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Posted on 29/10/19 3:39:49 PM |
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GKB
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Kew Gardens
I had been waiting for quite some time to visit Kew Gardens to do some infrared photography but the weather this October has been so dire that I could not get there until recently. Even then the forecast was for bright sunny weather, perfect for IR work. Sadly the combination of our train network getting me there with a 2 hour delay and the almost immediate deterioration of the weather on arrival led to a fairly unproductive day but I did manage to get a few shots of Kew's Temperate glasshouse before the light failed on me completely. This shot was taken with a Canon 70D and a 8mm fisheye lens with the curved horizon corrected manually in Photoshop. Final processing of the RAW image was done in Capture One followed by Silver Efex 2 for the black and white conversion. Other corrections were then done in Photoshop.  _________________  |
Posted on 29/10/19 7:50:54 PM |
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michael sinclair
Off-Topic Opportunist Posts: 1848 Reply  |
Re: Kew Gardens
Gordon I would like to see the "colour" shot as well.  |
Posted on 29/10/19 8:50:10 PM |
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DavidMac
Director of Photoshop Posts: 5526 Reply  |
Re: Kew Gardens
This is an area where I never go Gordon. I love compositing but I like my photography virtually untouched. That being said this is really beautifully done. It's interesting that it is an effect that would be nigh on impossible to achieve conventionally. To make the grass so light would, with black and white, require a green filter. But to get the sky so black would require a red filter (or at very least a dense orange). These are completely opposing filters which would effectively each cancel the other and leave a severely underexposed flabby grey image. It's a whole 'other' discipline. _________________ The subtlety and conviction of any Photoshop effect is invariably inversely proportional to the number of knobs on it ....... |
Posted on 29/10/19 11:18:21 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3959 Reply |
Re: Kew Gardens
Unfortunately the infrared camera that I used for this image doesn’t ‘see’ much colour as it filters out everything except a tiny part of the red end of the visible spectrum. As a result images are effectively completely black and white. I do have a camera that shoots quite some way into the red end plus mainly infrared and this can be used to add colour but I didn’t use that on the day. _________________ If at first you don't succeed then skydiving is not for you. |
Posted on 30/10/19 11:30:12 AM |
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lwc
Hole in One Posts: 3092 Reply  |
Re: Kew Gardens
Wonderful Gordon... black and white imaging is my favorite, especially infrared. For me it's all about tone, texture and subject. For the record, I would like to say thank you to Gordon for his advice and counsel in my own efforts to learn IR photography. |
Posted on 30/10/19 3:45:59 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3959 Reply |
Re: Kew Gardens
David: Thank you for your comment. It is the chlorophyll in the leaves and grass which is highly reflective in the infrared end of the spectrum that gives the very light shading. Conversely, a blue sky absorbs infrared and allows it to appear as various 'shades of black'. if you have a crystal clear blue sky you will get a deep black but if you have a 'milky' sky the effect is progressively less pronounced. this why clouds can come punching out of a black (blue) sky in infrared. Deciduous trees 'work' much better in the infrared as they have substantially more chlorophyll then coniferous trees which can appear very dark. Loyd: Thanks also for your comments. Good to see from the images that you sent me that your own efforts are coming along nicely in infrared. I think that you should post a couple here so that the members can see what an Oklahoma sky looks like. _________________ Always remember that you are unique - just like everyone else. |