Sorry Colin... I forgot to put that in there, I meant too. Canon 60D camera, 17-55mm F2.8 lens, 590nm Super Color Converted by Life Pixel.

Mike

Eugene... I found this on another IR site that I am on about the D70.... Just thought it may be of some help to you...

It took a lot of searching on the Internet and various forums to find the best way that I've found to set custom white balance. +2 exposure then take custom balance off grass to more or less fill the frame (preferably in the sun). My converted Nikon D70 accepts it about 99% of the time, I used to have no end of bother before using this technique.

Mike

Thanks Swede.... The school is hard to photograph, as there is a road behind it, and a bunch of houses. Had to get just the right angle and do a little cropping. The school inside is just as it was in the day, all original. It's usually not open, but happen to be there one time when one of the park ranger was showing it to some people that wanted to rent it for a party. He invited us in and I took a few pictures, but not IR, had my regular camera at the time. These were all all taken with my Canon 60D, 590nm Super Color conversion.

Mike

Eugene... You can always try some of the other WB settings with some test shots. Like daylight, shade, cloudy, and ect.. You might find one that works better for you. IR is all about experimenting.... Good luck.

Mike

A few from a last month....
1- My wife Jan shooting at Marylin Pond, a few miles from our house.
2- Lady fishing at the pond. It has some nice trout in it.

3- Old Huffaker School built in 1867, Reno, Nevada.

4- Virginia City, Nevada - Still Working Gold Mill.

All can be enlarged.... Mike

Marylin Pond - Reno, Nevada

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A Day At The Pond

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Huffaker School 1867

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Virginia City, Nevada Gold Mill

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DwsPV.... Like Colin said, AWB usually isn't good. If your camera will allow it, you are better off to set a custom WB, not all IR cameras will let you do that though. Sunny green grass is usually the preferred IR WB. Other colors you can try are a white or grey card, and I've even tried black, but green works the best for IR. Shooting in raw also helps too, if your camera will let you. If you have any questions just give us a holler, more than glad to help.

Mike

Thanks Swede... Much appreciated.

Mike

Thanks Colin... I appreciate it.... Mike

Hi Colin... Here is the voting page. Mine is called " Trees Along The Truckee River" in B&W infrared.

http://woobox.com/4xnoo2/cd1fc9

If you want to vote for me, just find my picture, and click on the White Vote tab, and it will change to green. You have to have a Facebook account to vote.

Thanks.... Mike

Jim... I have all of the Topaz Plug-Ins, and I love them. I played with Glow, but just don't like it. I have seen a few pictures they posted as examples, and some were not to bad, but most just didn't cut it to me. I'm not big into the artsy type of photography, and I am always trying to get my photos as shape as possible, so I guess this is one Topaz I won't be buying..... ;0)

Mike

Sorry, but it just looks phony to me, I really don't care for it.

Mike

I like the clouds Swede.... :thumbup: Sorry I haven't been on lately, but I've been trying to win the Life Pixel IR photo contest. Voting goes till the end of December. Right now I'm in 1st place..... I'll get some new stuff on shortly.

Mike

Thanks Gess... I hope you and your family had a great Thanksgiving too. I had way too much turkey, mashed potatoes, and gravy....;0) Still full. I hope to see you on more too, and posting more of those great shots of yours.

My Best... Mike

Thanks Gess.... My wife was sick for over a year and a half, so I didn't get out shooting too much. She's doing better, but her arthritis is really getting bad. I just bought her a Canon SX60 to use, as her Canon 7D is to hard and heavy for her to handle, as her hands are getting real deformed. I was really impressed with the new SX60, but takes awhile to get use to something new though. Good to see you back too.

Mike

I was thinking the same thing.....

Mike