like the improvement of the camera images.
Victor Maletic.