Kerry's post draw out some IR shooters. IR is interesting and while you can emulate some of the effect in PP, usually a camera conversion is necessary.
To those unfamiliar with the results, this post might interest you... To start...
Brown - like those two from Yosemite
as for too gimmicky - true.I think that was the reason I got bored with IR after couple of years and sold the camera. Good for high contrast B&W, but false color gets boring pretty quickly.
To me, it's always a struggle to know when to stop processing false color IR. Since I'm not trying to make it look like the original scene - I can go anywhere I want with the processing if it pleases me. Where to draw the line on what is tasteful though, is entirely up to the viewer.
Some really nice IR shots, guys! Thanks for posting them.
I agree with the sentiment that false color can be overdone, unattractive. Like anything else we do in the fine arts area, its a very subjective thing. I've seen some false color that I really liked and some that I didn't. The same holds true for B&W IR shots.
I prefer B&W and have very little experience with false color. I had a lot of trouble making a false color shot that really appealed to me, but that was with the standard IR filter, which doesn't pass much visible light. The new IR filters that pass a lot of visible light seem to offer much more to work with, perhaps resulting in a more appealing final product.
Regardless, I'd love to see more, so please do post. I never tire of looking at good IR stuff and I'd like to discuss your techniques and preferences. I don't care what equipment it comes from either. Unlike visible light photography, I don't think that equipment matters nearly so much with IR.
I never tire of looking at good IR stuff and I'd like to discuss your techniques and preferences. I don't care what equipment it comes from either. Unlike visible light photography, I don't think that equipment matters nearly so much with IR.