ShingleBeach IR_20151121_014
Mar, 2016Views
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billgardam
September 21, 2021
I am very impressed with your images, especially the monochromes. You have such a range-from portraits to landscapes.
Lightproof
September 21, 2021
Thank you very much for the kind words, Bill. My secret weapon is my IR-converted Canon 5D. I also started to follow your beautiful Viewbug site - you've been a creator for a long while and your journey of experience demonstrates a wide-ranging beautiful talent! I was thinking to myself that our styles are somewhat similar.
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Behind The Lens
Location
This photo was taken on Shingle Beach which is a Forestry Campsite on Texada Island, BC, Canada.Time
The low winter sun cast dramatic shadows across the landscape when I clicked the shutter at 2:30 in the afternoon on New Years Day, 2016.Lighting
Long shadows by the low angle of the sun always add drama to a landscape.Equipment
I used a Canon MK I that had been modified to only shoot in infrared by removing the hot mirror filter and replacing it with a filter that only passes infrared light. The lens was a Sigma 12-24 mm, set at 24 mm.Inspiration
The ethereal light on the day that hilighted the mare's tail clouds and the logs that were framed in the vee of the rock formation just cried out to be made into a picture. I printed this picture and it is hanging on my studio wall to this day.Editing
I shoot in camera RAW and the unprocessed image has a deep magenta look to it. SilverEffex Pro was used to process the image into a black and white picture.In my camera bag
I always pack my colour Canon MK II along with my infrared converted Canon MK I. My lenses are Sigma 12-24mm, Canon 50mm, Canon 100mm macro, and Canon 70-200mm f:2.8 zoom. SOmetimes I'll go out with my Canon 300mm f:4 or my 500mm catdiotropic (mirror) lens. These last two are great for isolating details in landscapes and seascapes.Feedback
The great thing about infrared photography is that photos may be taken at anytime of day - been when most folks put their cameras away at high noon "because the light is too harsh". Sky's turn black in infrared which emphasises clouds and vegitation which both strongly reflect infrared radiation. Although infrared photos can be taken with an infrared filter attached to your choice of lens, you my be better off with an infrared converted camera because you can take handheld pictures just as you would with a color camera. If you use an infrared filter, your exposures will be anywhere from 20 to 60 seconds (even more in low light).
