Hmm, but fiberoptics? There's a possibility I hadn't considered. You could
mount a bundle of fiberoptic cables on the front of the headlamp. If the ends
are cut VERY cleanly and evenly you should get something like polarized light.
Prost,
Martin
Jackson, MS
Quoting Stott Noble <stottn_at_ncgconsulting.com>:
> I wonder if you could find some polarized clear lenses for a pair of
> glasses. Should have the same effect as the sunglasses without the shading.
> You might could even rig something with eyeglass frames and some polarizing
> photographic filters. It might look funny but hey, you're already slogging
> through the creek at night wearing waders with a flashlight on your head....
>
> -Stott
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <BR0630_at_aol.com>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 3:57 PM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- duckweed removal and headlamp questions
>
>
> > I am certain that I didn't make myself very clear about the headlamp
> > question. I plan to go collecting at night and would like to be able to
> see critters
> > on the creek bottom thru the water during the dark of night. I've tried
> using
> > a regular flashlight before, but most of the time there's so much glare
> and
> > reflection that I can't see what's under the surface of the water. I'm
> > red/green color blind and couldn't see past the water's surface while king
> salmon
> > fishing in interior Alaska whereas my wife and guide could easily see the
> fish.
> > At the time, my guide had something about getting polarized sunglasses
> that
> > would cut the glare and alow me to see past the water's surface.
> Soooo.....I'm
> > looking for something to do the samething at night and I thought maybe
> some
> > kind of headlamp with perhaps a special light wavelength would better
> penetrate
> > the water's surface. Any thoughts on this?
> >
> > Bruce Scott
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