In my last post I described Infrared photography, likely causing eyes to glaze over and spontaneous naps to ensue with my not so technical audience. This time around, I’ll just stick to IR pictures and keep the commentary to a minimum. I hope you find them interesting.
Plying Through Life 
Beautiful
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Thank you.
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So otherworldly. Love this different way of seeing the world.
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It’s kind of trippy, isn’t it? Clearly my tastes run to B/W and blue and white, but I’m still working out what other psuedo colors I should try when showing this worldview.
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The water tower’s my favorite, although there was ‘something’ about that orange-hued plant that I couldn’t quite pinpoint. Finally, I got it: it’s almost the color of my grandmother’s vintage iridescent glass powder jar — circa 1930.
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The water tower is one of the few previsualized shots in this set. Most were just walking along shots. Do you like this shot for the colors or the content? Since colors are false, I’m never quite sure where to go with it. Painting was never a skill.
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I’m not that analytical. I just like it. Of course, I’m quite fond of water towers, so that could be it.
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Beautiful pictures Dave. I have to say your basic explanations still went over my head a bit. I like the artichoke having a turn at being special it looks really good. I also have a weakness for Japanese maples and the delicate wispiness of their leaves shows up here.
Hope all is well with you both over there.
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Hi Gay. I’ve always thought artichoke plants looked cool. It just so happens they reflect a lot of IR light, making for an interesting B/W picture, especially with the dappled shadows. I like Japanese Maples too. We have a good sized one in the front yard. Good sized now anyway, it was just a little guy when I moved in 30 years ago.
We’re doing well here, and looking forward to things opening up more. Not quite there just yet. I hope all is well in Oz.
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Wait what? I jumped to quick through the photos. Thought the colours are so interesting. Then I realized what IR is lol. Love these.
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Yep, all the colors are desaturated or twisted reds/oranges. See my last post if you’re interested in the more technical/post processing side. (As well as more sample pics.)
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A great demonstration of what IR photography can accomplish to show entirely aspects of nature!
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Thanks, Peter. Of course, this is just one interpretation, and the only reason there are any colors at all is my IR conversion lets visible oranges/reds through along with the IR and I switch them around.
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I really liked these, Dave! Especially the white snowy trees against the blue sky!
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Yep, it’s an inside secret: how to enjoy snowy trees without freezing your buns off! 😉
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Absolutely delightful, Dave. A whole new perspective. I can tell that you are having fun. –Curt
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Yes, it’s an interesting new world to explore. (But my visible light cameras are feeling neglected…)
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I’m sure you’ll get back to them, Dave. 🙂
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Just amazing – I absolutely love the one with the tree in the field and the lens flare!
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Interesting that that one caught your attention. That tree was the reason I walked to that park in the first place, along with seeing how my wide-angle lens would react. Lots of lenses don’t do well for IR, as their lens and barrel coatings were never designed for it. Many of them get a “hot spot” in the middle of the shot, but I haven’t had too much trouble with that just yet. That wide-angle likes to flare in visible light too, it’s just more pronounced in IR.
Come summer I’ll revisit that tree. It gets very lush and leafy and should glow like a moonlit night.
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I’ll definitely look forward to seeing that!! 🙂
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I really like these IR shots…haven’t ever really seen anything like them before. They remind me of snow-covered landscapes.
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As I was telling an earlier commenter, it’s my secret way to enjoy snowscapes without freezing my buns off. 😉 If you’re interested in seeing more IR, there’s a pretty good Facebook group that’ll show more effects. (You don’t have to join the group to lurk.) A lot of those guys use 720nm IR filters; those cut out all the visible orange and most of the visible red that I get with my 590nm, so it’s nearly pure IR.
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But freezing your nether regions is half the fun! (OK, not really.)
What’s the name of this FB group? I’d love to lurk.
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Infrared Photography. The link was embedded in my last reply.
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Ahh, there it is! Didn’t show up on my mobile device. Thank you!
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Nice collection, Dave. And also a good prod for me to have my now idle 5DII converted. I’ve made a few images using an IR filter but they are difficult to compose with and a converted camera seems more sensible and easier to use.
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Yes, a converted camera is easier to work with. And your 5DII is a much better camera than my D5000 and would likely be easier to use. (The LCD on the D5000 is pathetic, I can’t really use it to manually focus. LCD autofocus all the way.) Kolari Vision on your side of the country and Life Pixel on my side both do good jobs on conversions, and both websites give good info on considerations for choosing conversion filters, etc.
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Thanks for the recommendations, Dave. It seems there is more to decide than just getting a camera converted. Guess I need a little educating before making a choice.
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Cool alternate views of things around us!
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There are lots of ways to look at the world, if you’re open to it.
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Very strange in a good way. For some reason, these IR photos often make things look not just wintry, but absolutely still. I suppose that’s just my mind telling me everything is frozen. Really enjoy the surreal feeling. In the 8th shot, the tree that you anticipate will resemble a mushroom once it has leaves, it looks like the branches have snagged some passing clouds. Very cool stuff!
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I hadn’t thought about it, but you’re right about that stillness thing. Even the shots without the desaturated colors have a frozen in time look. I’ve noticed that on other folks IR shots too.
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Great! Infrared … what a fun new adventure! I especially like the draping branches in your 6th image.
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The leaves on that tree were aspen-ish, maybe that’s why you like it. I just thought they’d play well as white against blue.
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So lovely Dave they made me think of snowscapes and fresh snowfall.. I like the surreal quality and that you made me look a few times, enjoying the creative aspect of these images and taking a fresh look from this different perspective .
Peta
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It is a bit surreal, isn’t it? But as I mentioned in the last post, how do you show something you can’t see? What color do you assign something that has no color? Whatever looks good, I guess.
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I like these in the way I like black and white photos, because they draw attention to the form of things and the relationship between them which colour shots can obscure. Something to do with seeing in 3D, I suppose?
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There’s some truth to that. The weird thing is, I’m kind of getting used to some of the nonstandard color combinations. Still, like B/W, it forces you to look at the world in a different way. Maybe everyone should try something like that.
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Yes, probably should be made compulsory!
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Lovely collection Dave!
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The IR capture makes some spectacular images. Almost looks like winter.
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The high IR reflectiveness of chlorophyll bearing plants makes for interesting effects, doesn’t it? Since that doesn’t have an “official” color, white seems to be a less bizarre option than some of the others.
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That is so neat. At a quick glance I think – SNOW!
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