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Published: 2005-09-08 17:57:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 3047; Favourites: 61; Downloads: 684
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Description Inspired by a journal entry by `gilad I got myself a Hoya R72 infrared filter. While I'm still waiting for my new macro lens, I tried this neat little thing and this is one of the very first shots. It's not that special, but the first. An interesting new approach for me.

Comments and criticism are welcome, the processing and manual whitebalance are not perfect yet, I suppose. But I guess that will improve soon.

Thanks a lot for the great feedback!


UPD 01-2008
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DanikaMilles [2009-03-19 05:04:23 +0000 UTC]

What colors.

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BilboobliB [2009-01-24 15:30:11 +0000 UTC]

Majestic and wonderful Really amazing photo.I hope to make it to Lemgo someday.

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Oldschool-swallow [2008-12-13 22:27:01 +0000 UTC]

wie schΓΆn wir lemgoer es doch haben^^

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yuricola [2008-10-17 02:54:59 +0000 UTC]

those colors are fantastic.

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Shirabelle [2008-10-17 02:25:17 +0000 UTC]

Hey tolles Bild!
Ich war auch schon mal auf Schloß Brake gefÀllt mir sehr. Echt toll geworden das Foto.

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hermik In reply to Shirabelle [2008-10-17 07:04:00 +0000 UTC]

danke!

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dark-princess-x [2008-09-13 06:48:43 +0000 UTC]

The colours mak it so beautiful !

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hermik In reply to dark-princess-x [2008-09-13 07:02:11 +0000 UTC]

thanks!

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micdt [2008-03-16 17:14:14 +0000 UTC]

SchΓ€rfe und Farben sind klasse. Aber ich wΓΌrde den Turm doch geradeziehen.

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vanHardenbrook [2008-02-09 08:31:14 +0000 UTC]

Sehr schΓΆne Umsetzung

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weather-we-work [2008-01-27 08:10:41 +0000 UTC]

They are all so good.

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MookieIX [2008-01-19 03:41:15 +0000 UTC]

This is absolutely beautiful!!! I love the colors!

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Stormyglen [2008-01-15 21:34:32 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! So this is infra red, but how come the blues (sky and water) seem unaffected by it?

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hermik In reply to Stormyglen [2008-01-15 21:45:23 +0000 UTC]

Shooting Infrared with a custom white balance results in images where the sky is red/brown. You just switch blue and red channels in postprocessing and voilΓ‘: blue skies!

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Stormyglen In reply to hermik [2008-01-16 10:31:18 +0000 UTC]

I see, and all this acheived merely with a filter! Are they pricey?

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hermik In reply to Stormyglen [2008-01-16 15:32:36 +0000 UTC]

Depending on the lens diameter they are at 30 to 100 Euro. But you definitly need a Tripod because you need shutter times of 20 to 40 seconds or longer since the filter is opaque for visible light and only transparent for IR wavelengths - meaning you get very little light on the sensor. I do not know how it is with the Canon that you are using, but in the Nikon camp you'll need an older camera like the Nikon D70 - the newer Nikons have stronger filters in front of the sensor to cut away the IR spectrum. My current D200 is utterly unusable for IR photography due to it's strong sensor filter. Alternatively you could remove that sensor filter, but then the camera would be a dedicated IR camera, unusable for normal photography... It's not really difficult, but it's not too easy either and takes some patience.

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Stormyglen In reply to hermik [2008-01-16 19:06:38 +0000 UTC]

Hmm. I had a bit of trouble finding IR filters for the 400D, maybe they're not that suitable.. But I'll definitely take a closer look. I still havn't fully squeezed all the usage out of my new camera yet though, once i've done that I'll try some other things - but thanks for the info!

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hermik In reply to Stormyglen [2008-01-16 21:45:14 +0000 UTC]

Just search for the "Hoya R72" filter with a diameter matching the lens you want to use.

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foto-boy [2008-01-04 13:56:18 +0000 UTC]

It seems that IR is getting very popular lately... I just picked up a used D70s just for this purpose. Did you use your D200 for this shot. I found my D200 to require rather long exposures with a Hoya R72.

Great Shot, can't wait to see more!!

Here is a guy who also give a bit on IR processing techniques in case you are interested:

[link]

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hermik In reply to foto-boy [2008-01-04 14:02:41 +0000 UTC]

Actually this shot is more than 2 years old, I'm already out of the IR shooting That is mostly because I upgraded from a D70 to a D200, the D200 is indeed (in an unmodified state) totally unusable for IR.

