Been playing with IR again. C&C?

GeX · 17 Jan 2008 at 17:37

Been a while since i've used the IR filter, but went for a stroll yesterday. All shots are at Stafford Castle.

C&C welcomed, on all aspects including borders (i dont normally put them on)

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Neil79 · 17 Jan 2008 at 18:03

None to keen on the last shot , but the castle shots are incredible!

Andybtsn · 17 Jan 2008 at 18:04

wow! very nice!

GeX · 17 Jan 2008 at 18:13

thanks guys. i agree about the last shot.. i wasn't too keen on it either. the shot i took looking down from there that i really liked died due to lens flare

n30_mkii · 17 Jan 2008 at 18:21

Gex is your camera modded? 5 sec exposures at ISO200 F/22 seem very quick. Wish my D80 could do that!

mcwildcard · 17 Jan 2008 at 18:21

I actually like the last shot, it's cool how that one tree just sort of jumps out at you.

GeX · 17 Jan 2008 at 18:25

n30_mkii said:
Gex is your camera modded? 5 sec exposures at ISO200 F/22 seem very quick. Wish my D80 could do that!

nope.. it's not modded. It's always been pretty good at IR shots though.

mcwildcard said:
I actually like the last shot, it's cool how that one tree just sort of jumps out at you.

that tree is the only reason i posted it

cokebottles · 17 Jan 2008 at 18:35

For me, it's the first shot that does it. Love it. Border is cool too.

ElDude · 17 Jan 2008 at 19:15

I like #3. I reckon you could sell that on postcards to goths and emo types

ScarySquirrel · 17 Jan 2008 at 20:54

I like no. 3

Irish_Tom · 17 Jan 2008 at 21:00

I think I prefer #1 to #3. The perspective view works better centre frame than off to the right.

Good set though mate, you've got the IR processing down to a T.

n30_mkii: The D50 has a much weaker IR filter than any of the latest Nikons (D40/D80/D2/300 etc) so It's much better at IR photography.

Panzer

GeX · 17 Jan 2008 at 23:30

thanks guys.

with no1 and no3, i wanted a combination of the two.. but i use using the kit lens, i dont have an IR filter big enough for the 10-20 so couldnt get wide enough!

my borders work ok then too?

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 17 Jan 2008 at 23:39

GeX said:
thanks guys.
i dont have an IR filter big enough for the 10-20 so couldnt get wide enough!

You could mod it to work at about 12mm

GeX · 17 Jan 2008 at 23:42

the kit lens? or the filter?

cokebottles · 17 Jan 2008 at 23:59

I think he may have been referring to using your IR filter on the 10-20 while focusing at 12mm. I kinda see how that might work - how would you hold it on though?

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 18 Jan 2008 at 00:03

the filter.

Well I did this for my 17 - 40 L since the sensor is only seeing the central portion of the lens on croped form DSLRs.

The filter fully covers the actual lens front element and too on the 10 - 22 however the sensor is fully using the EFs lens so you have to zoom into about 12/14mm depending on how you self construct the filter.

This was my 1st attempt when I did it years ago. Since then I have made it on the inside for the 10 - 22 but caution was required due to the actual glass elements touching.

I now own a custom IR camera and no longer use my R72 filter but this is how I would go about it for cropped form camears with larger threads than the filters 58mm (in my case anyway)

GeX · 18 Jan 2008 at 00:03

ahh reet.

i see. i've not looked at the cost of 72mm IR filters, guessing they'd expensive.

Johnny|lucidcomposure · 18 Jan 2008 at 00:08

expect to be close to £100

scoop · 18 Jan 2008 at 09:01

Or £30-ish for the auction site.......

Mr Bastable · 18 Jan 2008 at 09:05

Trippy.