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21-JUN-2009 CJ in CA

8th. Infrared Experiment

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
13s f/3.5 at 30.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time21-Jun-2009 12:26:46
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length30 mm
Exposure Time13.00 sec
Aperturef/3.5
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge01-Jul-2009 10:57
Thanks for taking the time to work on this Mikey! I'll see if I can do this in PS Elements. :-) CJ
ctfchallenge30-Jun-2009 22:27
Sorry it took me so long to find this shot, CJ. Nice going, tho. Its a bit blown out but cool. The trick to conversion from the OOcam image to something "viewable" is in the channel mixer. Its a total switch in the blue and red channels. Here's what I came up with:



It gives the IR image more depth and ... quality(?). Anyway, ... channel mixer ":^) in the red and blue, swap 100% for 0% & vice-versa on both. Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge28-Jun-2009 13:09
My eye keeps going back to this, CJ! I have never been a fan of infrared photography, but this is different, probably due to its gentle blend of light and shadow. Also, I like the red tone. It takes the edge off the B&W. Your image seems to tell a story with a tree stump sitting among the tall. shu
ctfchallenge25-Jun-2009 20:53
Thanks for the comments. I know Mikey has a converted camera but I wanted to try an IR image using the Hoya R72 filter to see what kind of results I'd get. A tripod is a necessity but it's been too windy lately and even a tripod wouldn't help much with a 10-15 sec shot. I really do want to try more of this but it will have to wait until the weather cooperates. CJ
ctfchallenge23-Jun-2009 16:55
As a thumb it does look like a snow day :-) I don't know much about IR shots myself, but I think I have seen some discussions about some cameras being good for it and some not. I thought I saw it mentioned some dSLRs were okay for it (possibly with a special setting?) but don't know if the 40D is one of them.
I think Kiki might be right that Mikey has done some IR shots- where's Mikey?
~Brent
ctfchallenge23-Jun-2009 03:06
By the thumbnail I thought someone should have put this in exihibtion. Looks like a snow day. Interesting experiment. -Doug
ctfchallenge23-Jun-2009 02:25
I didn't think this was possible with a normal digital camera but it sort of works almost converting a summer scene into a snowy landscape. -tv
ctfchallenge22-Jun-2009 20:20
I don't know the first thing about this, cept that customized WB is used.. or so I thought. Looked around: Luminous Landscape has a page about it. Seems the first thing you need is a customized camera. Normal DSLR has a filter inside the camera that more or less completely blocks the IR spectrum. Isn't Michael Shealy into this?

A couple of links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared_photography
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/infrared%20dslr.shtml
-k2
ctfchallenge22-Jun-2009 13:04
I like the red. No idea what to do with pp but to keep experimenting.
This is all very interesting though - maybe try different color subjects and see what happens. Penny Street
ctfchallenge21-Jun-2009 23:29
Kiki, I have no idea. If you know a good web site tutorial on how to use the filter properly and edit the picys, I'd appreciate it! :-) CJ
ctfchallenge21-Jun-2009 23:08
Hmm.. aren't you supposed to shoot with a customized white balance with those things?
-k2
ctfchallenge21-Jun-2009 22:35
Thanks Rod. I have the Hoya R72 Infrared filter and have taken very few picys with it. I'd like to find some good subjects and experiment a bit more though. I thought this would come out differently but my PP might be way off too. Here's the original - no pp. CJ
http://www.pbase.com/image/114099218
ctfchallenge21-Jun-2009 21:18
Rod
Gawd it's strange to see one of your picys in IR a. Did you buy a filter or was this done in PP? I imagine with the long exposure time it must have been done in camera. It seems to work reasonably good a. Good girl for giving it a go.