I just uploaded a reprocessed version, that's why it appeared as a new submission

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foto-boy In reply to hermik [2008-01-05 14:39:57 +0000 UTC]

Ohhhhhh, I didn't notice that I'm just getting into it with Digital in a more serious way. Did you sell your D70? They are going pretty cheap when you can find one.

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techKno [2008-01-04 10:17:35 +0000 UTC]

Lovely picture, I love the still waters

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kartalGirl [2006-09-28 11:08:54 +0000 UTC]

Looks like a castel of the White Witch from Narnia

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Yume-Megami [2006-07-09 21:47:24 +0000 UTC]

ohhh~ used in the right way, infared filters can make pictures soo...dreamish. It's looks and feels like some sort of 'winter wonderland.'

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modamor [2006-03-29 16:29:23 +0000 UTC]

I think this is a really beautiful infrared shot. The scene you've chosen is loverly and the details really nice. I've got a Hoya R72, I had a little play with it a while back but didnt liek the reults too much. Mainly because it was a windy day and unsuitable really and I didnt like my post processing of the colours. Do you have any tips? Im looking forward to the weather here warming up and the winds dying down so that I can have another go (Im hoping we will have a summer at some point )

Beautiful work

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hermik In reply to modamor [2006-03-29 17:31:47 +0000 UTC]

the most important part is a good custom white balance. The rest is just simple PS editing, switching red and blue channels (depends on the WB setting used).

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deedee20382 [2006-03-24 13:47:36 +0000 UTC]

I don't know why but those 2 IR pictures remind me of Japan...
They're both beautiful, and I'm sure it's not that easy to get such good results at first try. In fact, those leaves on the bottom left corner of the photo look a bit odd: flat and unreal... Maybe because they're so close. Apart from that, an amazing shot!

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not-in-my-lifetime [2006-01-31 17:20:37 +0000 UTC]

Very nice composition. Not too keen on the plant leaves in the near foreground (bottom left and top right edges - in fact the top right bit you could probably remove using a perspective crop to straighten the building against the frame), but the rest is well balanced - especially considering how packed the scene is with different elements, textures, reflections etc... - and the infra-red effect works very well on the subject you've chosen. Nice picture

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devilicious [2005-10-18 19:12:11 +0000 UTC]

i love how the height of the tree on the viewer's left balances the heavy structure on the right - and the reflection in the water, etc. - its a gorgeously composed image - just magical

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hermik In reply to devilicious [2005-10-30 10:44:40 +0000 UTC]

glad you like it! It's one of my most favorite shots

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vickibruce [2005-09-09 19:53:02 +0000 UTC]

Its quite beautiful
Its so bright & tranquil. looks like a beautiful location

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labeld [2005-09-09 14:41:01 +0000 UTC]

That is very, very cool. My new camera (Canon Digital Rebel!! ) should be hear on Monday or Tuesday and a Hoya R72 filter is going to be the first thing I buy for it.

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xshadowx [2005-09-09 03:57:38 +0000 UTC]

I really like it, reminds me of winter yet the water is untouched.

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Jon-Wood [2005-09-09 02:45:18 +0000 UTC]

What does this filter do?

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hermik In reply to Jon-Wood [2005-09-09 09:33:06 +0000 UTC]

it filters out nearly all visible light, the R72 cuts off the spectrum below 720 nm. So basically you only get the infrared light on the sensor.

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naradak [2005-09-08 20:51:08 +0000 UTC]

Espetacular shoot. Congratulations.

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crazy1ady [2005-09-08 19:59:51 +0000 UTC]

This is a fantastic shot, I love it and for a first attempt its stunning. Well done. A definite

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crazy1ady [2005-09-08 19:59:03 +0000 UTC]

This is a fantastic shot, I love it and for a first attempt its stunning. Well done. A definite

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fate0000 [2005-09-08 19:14:49 +0000 UTC]

I saw that original shot and was curious as to how that filter works. I'll have to check it out. Very neat and clean shot.

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Geert1845 [2005-09-08 18:37:28 +0000 UTC]

Nice shot, I love the wintery tones.

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jpy8 [2005-09-08 17:58:35 +0000 UTC]

Very, very nice indeed!

I want to get one of these filters myself, I just wat to know how the 300D reacts to it.

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