The Arch grounds in Infrared
This series was originally started two days before this was taken. That day there were no clouds in the sky and the images were very flat. Once these were tak...
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This series was originally started two days before this was taken. That day there were no clouds in the sky and the images were very flat. Once these were taken, most of the first were discarded.
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This image is an Infrared image of the St. Louis Gateway Arch in Standard IR at 720nm. I made this image in 2000 with my very first IR converted camera. I had the camera converted by Life Pixel, and it was the only the second day when I shot this image. I was excited about trying Infrared photography and knew very little about it when I made this image. Fast forward 20 years later and I the Creative Director for Life Pixel, the company I had convert this camera.Time
It was about 1 pm that I made this image. I remember because I took my lunch break from the job I was working to run down to the Arch grounds and I was facing east with the sun slightly behind me.Lighting
It was one of those days that is made for photography, light clouds and good even light.Equipment
The camera was a Canon 300D, the first Digital Rebel. 6.2 megapixels on a c-crop sensor and the 18-55mm kit lens. There was no tripod, it was handheld.Inspiration
I was excited about IR photography and I knew that the Arch grounds would make for a beautiful scene.Editing
This image was processed in Photoshop and the image was sharpened, perhaps even over sharpened.In my camera bag
Nowadays, I shoot with a Canon EOS-R converted to Hyper Color Infrared at 470nm, and carry a Super Color filter at 590nm. For Landscapes I prefer the Lensbaby Velvet28 or the IRIX 15mm f/2.4 Blackstone Lens. After that, my Canon RF24-105 f/4 is another favorite. I do sometimes carry a natural color camera as well.Feedback
If you want to seriously capture good Infrared images, you need to get a camera converted. IR photography is possible with an unconverted camera and IR filter on the lens, but the exposure times make it difficult to capture a decent image.
