Colin:
You might try a piece of window glass. There are special types of glass made that reflect or absorb infrared radiation (heat), but even ordinary glass will absorb some heat--that's how greenhouses work. Then, use a fan to blow air on your side of the glass to cool the glass and camera. If I have a chance, I'll get a piece of glass and try it with a burner on my electric stove.
George Slusher
Lt Col, USAF (Ret)
Eugene, OR
That's a fantastic idea!
Nice shot. Perhaps just a longer lens would work.
A few shots from yesterday:
Nicely done, Dann. Re: longer lens: what lens did you use? The major advantage of a longer lens in macro work is the greater working distance--you can back off more, plus the narrower angle means that you can exclude more background with the same framing/object size in the frame. (See Bryan's review of the Canon macro lenses for examples.)
George Slusher
Lt Col, USAF (Ret)
Eugene, OR
Sorry, I was referring to the ember pictures. Longer lens would keep you further from harms way. Of course the framing may change a bit and all.
For my pictures, the first few were taken with the Canon 180mm Macro, and the last with the MP-E 65mm. Both lenses are a dream.
That first one is uber duper. I never knew they were so fuzzy. Is that a particular variety of Dragonfly? Is it in fact a dragonfly?
I wanted wide to try to exaggerate the perspective. To really do what I wanted, i think I should have gone with 16mm and framed vertical, and just got in and out fast with continuous shooting and AI servo, or build that contraption with glass and a fan. That'd be neat too.
Dann, the snail (or slug) picture is beast!
I would like to see more of the snail (slug? haha) though. Just an opinion though. I've never shot macro stuff before though so I'm not very knowledgeable about it.
Regardless, they all look amazing! Props to you.
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