Infra Red Macros

[tomcat]

A couple of infra red macro test shots of common garden flowers taken using an infra-red-enabled Sony P200 and High Resolution infra red filter:


Spider Lily


Purple-coloured Bougainvilla

[eikin]

personally don't think IR is suitable for these subjects

[tomcat]

Guess you are not a digital IR enthusiast ...

[eikin]

Originally Posted by tomcat Guess you are not a digital IR enthusiast ...

hmmm ... i don't see what this has got to do with being an IR enthusiast or not , the point is the IR effect used made the main subjects blend into the background for the simple reason that the background elements have turned white, including the bougainvillea's red sepals. i don't see that as being a good thing, unless that's the effect you are looking for.

ADD: your landscape pictures are much more interesting with the IR effect IMHO

[tomcat]

Originally Posted by eikin hmmm ... i don't see what this has got to do with being an IR enthusiast or not , the point is the IR effect used made the main subjects blend into the background for the simple reason that the background elements have turned white, including the bougainvillea's red sepals. i don't see that as being a good thing, unless that's the effect you are looking for. ADD: your landscape pictures are much more interesting with the IR effect IMHO

Yes, it is an effect. It is just that it is quite difficult to get good IR macro shots in the first place, that's all.

[eikin]

Originally Posted by tomcat Yes, it is an effect. It is just that it is quite difficult to get good IR macro shots in the first place, that's all.

yes of course it's difficult, which makes choosing the appropriate test subjects all the more important. for example if you can find some smaller coniferous trees around i believe the leaves make interesting IR subjects as the patterns on the leaves will become pretty outstanding with the green colour 'changed' to white.

[tomcat]

Originally Posted by eikin yes of course it's difficult, which makes choosing the appropriate test subjects all the more important. for example if you can find some smaller coniferous trees around i believe the leaves make interesting IR subjects as the patterns on the leaves will become pretty outstanding with the green colour 'changed' to white.

These are just test shots with a new equipment. I just shoot whatever flowers are handy to see how good the camera is for IR macros. Future shots would be of more interesting subjects. That's a guarantee.

By the way, conifer leaves do not reflect much IR radiation and so do not appear as white as other plants that do. That's what I find interesting about IR photography... you get to see the world in an entirely different light (pun intended) from you are normally used to

[damithc]

IR for macros .... interesting. shoot some more and post some more. may be there's something in it. but like eikin says, these are not the best choice of subjects for IR

[sumball]

I would prefer to shoot flower in UV than IR.

[tomcat]

Originally Posted by sumball I would prefer to shoot flower in UV than IR.

UV photography is extremely expensive and out of the reach of most people. This camera is supposed to be able to take UV photos with the right UV pass and IR block filters and might offer a cheaper alternative route to UV photography if so. I only did one trial and still need to do more experiments before I can confirm one way or the other.

[sumball]

Originally Posted by tomcat UV photography is extremely expensive and out of the reach of most people. This camera is supposed to be able to take UV photos with the right UV pass and IR block filters and might offer a cheaper alternative route to UV photography if so. I only did one trial and still need to do more experiments before I can confirm one way or the other.

Hmmm... I am thinking to shoot UV in film...

[yanyewkay]

Originally Posted by sumball Hmmm... I am thinking to shoot UV in film...

the bullseye target should be interesting to see. Do call me along