Some IR shots of Botanical Gardens

wormz777 · 27th December 2003

erwinx · 27th December 2003

the one with the boat is especially nice and dreamy. most people won't even recognise it as BG....

ndroo · 27th December 2003

The 1st 4 pics are nice.

So this is what IR result looks like

OT abit hor ... I'm a newbie using C5050. Any idea if there are IR filters (55mm) for my cam? How much does these filters cost?

nokin · 27th December 2003

Originally Posted by erwinx

the one with the boat is especially nice and dreamy. most people won't even recognise it as BG....

Agree, looks like picture in magazines of a lake in China.

Pic 3 - looks like cherry blossoms.

Wormz777 - What post processing did you do with the pictures?

sadness · 27th December 2003

bro wormz777,

yeah babe yeah!

surreal. dreamy...

love this series.

well done!!!

waikhong · 27th December 2003

Very nice perspective you have got

clive · 27th December 2003

impressive

27th December 2003

yeah

ir may give surreal effects but the ir filters don't come cheap.
over a hundred bucks for one if i'm not wrong.
saw one done on bedok reservoir few mths back.
liked the whole series.great job there.

wormz777 · 27th December 2003

These shots are taken on my Canon G2 digital camera with a Hoya R72 IR filter. What's basically done in PS is to auto level and switch the blue and red channels.

My first time doing IR ... Thanks for the encouragement

Actually the IR filter is I used is not that expensive. I think there are different grades of IR filters which will filter different range of IR rays. Mine cost ard $40 I think

tsystem · 2nd January 2004

Really really very nice pics you've got there bro.....

You've really improved alot..... I must say I really envy your photographic eye

Another

for your pics

chew · 2nd January 2004

Originally Posted by wormz777

These shots are taken on my Canon G2 digital camera with a Hoya R72 IR filter. What's basically done in PS is to auto level and switch the blue and red channels.

My first time doing IR ... Thanks for the encouragement

Actually the IR filter is I used is not that expensive. I think there are different grades of IR filters which will filter different range of IR rays. Mine cost ard $40 I think

Great pics.
Btw, care to share how you switch the blue and red channels ? thanks

Del_CtrlnoAlt · 2nd January 2004

mine like very 1 color... more like B&W photo, how did you do the color thing?

wormz777 · 2nd January 2004

Tsystem, u embarressed me

Thanks man

To swtich the red and blue channels, you just have to go to PS channel mixer and change the red channel settings with the blue one and vice versa

As for coloured IR, I think you will have to do a custom white balance after putting on the IR filter? Auto leveling and pushing up the saturation helps to bring out the colours too.

Thanks everyone again.

danster · 3rd January 2004

Hi Wormz, just to clarify. Do you play with all 3 output channels or just the red one? Great pics, by the way. Here's what i tried to do:

a) go to the Red output channel
b) Decrease the value in the Red source channel to 0 and increase the value in the Blue source channel to +100
c) switch to the Blue output channel
d) Decrease the value in the Blue source channel to 0 and increase the value in the Red source channel to +100

The pics still don't have the same effect as yours. Am i doing something wrong?

Thanks for any advice.

wormz777 · 3rd January 2004

Eh, that's what I did.

Which camera are you using?

Did you do a custom white balance with the IR filter on?

Did you auto level your pics first?

I am a noob in IR too, but I will try to help

PLRBEAR · 4th January 2004

Are these instructions the same for PS Elements 2.0? I can't seem to find the channel mixer.

The R72 takes pictures that come out pink first right?

wormz777 · 4th January 2004

Originally Posted by PLRBEAR

Are these instructions the same for PS Elements 2.0? I can't seem to find the channel mixer.
The R72 takes pictures that come out pink first right?

Nope, I am using PS7.

You must do a custon white balance first before you do any shots so that the picture is not reddish.

Del_CtrlnoAlt · 5th January 2004

wormz, u using which camera? so only R72 den white balance, meaning change to skylight, & such? need 2 activate night vision?

wormz777 · 5th January 2004

Originally Posted by Del_CtrlnoAlt

wormz, u using which camera? so only R72 den white balance, meaning change to skylight, & such? need 2 activate night vision?

I was using the Canon G2.

1) Put on the IR filter
2) On the camera(Picture on lcd shld be reddish)
3) Set custom WB (Picture should be like monochrome)
4) Adjust the exposure
5) Take the picture

Its that easy!~

Del_CtrlnoAlt · 5th January 2004

thanks. i using F828/F717, so i thought its like you need to on the nightshot to take IR pics.

so need tripod as well right, cos need long exposure for bright pictures

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ndroo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: www.fuzzyeyeballs.com Posts: 6,721	The 1st 4 pics are nice. So this is what IR result looks like OT abit hor ... I'm a newbie using C5050. Any idea if there are IR filters (55mm) for my cam? How much does these filters cost? Last edited by ndroo; 27th December 2003 at 03:29 PM.

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wormz777 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: CCK Posts: 2,246	These shots are taken on my Canon G2 digital camera with a Hoya R72 IR filter. What's basically done in PS is to auto level and switch the blue and red channels. My first time doing IR ... Thanks for the encouragement Actually the IR filter is I used is not that expensive. I think there are different grades of IR filters which will filter different range of IR rays. Mine cost ard $40 I think __________________ www.coolblackbox.com

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Del_CtrlnoAlt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Outside the Dry Box. Posts: 16,342	mine like very 1 color... more like B&W photo, how did you do the color thing? __________________ Logging Off Permanently. Those who need to contact me will know where to contact me.

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wormz777 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: CCK Posts: 2,246	Tsystem, u embarressed me Thanks man To swtich the red and blue channels, you just have to go to PS channel mixer and change the red channel settings with the blue one and vice versa As for coloured IR, I think you will have to do a custom white balance after putting on the IR filter? Auto leveling and pushing up the saturation helps to bring out the colours too. Thanks everyone again. __________________ www.coolblackbox.com

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erwinx Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,492	the one with the boat is especially nice and dreamy. most people won't even recognise it as BG....

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sadness Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New York, New York! Posts: 468	bro wormz777, yeah babe yeah! surreal. dreamy... love this series. well done!!!

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waikhong Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 80	Very nice perspective you have got

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clive Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,573	impressive

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louis Guests Posts: n/a	yeah ir may give surreal effects but the ir filters don't come cheap. over a hundred bucks for one if i'm not wrong. saw one done on bedok reservoir few mths back. liked the whole series.great job there.

2nd January 2004	#10
tsystem Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 350	Really really very nice pics you've got there bro..... You've really improved alot..... I must say I really envy your photographic eye Another for your pics

3rd January 2004	#14
danster Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 580	Hi Wormz, just to clarify. Do you play with all 3 output channels or just the red one? Great pics, by the way. Here's what i tried to do: a) go to the Red output channel b) Decrease the value in the Red source channel to 0 and increase the value in the Blue source channel to +100 c) switch to the Blue output channel d) Decrease the value in the Blue source channel to 0 and increase the value in the Red source channel to +100 The pics still don't have the same effect as yours. Am i doing something wrong? Thanks for any advice.

4th January 2004	#16
PLRBEAR Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Pasir Ris Posts: 569	Are these instructions the same for PS Elements 2.0? I can't seem to find the channel mixer. The R72 takes pictures that come out pink first right? Last edited by PLRBEAR; 4th January 2004 at 11:31 AM.

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Del_CtrlnoAlt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Outside the Dry Box. Posts: 16,342	wormz, u using which camera? so only R72 den white balance, meaning change to skylight, & such? need 2 activate night vision? __________________ Logging Off Permanently. Those who need to contact me will know where to contact me.