Galena steeple

[PRSearls]

A church steeple in Galena, Illinois, photographed in infrared and converted to B&W. Different tree foliage reflects different amounts of infrared light, causing varying tones. I painted out a few wispy clouds that were beginning to form. Lighting is pretty flat. My point of view was restricted to shooting up a street with buildings on each side. This was a day trip with the wife so I didn't have the luxury of waiting for better light.

This was shot with an old dinosaur, a Canon 1Ds. I had the sensor modified at LifePixel to shoot color IR. The IR filter I chose does not give the dramatic, B&W IR image I like. I add a R72 IR filter after I compose the scene (on a tripod) since the R72 is opaque to visible light. This is not a criticism of LifePixel, I made a wrong choice. I'll probably return the body and have a deep B&W IR filter installed which will eliminate the need for the R72.

Comments and suggestions for improvement welcome.

PRS

[Wavelength]

This is heavenly

[John 2]

This is heavenly

[John 2]

I find this very attractive and I very much like the crop. Nice image.

No meta data quoted but I would be interested Paul. I have played with the idea of IR and up to now, have limited that to using Photoshop's built in filter. Just this week started to think about getting an 49mm R72 for my fixed f2 lens Fuji X but shutter speed and ISO seem to be the main consideration. I might be better off buying a larger size of filter to use with some of my prime lenses on the X-T2 which would give me apertures around f1.2/1.4. The difference of course is cost.

[IzzieK]

Very nice...Sometimes I wonder when we will ever be satisfied with what we have...never? There is always something good to buy out there..

[Shadowman]

Nicely done.

[PRSearls]

John 2,

EXIF data is: Canon 1Ds, Canon 24-70mm @ 70mm, 1/250 sec, f/8.0, ISO 100. Image is cropped. I have no connection with LifePixel but if you are interested in IR, their website has lots of useful information on IR, filters and post processing.

PRS

[John 2]

That's great Paul, thanks. I was reading an article yesterday that talked of having to use a very high ISO in order to achieve a shutter speed of 1/30th. Clearly not.

[Dave A]

Wonderful image.

Dave

[John 2]

Just had a look at the LifePixel site. It's a good source so thanks for that as well.

[rpcrowe]

Rather than buying a large and expensive IR filter foe a lens, I would consider looking for a camera converted to full-time IR on eBay or getting one of your own cameras converted.

I have an old Canon D60 (not 60D) camera converted to full time IR but, wish that I had a small sized camera (such as a bridge camera) that was converted to IR, That way, I could just throw the small camera in my camera bag and carry it everywhere. The D60 is a bit heavy for this. Besides, the D60, although it is a crop camera, cannot accept EFS lenses. I have inquired as to the cost of converting my Canon SX50-HS to full time Infrared...

On the other hand, I have an old 28mm Sigma f/1.8 lens which cannot work on any Canon camera newer than the 10D. That lens "lives" on my IR camera.

[loosecanon]

i have recently had a Canon M3 converted to give a small IR camera that I can use with any EOS lens with the EOS:M adapter. The full time live view and digital viewfinder give a true view of the IR one gets.

[John 2]

Rather than buying a large and expensive IR filter foe a lens, I would consider looking for a camera converted to full-time IR on eBay or getting one of your own cameras converted.

I have an old Canon D60 (not 60D) camera converted to full time IR but, wish that I had a small sized camera (such as a bridge camera) that was converted to IR, That way, I could just throw the small camera in my camera bag and carry it everywhere. The D60 is a bit heavy for this. Besides, the D60, although it is a crop camera, cannot accept EFS lenses. I have inquired as to the cost of converting my Canon SX50-HS to full time Infrared...

On the other hand, I have an old 28mm Sigma f/1.8 lens which cannot work on any Canon camera newer than the 10D. That lens "lives" on my IR camera.

My problem with converting an older camera Richard, is that images suitable for an IR treatment for me, generally arise on an opportunity basis and so I would have to carry two cameras instead of one "just in case". That goes against everything I have opted for in recent years e.g. the smaller, lighter Fuji X range of cameras. A filter is a lot easier to cart around.

[rpcrowe]

But, unless you normally carry around a tripod, the IR filter will not suffice (unless you can find another way to stabilize the camera). Using the IR filter requires very long exposures which normally puts this setup out of the range of hand-holdable exposure times.

Lifepixel.com has a great amount of information regarding IR conversions and filters...

[John 2]

I had misread Pauls post above in that I thought he was getting his quoted EXIF with just an R72 filter. In fact he is using both the filter and a converted camera. However, I carry a small table top tripod fitted with a decent Ball head. Not Ideal but I can generally find something to sit it on.

[PRSearls]

Thanks for the comments everybody. I'm shooting more IR this afternoon in a local state park.

[bnnrcn]

Nice composition Paul and IR suits the image