Thanks all for your likes and comments on my recent fall colour images. Because I've been on such a steep-but-exciting learning curve with infrared, that has resulted in numerous images, I figure the best way to manage my posting of photos will be to continue to ration the visible spectrum photos among the IR photos. (By the way, my next planned adventure will be to set my XT-4 into monochrome mode---i.e. the Acros film simulation---in order to learn more about tonality and composition. But this probably won't happen until the late winter or early spring of 2023.)
So, in keeping with what I said above, here are three infrared samples from the 50 f/1.2 Ai-s, and one (the second shot) from the 24 f/2.8 NC. As you will be able to tell by the tall, bare, spiky tree that is common to all the photos, they were all taken in close proximity to each other.
Sorry, been out of range for the net. As promised, the shots of the exterior of the Green Dragon at Hobbiton, the Forge and the Millhouse where 2nd Breakfast was served.
Unfortunate that the thatched roof of the Millhouse was being repaired but hey ho.
Incidentally, a team of master thatchers from the UK was flown out to do the roofs for the buildings !
Further examples of Peter Jackson's attention to detail as well as the previously mentioned path to the washing line, included -
In the first book, it describes the hobbit children as playing under the plum trees in the vegetable garden. Plum trees indigenous to NZ are too big for hobbits so they planted more diminutive apple and pear trees then removed the fruit and replaced them with false plums.
However, after all that the scene was deleted from the final movie!
For the final party / wedding scene at the Party Tree, Jackson had arranged a never ending free supply of candy and sugary fizzy drinks for the children to ensure they had unlimited energy for the scenes.
Also, the beer supplied for the rest of the cast/extras was a reduced alcohol (1%) so that they would not get drunk. They were not told this so there was a placebo effect as they thought that they were having a great time drinking lots of standard strength beer.
The area in front of the Party Tree was very boggy and 18 feet of material had to be removed.
Lastly, the tree on the left on the top of the hill was originally a mighty oak tree in the LoTR Trilogy. It was however found some way away so they cut it up and reassembled it on the hill. Leaves then had to be made (in Japan I think) and each one wired onto the branches.
The tree was subsequently replaced with a completely false one made of steel and fibreglass but when they returned to film the Hobbit films the leaves had become faded in the sun so had to be removed and resprayed the right colour.
Also, filming had to be done on very still days as the leaves on the tree next to it move in the breeze but the ones on the false tree do not. Birds sit in the false tree but have never nested in it.
Jackson didn't like the look of the 13,500 sheep on the farm (all white) so had some Suffolk breed brought in (white with black legs)
The pond had too many frogs (Australian Bell frogs) that made too much noise during mating season so the actors couldn't hear themselves during scenes so a person had to be employed whose sole job was to remove frogs from the pond and relocate them to another pond every morning !
There is a scene where Bilbo and Frodo watch the sunset together from the hobbit house doorway. The set actually faces East so the crew had to get up early and film sunrises instead. It took 7 sunrises until they got the perfect one.
Love it Andy! And love the behind the scenes commentary. Sharing with the family. Big fans here!
Thanks!
cadman342001 wrote:
Sorry, been out of range for the net. As promised, the shots of the exterior of the Green Dragon at Hobbiton, the Forge and the Millhouse where 2nd Breakfast was served.
Unfortunate that the thatched roof of the Millhouse was being repaired but hey ho.
Incidentally, a team of master thatchers from the UK was flown out to do the roofs for the buildings !
Further examples of Peter Jackson's attention to detail as well as the previously mentioned path to the washing line, included -
In the first book, it describes the hobbit children as playing under the plum trees in the vegetable garden. Plum trees indigenous to NZ are too big for hobbits so they planted more diminutive apple and pear trees then removed the fruit and replaced them with false plums.
However, after all that the scene was deleted from the final movie!
For the final party / wedding scene at the Party Tree, Jackson had arranged a never ending free supply of candy and sugary fizzy drinks for the children to ensure they had unlimited energy for the scenes.
