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Sunburn from a MH bulb

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Jessy
, 03-13-2010 at 02:49 PM (2225 Views)
So yesterday I was in the studio doing a photoshoot for a aquarium lighting manufacturer who hired me to shoot some product shots of a T5 & and a MH fixture. I had to remove the glass over the bulbs to cut back on the reflections created by the intense studio lighting. I ended up working on each fixture for a little over an hour each. And wrapped up the shoot and went home.

When I got home I noticed that my face and chest were red, but I thought it was just because I had just taken a really hot bath. So I didn't think much of it. Well last night while watching TV my eyes were itching and burning pretty bad so I thought I was tired and went to sleep. I get a text today from my assistant who put 2 and 2 together saying that he has UV burn on his eyes from the unshielded MH bulb. It makes perfect sense to me now. I effectively sunburned my eyes and my face and chest by being around an unshielded MH bulb.

It didn't take much. Like I said the whole shoot for that light took only a little over an hour, and I wasn't up on it closely for more than 10 minutes. But it was enough. Just a fair warning to anyone else that may find themselves in close proximity to a MH bulb that isn't covered with glass. Put on sunscreen and sunglasses!

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  1. melev's Avatar
    More importantly, how are your 'corals'?

  2. Paulo's Avatar
    Lol. Be careful. those UVs are bad for you and corals. I think this is a good example to show everyone why they need that UV glass on the DE MH setups.
  3. Jessy's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by melev
    More importantly, how are your 'corals'?

    The 'girls' :ahem:, I mean corals are just fine. :P
  4. eel-byte's Avatar
    I feel like I get sunburned even with the uv in place. So did you look like Richard Dreyfuss from Close Encounters?
  5. eel-byte's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Jessy
    The 'girls' :ahem:, I mean corals are just fine. :P
    thats great, LOL!
  6. Jessy's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by eel-byte
    I feel like I get sunburned even with the uv in place. So did you look like Richard Dreyfuss from Close Encounters?
    Luckily I didn't get THAT red. But my skin did hurt to the touch and its dried out today.
  7. Boulfish's Avatar
    The glass shield on MH bulbs in to cut down the UV radiation as the bulbs emit quit a bit of it and there for the glass shield should never be removed.
  8. Steven Pro's Avatar
    I added you last night to my talk to the Delaware Reef Club, "So I touched it, now what? - a look at all the things in your aquarium that can bite, sting, envenomate, poison, sicken, or otherwise hurt you".
  9. Jessy's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Steven Pro
    I added you last night to my talk to the Delaware Reef Club, "So I touched it, now what? - a look at all the things in your aquarium that can bite, sting, envenomate, poison, sicken, or otherwise hurt you".
    LOL THAT'S AWESOME! I'm glad my mishap did some good.