Switch tracks in infrared
Did a quick shot at railroad crossing with my infrared camera, in August
Did a quick shot at railroad crossing with my infrared camera, in August
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LCdutch
April 09, 2015
Fantastic shot. Great composition. I like to play with infrared and filter effects. Great.
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Location
I shot this photo about 8 miles south of Elma, Washington along SR-12.Time
I decided to take my infrared camera out that day. Shot close to high noon, not a good time for regular photography, but great time for infrared. Also the photo was shot in July, not in the middle of winter.Lighting
With infrared light from the sun being the most intense, natural green vegetation provides excellent white reflection once the white balance is set correctly. It also causes the wisp of water vapors to be seen in the blue sky, that is not normally seen by human eye or in regular photography.Equipment
I am use my first DLSR, the Nikon D50 that I had converted to shoot at 720nm infrared. I use a dedicated 18-105 Nikkor lens that has been custom set for sharper focusing. I had hand held the camera for the shot.Inspiration
Decided to try a railroad shot with infrared at this switch track since there is a lot of greenery.Editing
I post process my RAW infrared photos with Adobe CS5 due to the availability to channel swap if needed. This gives me more options to play with false colors.In my camera bag
I carry three DLSRs with me when I am out shooting or on a road trip, Nikon D50 (infrared), Nikon D5000 (my main work horse since 2008 now a backup), Nikon D7100 (now my main camera and first to grab) I carry a couple Velbon tripods and a wired hand remote. I have a wide variety of lenses, Sigma: 10-20mm f4, 18-35mm f1.8, 150-500mm DG, Nikkor: 18-105mm, 18-300mm, 35mm f1.8, 40mm f2.8, 50mm f1.8, 85mm f1.8, and other various lenses. Depending the type of photography that I decide to do, I have different type of battery powered lighting, including infrared lights.Feedback
To shoot an infrared like this. It is a totally a different ball game. Custom white balancing has to be done differently and the most critical. Post processing is different and the color creativity is left to the photographer. The only the thing is the same aperture, shutter speed, depth of field, and light metering.
