Idyll in IR

[John 2]

Taken in the North Yorkshire Dales National Park just outside Sedburgh.

Fuji X
23mm f1.4 @ f11
1/240th sec ISO 400

[Shadowman]

Interesting, has an infrared look to it.

[John 2]

Thanks John. It is Infrared - hence the IR in the Title. It was very green and I like IR in mono so I thought I would give it a try.

[deetheturk]

Super image John, I really like this

[Kaye Leggett]

I did a double take thinking there was now on the ground..............an interesting adaptation and very likeable.

[Otavio]

Very, very nice, John. I really like it. A lot of details to observe, placed across a well balanced composition. Well done!

[John 2]

Thank you David, Kay and Otavio. Just an experiment in IR but I liked it.

[Shadowman]

Thanks John. It is Infrared - hence the IR in the Title. It was very green and I like IR in mono so I thought I would give it a try.

For some reason I read HDR.

[John 2]

For some reason I read HDR.

Oh John, sign of decay. Something which I'm increasingly familiar with.

[bnnrcn]

I did the same thing, read HDR first although I'm only 49 Very nice image John

Oh John, sign of decay. Something which I'm increasingly familiar with.

[Mike Buckley]

One of the nicest IR images I've seen. Retains a soft look but keeps lots of detail. Let's not forget the great composition in an area that would be easy to be overwhelmed by elements to include in it.

One question, though: did you shoot with a camera that was modified for IR, use an IR filter on a non-modified camera, or use a non-modified camera and post-processing that emulates IR?

[John 2]

Thanks Binnur thanks Mike.

Mike, it's pure CS6 pp. I used the standard IR preset but backed the yellow channel off a bit. I have toyed with the idea of getting an IR filter for some time but there always seems to be other priorities.

[Mike Buckley]

I have toyed with the idea of getting an IR filter for some time but there always seems to be other priorities.

Completely understandable considering the post-processing results without having to deal with the really slow speeds you'll get using an IR filter, not to mention the cost of it.

[John 2]

Hadn't considered the speed aspect Mike. Typically how many stops do you lose?

[Mike Buckley]

Hadn't considered the speed aspect Mike. Typically how many stops do you lose?

Heck if I know. I only remember that it's quite a lot.