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I was trying to get this ready to print and I wanted it wider but worried about the canon wheels.. But I noticed there was already some lens distortion and perspective that made the wheels look taller than wide.. So I stretched it until they look a little wider than tall.. I like the overall dimension now.. I think..



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How do you do that? Your IR shots are always amazing!

I am just now getting into IR photography (F717, R72 IR filter). How do you get so much color in your IR photos? I can get some, but not nearly as nice as yours. Converted to black and white my shots are nice, but I really like the effect that you get while still having "normal" colors (i.e. - green leaves, blue sky).

Could you please describe your process and filter(s) you use? I would greatly appreciate it.

--
-Mike (Sony H5, T30, F717)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photocat37/

'One photo out of focus is a mistake, ten photos out of focus are an experimentation, one hundred photos out of focus are a style.'
 
I use a R72 and a ND8... amp up the yellow channel saturation... then the rest is photoshop.. I use the color mixer and make a very blue layer and very green layer etc.. and erase..

Here's a rough tutorial I did.
http://www.mxcat.com/ircolor.html

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photocat37 said:
How do you do that? Your IR shots are always amazing!

I am just now getting into IR photography (F717, R72 IR filter).
How do you get so much color in your IR photos? I can get some, but
not nearly as nice as yours. Converted to black and white my shots
are nice, but I really like the effect that you get while still
having "normal" colors (i.e. - green leaves, blue sky).

Could you please describe your process and filter(s) you use? I
would greatly appreciate it.

--
-Mike (Sony H5, T30, F717)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photocat37/
'One photo out of focus is a mistake, ten photos out of focus are
an experimentation, one hundred photos out of focus are a style.'
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mxcat said:
I was trying to get this ready to print and I wanted it wider but
worried about the canon wheels.. But I noticed there was already
some lens distortion and perspective that made the wheels look
taller than wide.. So I stretched it until they look a little wider
than tall.. I like the overall dimension now.. I think..
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If you hadn't have mentioned the wheels, I wouldn't know there was anything different about them. It's a nice scene, the print should look great!

cheers.
 
Yes that tree survived... I saw it on a post katrina satelite photo...I think the Beauregard house was ok but the museum and park office were flooded...

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lionclaw said:
This is really cool. I love your infrared photography. Do you know
if the tree survived Katrina? I know the Malus-Beauredgard House in
the background was damaged extensively.
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Colleen



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Derek, if you had not mentioned the streching I do not think anyone would have noticed it. Of course, the perspective made the wheels "out of round" to begin with but in the other direction. As a model builder, this demonstrates the problem of photographing an object to obtain perfect scale.

Back to the real world; it is a very beautiful and well done image. I'm sure a large print really makes it pop!

--
Busch

Take the scenic route! Life is too short to do otherwise.

http://www.pbase.com/busch
 
man you're good!
I salute you!
Emi ( Maga Emil)



H1 fully equipped
 
I too loved the pic. Have you tried the Liquify filter to "fix" the out-of-roundness?

I printed out your tutorial and noted the nice version of the Parker County courthouse...close to where I live.

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Charlie Davis
Nikon 5700 & Sony R1
CATS #25
PAS Scribe @ http://www.here-ugo.com/PAS_List.htm
HomePage: http://www.1derful.info
'I brake for pixels...'
 
if you wouldn't have said anything, I'd never have noticed. always liked this image Derek. excellent.

-=- Jerry -=-
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Thanks....

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Frank Lemire said:
mxcat said:
I was trying to get this ready to print and I wanted it wider but
worried about the canon wheels.. But I noticed there was already
some lens distortion and perspective that made the wheels look
taller than wide.. So I stretched it until they look a little wider
than tall.. I like the overall dimension now.. I think..
Click to expand...
If you hadn't have mentioned the wheels, I wouldn't know there was
anything different about them. It's a nice scene, the print
should look great!

cheers.
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Thanks Gary..

I know what you mean about models... that is another form of photography altogether...

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busch said:
Derek, if you had not mentioned the streching I do not think anyone
would have noticed it. Of course, the perspective made the wheels
"out of round" to begin with but in the other direction. As a model
builder, this demonstrates the problem of photographing an object
to obtain perfect scale.

Back to the real world; it is a very beautiful and well done image.
I'm sure a large print really makes it pop!

--
Busch

Take the scenic route! Life is too short to do otherwise.

http://www.pbase.com/busch
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I thought about it , or just leave the middle alone and cut it into thirds and just add to the outside... I'll probably leave it like it is now..

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chuxter said:
I too loved the pic. Have you tried the Liquify filter to "fix" the
out-of-roundness?

I printed out your tutorial and noted the nice version of the
Parker County courthouse...close to where I live.

--
Charlie Davis
Nikon 5700 & Sony R1
CATS #25
PAS Scribe @ http://www.here-ugo.com/PAS_List.htm
HomePage: http://www.1derful.info
'I brake for pixels...'
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Thanks Jerry.. I went from wanting it wider to wanting the wheels to look round.. Now I have looked at other pics and noticed I could or should do the same thing...

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jerrykr said:
if you wouldn't have said anything, I'd never have noticed. always
liked this image Derek. excellent.

-=- Jerry -=-
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This photo is unreal, I really like it! There's a moon-like shadow falling on the ground under the tree, it makes it very special.

I have no idea where you find these beautiful scenes, in our regions there are no mystery trees and canons around :-(
Thanks!
--
oVan - http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/mypics/746281
 
Thanks.... That scene is 500 miles from me... I don't find them much either.

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oVan said:
This photo is unreal, I really like it! There's a moon-like shadow
falling on the ground under the tree, it makes it very special.
I have no idea where you find these beautiful scenes, in our
regions there are no mystery trees and canons around :-(
Thanks!
--
oVan - http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/mypics/746281
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Well, since you're asking, nope. The original is truly interesting, the subtle colors being the focus, and the understatement of the IR. This version goes a bit too far IMO.

Cheers

Jules
 
Thanks... I kinda agree... I think I will comprimize and add half as much as I did... original below
lulalake said:
Well, since you're asking, nope. The original is truly interesting,
the subtle colors being the focus, and the understatement of the
IR. This version goes a bit too far IMO.

Cheers

Jules
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