Also, the beer supplied for the rest of the cast/extras was a reduced alcohol (1%) so that they would not get drunk. They were not told this so there was a placebo effect as they thought that they were having a great time drinking lots of standard strength beer.
The area in front of the Party Tree was very boggy and 18 feet of material had to be removed.
Lastly, the tree on the left on the top of the hill was originally a mighty oak tree in the LoTR Trilogy. It was however found some way away so they cut it up and reassembled it on the hill. Leaves then had to be made (in Japan I think) and each one wired onto the branches.
The tree was subsequently replaced with a completely false one made of steel and fibreglass but when they returned to film the Hobbit films the leaves had become faded in the sun so had to be removed and resprayed the right colour.
Also, filming had to be done on very still days as the leaves on the tree next to it move in the breeze but the ones on the false tree do not. Birds sit in the false tree but have never nested in it.
Jackson didn't like the look of the 13,500 sheep on the farm (all white) so had some Suffolk breed brought in (white with black legs)
The pond had too many frogs (Australian Bell frogs) that made too much noise during mating season so the actors couldn't hear themselves during scenes so a person had to be employed whose sole job was to remove frogs from the pond and relocate them to another pond every morning !
There is a scene where Bilbo and Frodo watch the sunset together from the hobbit house doorway. The set actually faces East so the crew had to get up early and film sunrises instead. It took 7 sunrises until they got the perfect one.
No wonder movies cost so much. But hey, that's what makes great directors like Jackson great.
Thanks for sharing, very interesting.
cadman342001 wrote:
Sorry, been out of range for the net. As promised, the shots of the exterior of the Green Dragon at Hobbiton, the Forge and the Millhouse where 2nd Breakfast was served.
Unfortunate that the thatched roof of the Millhouse was being repaired but hey ho.
Incidentally, a team of master thatchers from the UK was flown out to do the roofs for the buildings !
Further examples of Peter Jackson's attention to detail as well as the previously mentioned path to the washing line, included -
In the first book, it describes the hobbit children as playing under the plum trees in the vegetable garden. Plum trees indigenous to NZ are too big for hobbits so they planted more diminutive apple and pear trees then removed the fruit and replaced them with false plums.
However, after all that the scene was deleted from the final movie!
For the final party / wedding scene at the Party Tree, Jackson had arranged a never ending free supply of candy and sugary fizzy drinks for the children to ensure they had unlimited energy for the scenes.
Also, the beer supplied for the rest of the cast/extras was a reduced alcohol (1%) so that they would not get drunk. They were not told this so there was a placebo effect as they thought that they were having a great time drinking lots of standard strength beer.
The area in front of the Party Tree was very boggy and 18 feet of material had to be removed.
Lastly, the tree on the left on the top of the hill was originally a mighty oak tree in the LoTR Trilogy. It was however found some way away so they cut it up and reassembled it on the hill. Leaves then had to be made (in Japan I think) and each one wired onto the branches.
The tree was subsequently replaced with a completely false one made of steel and fibreglass but when they returned to film the Hobbit films the leaves had become faded in the sun so had to be removed and resprayed the right colour.
Also, filming had to be done on very still days as the leaves on the tree next to it move in the breeze but the ones on the false tree do not. Birds sit in the false tree but have never nested in it.
Jackson didn't like the look of the 13,500 sheep on the farm (all white) so had some Suffolk breed brought in (white with black legs)
The pond had too many frogs (Australian Bell frogs) that made too much noise during mating season so the actors couldn't hear themselves during scenes so a person had to be employed whose sole job was to remove frogs from the pond and relocate them to another pond every morning !
There is a scene where Bilbo and Frodo watch the sunset together from the hobbit house doorway. The set actually faces East so the crew had to get up early and film sunrises instead. It took 7 sunrises until they got the perfect one.
cadman342001 wrote:
Sorry, been out of range for the net. As promised, the shots of the exterior of the Green Dragon at Hobbiton, the Forge and the Millhouse where 2nd Breakfast was served.
