Stickball And Still Life

JeffryZ · 16th October 2007

Just a few samples from this past week. These were taken with an IR converted camera shot in black and white and then tinted.
Stickball is simliar to baseball played on the streets.

Bench and Stair- Just a hint of IR on the palm tree on the left. A simple still life with some nice textures.

Balboa Park Aboritum- a more traditional IR theme. I sometimes think the sky is too dark but what do you think? A composite of five images shot in portrait orientation to create a wider angle shot than my camera could do on its own.

scenar · 16th October 2007

Love #1. Nice moment n nice composition there

Hosea · 16th October 2007

I like the tones rendition for "Balboa Park Aboritum". The sky is tad dark but seems suitable for this traditional building setting.Prefer a tad more contrast. Did you do stitching of 5 images?

Incastasman · 16th October 2007

Originally Posted by Hosea

I like the tones rendition for "Balboa Park Aboritum". The sky is tad dark but seems suitable for this traditional building setting.Prefer a tad more contrast. Did you do stitching of 5 images?

i like de tone too..

Nisa · 16th October 2007

I think the stair and the bench is very beautiful.

Dennis · 17th October 2007

Beautiful on all 3 photos, each with its own look and feel.
#1 nice clean and sharp
#2 Nicely composed
#3 Nice tone and invoke a rustic feel

PandaOng · 17th October 2007

I agree with Dennis. Each has it's own look and feel.

I like #2 for it's unclutter composition.

hweechwee · 17th October 2007

These are beautiful shots! Love the tone too.

JeffryZ · 17th October 2007

Thank you for the nice comments. I already got tired of the blue- red color swap and like the black and white tinted look better for now. This way the subject and composition become more important than the effect. I apreciate that there are many new people here just experimenting with infrared for the first time and that is great. I want to explore some of its other possiblities as well. Having a converted camera helps a lot too since I don't have to fuss with filters and long exposures which lets me use it in more situations. I have been playing around with it for about four months now. There are no rules for IR- find what you like and keep experimenting with different things.

The panorama was indeed five frames stitched with Photoshop CS3.

airforce1 · 17th October 2007

#3 very nice panorama. superb processing.

16th October 2007	#5
Nisa Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,259	Re: Stickball And Still Life I think the stair and the bench is very beautiful.

17th October 2007	#6
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,862	Re: Stickball And Still Life Beautiful on all 3 photos, each with its own look and feel. #1 nice clean and sharp #2 Nicely composed #3 Nice tone and invoke a rustic feel __________________ My IR Snapshots My Normal Snapshots

17th October 2007	#7
PandaOng Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: InfraRedLand Posts: 911	Re: Stickball And Still Life I agree with Dennis. Each has it's own look and feel. I like #2 for it's unclutter composition.

17th October 2007	#8
hweechwee Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: north Posts: 1,341	Re: Stickball And Still Life These are beautiful shots! Love the tone too. __________________ @ CS / @ multiply / @ flickr

17th October 2007	#9
JeffryZ Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 347	Re: Stickball And Still Life Thank you for the nice comments. I already got tired of the blue- red color swap and like the black and white tinted look better for now. This way the subject and composition become more important than the effect. I apreciate that there are many new people here just experimenting with infrared for the first time and that is great. I want to explore some of its other possiblities as well. Having a converted camera helps a lot too since I don't have to fuss with filters and long exposures which lets me use it in more situations. I have been playing around with it for about four months now. There are no rules for IR- find what you like and keep experimenting with different things. The panorama was indeed five frames stitched with Photoshop CS3. __________________ IR- Not Just For Landscapes Anymore Converted Fuji F31fd P&S www.pbase.com/jeffryz/galleries Last edited by JeffryZ; 17th October 2007 at 12:00 PM.

16th October 2007	#1
JeffryZ Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 347	Stickball And Still Life Just a few samples from this past week. These were taken with an IR converted camera shot in black and white and then tinted. Stickball is simliar to baseball played on the streets. Bench and Stair- Just a hint of IR on the palm tree on the left. A simple still life with some nice textures. Balboa Park Aboritum- a more traditional IR theme. I sometimes think the sky is too dark but what do you think? A composite of five images shot in portrait orientation to create a wider angle shot than my camera could do on its own. __________________ IR- Not Just For Landscapes Anymore Converted Fuji F31fd P&S www.pbase.com/jeffryz/galleries

16th October 2007	#2
scenar Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,169	Re: Stickball And Still Life Love #1. Nice moment n nice composition there __________________ http://zyy.smugmug.com

16th October 2007	#3
Hosea Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,673	Re: Stickball And Still Life I like the tones rendition for "Balboa Park Aboritum". The sky is tad dark but seems suitable for this traditional building setting.Prefer a tad more contrast. Did you do stitching of 5 images? Last edited by Hosea; 16th October 2007 at 05:28 PM.

17th October 2007	#10
airforce1 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,143	Re: Stickball And Still Life #3 very nice panorama. superb processing. __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/airforce1 Think of concepts and work towards it.