EricLPT Loc: Jonesborough TN

Mike,

Very nice; the clouds show great composition and the focus is nice and sharp.

Looking forward to more from you soon.

Eric

renomike Loc: Reno, Nevada

Eric.... Thanks....Sunday morning there wasn't a cloud in the sky...;0) Came in late afternoon and just happen to catch them in time. I want to get up to Virginia City Cemetery if I ever get any good clouds on the weekend.

Mike

meatyore

ERIC- the 3 shots you posted starting with the Mt Mitchel Pano are all EXquisite! Thanks for sharing~

meatyore

ERIC Your 3 shots you posted with the Mt Mictchel pano -all are EXquisite! Thanks for sharing

cnd263 Loc: Virginia

In the January/February issue of American Photo there is an article "Out of time" by Vincent Versace. The images are from Burma and in infrared. I'm still in love with this style.

EricLPT Loc: Jonesborough TN

Thank you very much,

Eric

a few more from earlier this week, shot with my Fuji IS-1.


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http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/qq294/EricLPT/Weir%20Dam%2012%2021%2011/DSIR2856a.jpg


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PW4GDF

I have an old Olympus 2100 uzi but have do not have the filter for that. Are you getting good results with it? Do I need two cameras with filters!
Thanks,
Wendy
Cocoa, Flroida

EricLPT Loc: Jonesborough TN

Wendy, most of my photos on this thread were shot with the UZI, I think it is arguably the greatest bridge camera of it's time (11 or 12 years ago). If only they had put the 3.34 MP sensor in it that my 3040 has, I might never have upgraded.

You can just get a step down ring (much cheaper than another filter) for your current R72 filter, the UZI is 49mm around, I don't know the diameter of your filter.

I bought the Fuji IS-1 so I could have an IR dedicated camera with more MP's, but honestly the UZI is easier to use, less noisy (just keep it at ISO 100), and a great visible light camera to boot.

Get that step down ring and get shooting!

Any more questions? Feel free to ask, I can almost shoot IR with my UZI while blindfolded.

A few more IR shots from my UZI.

Eric

PW4GDF

WOW how exciting it was today! OK I got out old UZI put in new batteries and he was ready to go. It was late afternoon by the time I was able to go to work, here is what I did. I set him up on the tripod in my back yard. Took the filter off the Canon and held it against the lens and it fit snuggly over, of course not screwed on, I had to hold it. I could not hold camera, tripod and lens at one time, and press the shutter and work the controls. But what I got was amazing! No noise, the subject matter was not great but I promise I will post when I have worked on them. I could not believe my eyes. 2 mega pixels, what a camera. I also took a picture of the kid across the road as a test, I will give to his parents tomorrow, I had forgotten the quality of this camera. Being out of work I had considered selling it, but for some reason it never happened. Now I know the reason. Thanks so much Eric!
My very best wishes to you all for a wonderful Christmas.
Wendy,
Cocoa, Florida

PW4GDF

Hello again Eric. I have been 'playing' with my UZI (Bless his old heart) but the weather has been overcast, not much contrast. Do you mind sharing the settings you set on your UZI? I can play with Photoshop but it does not 'pop' as i would like it to.
Again,
Thanks,
Wendy

EricLPT Loc: Jonesborough TN

Wendy,

Lack of bright sunlight does result in lower contrast photos, especially with a lack of foliage in wintertime. Now would be a good time to shoot architecture or other man made items.

The settings I use on my UZI and my Fuji IS-1 are: I capture in color and then desaturate to B&W in PP, I find this gives better contrast that B&W capture. Set the ISO to the lowest setting, on the UZI that would be 100. This will minimize noise; the UZI gets noisy at anything above ISO 100, it is 12 year old technology. I set the exposure to spot metering accessed by the middle button on the top panel of the camera. I find the brightest part of the frame and spot meter that bright spot and lock exposure, but not focus with the AEL or Automatic Exposure Lock button on the back of the camera between the command dial and the four way arrows buttons. Then I recompose the image and press the shutter. Of course if your brightest part of the image is also the point of focus you can just center that bright spot and press the shutter.

I am sorry that you got the IR bug at the beginning of winter with the least amount of foliage on trees and shrubbery but perhaps the palm trees there in FL will give you something to practice on until spring. There are always cemeteries for subject matter too.

If you have any questions about PP I'll be glad to share my techniques there too.

Have fun and post some images soon.

Eric

ps a few from Thursday. It was mostly overcast with weak sunshine and by the end of the walk it was downright dark and I was worried about getting rained on. I captured these images with my IS-1 but I used the techniques described above. I'm trying to get used to the Fuji, the UZI makes IR too easy ;-).

prestonphoto Loc: Bath, NY

OMG!!! I've been playing in photography for 10 years now and have never even heard of IR - or seen pictures of it. Where have I been????? The pictures posted on here are BEAUTIFUL!!!! I just went on Amazon to check out the IR filter - $19.95!!! It's amazing how such a cheap piece of equipment can produce such quality photos. Unreal!!! Thank you all for opening my eyes to another world of photography. Thank you, thank you, thank you................

Dunatic

I enjoy Infrared photography. I used to do it years ago with color slide film using my Minolta SLR. I have a few really interesting photos. I never really tried with my Canon T3i or Rebel XS. Is it a setting in the camera that you use to produce Infrared in digital or in PS? I'll have to try it sometimes. But, I love the unusual photos. I enjoy the creative process ingetting an unusual photo. Good job on your photos. Cheryl

prestonphoto Loc: Bath, NY

Ok - question here. Was checking out different IR filters on Amazon looking to buy one - problem I ran into - 720nm and 760mn was for indoor low light, 900nm and 950nm for outdoor bright light. Since 99% of my photography is outdoors I assume I get the 900nm or 950nm. Yet I know what assume can get you too. So........which nm are you guys using? AND - does anyone know how much difference there is between the indoor and outdoor nm? I'm really excited to start doing this and want to be on the right path in this adventure. Thanks

EricLPT Loc: Jonesborough TN

Wow, now that's some enthusiastic feedback!

IR is a little more complicated for most cameras (especially DSLR's) than just slapping a filter on the end of your lens and shooting. A good IR filter, I recommend the Hoya R72, will run you about 50-100 bucks, depending on the filter size.

Most DSLR's have an internal 'hot mirror' or IR filter that greatly diminishes IR light from reaching the sensor. This results in seconds long exposures. Unfortunately DSLR's need to be modded, or altered (have the hot mirror removed), to be able to shoot IR handheld. After being modded they can shoot IR only, so it is a pretty big commitment.

Used IR modded camera bodies can be found on ebay. Page 2 of this thread has a post on how to check for IR sensitivity with your camera. Also be sure to check out the links in the very first post for more IR information.

There are several older P&S cameras (look back through the posts for a partial list), where all is needed is a filter, and a cheap filter from ebay would be the way to go for a P&S rig, but that is a pretty short list. That is the most economical way to try IR and see if it is right for you.

The purpose of this thread was to introduce IR to others and encourage them to try it. Like most things in life, it gets a little bit more complicated the more you find out, but Wendy in Cocoa FL just happened to have an IR sensitive P&S in her closet, and had just received an IR filter so she was good to go with minimal expense.

TraceyG had a DSLR gathering dust in her closet and sent it off to be modded, a bit more expensive than Wendy, but she has a DSLR IR rig now with interchangeable lenses.

I'm not trying to discourage you, I want to encourage you to investigate IR further and then start shooting IR yourself.

Any more questions and I'll try to answer them as best I can.

Eric