Unfortunate that the thatched roof of the Millhouse was being repaired but hey ho.
Incidentally, a team of master thatchers from the UK was flown out to do the roofs for the buildings !
Further examples of Peter Jackson's attention to detail as well as the previously mentioned path to the washing line, included -
In the first book, it describes the hobbit children as playing under the plum trees in the vegetable garden. Plum trees indigenous to NZ are too big for hobbits so they planted more diminutive apple and pear trees then removed the fruit and replaced them with false plums.
However, after all that the scene was deleted from the final movie!
For the final party / wedding scene at the Party Tree, Jackson had arranged a never ending free supply of candy and sugary fizzy drinks for the children to ensure they had unlimited energy for the scenes.
Also, the beer supplied for the rest of the cast/extras was a reduced alcohol (1%) so that they would not get drunk. They were not told this so there was a placebo effect as they thought that they were having a great time drinking lots of standard strength beer.
The area in front of the Party Tree was very boggy and 18 feet of material had to be removed.
Lastly, the tree on the left on the top of the hill was originally a mighty oak tree in the LoTR Trilogy. It was however found some way away so they cut it up and reassembled it on the hill. Leaves then had to be made (in Japan I think) and each one wired onto the branches.
The tree was subsequently replaced with a completely false one made of steel and fibreglass but when they returned to film the Hobbit films the leaves had become faded in the sun so had to be removed and resprayed the right colour.
Also, filming had to be done on very still days as the leaves on the tree next to it move in the breeze but the ones on the false tree do not. Birds sit in the false tree but have never nested in it.
Jackson didn't like the look of the 13,500 sheep on the farm (all white) so had some Suffolk breed brought in (white with black legs)
The pond had too many frogs (Australian Bell frogs) that made too much noise during mating season so the actors couldn't hear themselves during scenes so a person had to be employed whose sole job was to remove frogs from the pond and relocate them to another pond every morning !
There is a scene where Bilbo and Frodo watch the sunset together from the hobbit house doorway. The set actually faces East so the crew had to get up early and film sunrises instead. It took 7 sunrises until they got the perfect one.
leighton w wrote:
Just love the rich tones. Come on up and we'll go shoot Crabtree Falls, the highest vertical-drop cascading waterfall east of the Mississippi River.
Glen, that's pretty wild how the various IR false color shots can make the same general subject so different. I can only imagine how an IR sensitive insect sees the world.
Andy, thanks for the wonderful pictures and narrative from Hobbiton, enjoyed them very much.
Some IR with the 5D and the 28mm f2.8 ais along the Grand River. Saw a bald eagle today - well actually - he saw me first. Perched in a giant sycamore he watched me wheel up right under him. It was like he knew I didn't have the right gear for our encounter. The D800 had the 14mm f2.8 Rokinon mounted + the TC-16a. Got a handful of curious eagle shots, but tomorrow I am going try again with the correct equipment.
Was in Adelaide for the last 7 months and got back to communist-run Hong Kong 6 weeks ago
Took my Bronica EC-TL and Nikon F3HP over there. This one was shot with the EC-TL & Nikkor-O.C. 50/2.8 / Portra 400. Taken at Shea-Oak Log which is around 50km outside of Adelaide.
James Markus wrote:
Some IR with the 5D and the 28mm f2.8 ais along the Grand River. Saw a bald eagle today - well actually - he saw me first. Perched in a giant sycamore he watched me wheel up right under him. It was like he knew I didn't have the right gear for our encounter. The D800 had the 14mm f2.8 Rokinon mounted + the TC-16a. Got a handful of curious eagle shots, but tomorrow I am going try again with the correct equipment.
Checked out the picture on Flickr at full magnification. Are those individual clusters of crystals? 
