I took this photograph a few years ago on a trip to Page and recently re-edited it so I thought I'd share. I knew I wasn't going to photograph in early morning or late evening and I wanted to get something a little different, so I decided to bring along my converted Nikon to get a infrared black and white image (which I hadn't seen from this location at the time). I wanted to get maximum printability, but the converted Nikon I was using at the time was not very impressive. To combat this, I photographed it similar to a checkerboard, using 4 frames x 4 frames for a total of 16 images (blended together in PS). After cropping, I was able to achieve a 40MP image, that I can print at 30x30 with great results.
Let me know what you think! Comments & critiques welcome.
Jeffrey wrote:
John, I like this image a good deal, although I don't think it is really something very different from other fine images made of this place.different
Yeah, I agree. I think I should have written the title differently. It's the same view as everyone else and compositionally it isn't much different. I was only referring to my approach at photographing this icon. Using a checkerboard infrared process was something that I hadn't tried or seen at the time and I thought it was a little different.
stanparker wrote:
A spectacular B & W, I'm sure it will make a wonderful print.
Thanks! I have the older edit as a 25x25 hanging above my desk and the detail is amazing (although too much dodging and burning in my previous workflow, hence the re-edit).
I was proud of the image because I've found that it's tough to get that level of detail in infrared without accidentally clipping highlights.
