IR image with 590nm filter - Progression from original RAW to B&W
Jul 27, 2022 15:19:02 #
Using an IR modified Olympus EM5ii with the Olympus 14-42mm lens of the Uvas Reservoir in Santa Clara County, CA. Picture taken Sept 29 last year and with the drought, the water level is really low.
The steps taken to get to B&W are shown below.
One thing I want to point out is that I have heard people say that they just use a 850nm filter since all they want is B&W. But the point I want to make is that using the 590nm filter leaves more color in the image which goes toward producing a richer looking tonality in the final B&W image. I was also fond of the next to last image in that it catches my eye.
The steps taken to get to B&W are shown below.
One thing I want to point out is that I have heard people say that they just use a 850nm filter since all they want is B&W. But the point I want to make is that using the 590nm filter leaves more color in the image which goes toward producing a richer looking tonality in the final B&W image. I was also fond of the next to last image in that it catches my eye.
Original image as taken with 590nm filter on IR modified camera
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Swap of red and blue channels
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White balance taken on foreground leaves
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Playing around with Lightroom Sliders to see what I liked best
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Conversion to B&W using Silver Efex Pro with WetRocks preset
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Jul 27, 2022 15:29:32 #
Jul 27, 2022 21:03:09 #
Adding one more option on this image. In this case, I kept the blue sky, made everything else almost a B&W.
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