"Colored" IR Pics (Changi)

[deadpixel]

Finally had a chance to get out for an hour with the kids so decided to take them somewhere close by. The lighting wasn't too good for regular photography but worked quite nicely for IR.

This one's taken from the entrance to the new terminal:



This one's from the other end:



And this one's at the tip of the bay entrance:



Please critique and comment.

Thanks for looking.

Cheers,

Matt

[eawtan]

Great shots

What post-processing did you do ?

[ndroo]

Very nice colors. How did you get these colors with IR?

[PandaOng]

Hi, what is your equipment you are using? i think the amount of visible light passing through the filter is creating the color.

Nice photo you got there.

[ark19]

Very nice pastel colours

[tomcat]

Very nice colours and pleasing to the eyes. Looked more like artistic rendering than IR colours.
I noticed that you are using a D70 which could not strictly speaking produce such IR colours straight out of the camera in this way. If these were processed from true IR pics, maybe it is layered and blended with the original coloured pic taken at the same time, perhaps?

[deadpixel]

Originally Posted by tomcat Very nice colours and pleasing to the eyes. Looked more like artistic rendering than IR colours. I noticed that you are using a D70 which could not strictly speaking produce such IR colours straight out of the camera in this way. If these were processed from true IR pics, maybe it is layered and blended with the original coloured pic taken at the same time, perhaps?

Hi guys, sorry for the late reply, just switched to Singnet 3500 and my old modem has been going wonky so had to dash out to get another.

Tomcat - you've got good eyes!

This is a technique I saw in a book in Times some time last year. It involves layering an IR with a regular photo.

The equipment consist of the D70, the kit lens and a 67mm Hoya R72 for #1 and #2 and a Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 and the same Hoya for #3. A strong tripod and head is also necessary to prevent camera shake and head tilting in-between shots.

The capturing process is as follows:
1. Do a custom WB on a bright patch of grass through the filter. (This can be used for the remaining part of the session unless lighting conditions change drastically).

2. Remove filter, switch to normal (auto) WB, compose photo and take normal shot.

3. Attach filter, switch to IR WB and re-take shot. You may have to switch to manual focus, during which time you may need to compansate for IR focusing and exposure.

Post Processing (PP):
1. Load both shots into PS. If needed, adjust normal photo for hue, saturation, exposure and tone.

2. Auto-Level the IR shot and do the standard Red/Blue Channel switch. Adjust brightness if necessary.

3. Copy the entire normal photo and paste it on the IR photo as a layer. Change the blending of this layer to Color and adjust the opacity to a level you are comfortable with.

That's it.

Cheers,

Matt

[gooseberry]

Great photos Matt - and thanks for sharing the technique.

[ndroo]

Thanks Matt