Error404

I have wanted to get into digital InfraRed photography for a while now, so this christmas I picked up a used 10d and had it converted to see only InfraRed light. I'm pleased with the results!

Here are some 'typical' colors that are usually associated with digital IR photography, swapping the red and blue channels. I'll be experimenting with the colors more later on, so for now it's just the typical :-) No snow, the IR effect makes green vegetation bright white.

Lalo

That is pretty cool!

Dougxox

I played around with the film version of infrared years ago, had to keep the film in the refrigerator and get it developed quick. wanted to do some stuff with high heat but lost interest. Cool shots. Where's the stang in IR?

Scothew

Awesome pics Daniel. I've seen some D50's that have been converted for IR and I think that would be just something awesome to have. Especially in the firefighting work I get to be involved with.

Btw, that your element at the bottom of the 3rd pic?

Error404

yep, that's my friends element. it's actually a pretty cool vehicle, and nice for traveling with alot of gear, like camping and such.

no IR stang yet, that was actually the first time out with the IR camera, just making sure it worked! Though I do have some shots of it from when I was in Louisiana this Christmas, I'll post them up in a day or so :-)

Scothew

<-- has an element.. they are the most functional vehicle i've ever owned.

future9er24

Love em Can't wait to see some IR Mustang photos

Error404

Another one:

Scothew

Daniel, thats killer man! I especially love the way it did the foliage on the tree far right. Although I would love to see a non-infrared of the same shot to compare.

Strickland

IR photography always reminds me of a stylized movie. The colors are so ... steril (to use a term poorly).

Alloy 07 RN

Stunning pics!
They look GREAT!

Error404

I just happen to have a comparison of visible light and infrared light! I had to crop the visible light image to match closly the size of the IR light, because they were taken at different focal lengths. But the comparison is pretty good. The trees would have been alot brighter in the IR version, if it would have been spring time and the trees were more green. No processing on these, just desaturation to show the difference in values.








and this is what the IR shots look like as the camera captures them, before any work is done on them:

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I really like the IR shot untouched in red tones.

Error404

brought my IR camera and my little Zeiss 45mm tessar/pancake lens to the Getty museum this afternoon.

Scothew

I am definitely having my D50 converted to infrared when I buy a D80. But in the mean time, is there a filter I can use on my lens that will give me the infrared aspect, or can it be done in post processing?

Error404

You can fake the look a little bit with a black and white image, by using only the red channel of your image, that will darken the sky and make plants seem a bit brighter. You won't get the funky colors though. Try putting a channel mixer above your image, check it to monochrome, take your red down to -100, green to +200, and blue to -50. That will kind of punch up the greens, and bring down the reds.

As for filters, yes they do have filters that block alot of visible light. A Wratten 87C and maybe a dark neutral density filter on top will work. But the problem is that there is an InfraRed blocking filter infront of most digital sensors. So, this means you'll be in for some long shutter speeds, because you are having to open the shutter for a real long time to let some IR light squeeze through the IR blocking filter. Your trees will be blurred due to their motion during the long exposure, and stuff like that.

To be honest, I think using filters is alot of trouble to go through, especially with the long shutter speeds. Once you have the IR filter removed and a visible light filter added infront of your chip, then it's just as sensitive to IR light as it was visible light, you don't need a tripod on a normal day. (though I usually use one anyway)

Scothew

Yeah long exposures is exactly why I want to have my D50 converted to straight IR, but i'll have to get something to shoot color first (read: D80, since both use the same lens's and memory cards)

Error404

Yep, that's a good idea :-) I use my zeiss and canon glass on both of my digital cameras, it's nice that way! Only problem is that my IR camera has a smaller chip, so that makes my 28mm turn into almost a 50mm!! :-( Maybe some day I'll sell this one and get a larger chip IR camera to match my regular light digital.

rmays06

Utterly amazing what you can do. Thanks for sharing those. It is awsome what gifted photographers can do.

Scothew

Luckily Nikon has stayed with the same chip size from thier cheapest DSLR to thier highest end. 1.5 all the way