It is again the time, in cycling through my photos, to post a group of infrared images. These are from Big Qualicum River, and were all taken with my Fuji X-T2, Lens Turbo II, and the 16 f/3.5 Ai fisheye.
saph wrote:
Ken it was a nice reminder of the 2017 eclipse, neat to see the partially eclipsed sun through clouds. I remember it was cloudless here and I got a few captures. Unlike the one a few weeks ago when the cloud cover was complete.
If you don't mind manual focus, get hold of a manual Nikkor and it would be great to see your photos.
The50mm 1.4 S.C is clearly better than the 5cm both indoor and outdoor, the lenses are less different with indoor light at closer distances. At infinity the 50mm is clearly superior. Did not include bright sun which would make the difference bigger.
Having said this, now I must say the 5cm will create a feeling in some photos that the 50mm would not; if you can afford several tools in your toolbox, this one deserves a place.
GroWeb wrote:
It is again the time, in cycling through my photos, to post a group of infrared images. These are from Big Qualicum River, and were all taken with my Fuji X-T2, Lens Turbo II, and the 16 f/3.5 Ai fisheye.
I really like these. How does IR work with people?
kwoodard wrote:
I really like these. How does IR work with people?
I'm probably not the best person to answer that question, Kevin. Generally, when people get into my photos, it's because I couldn't find a way to avoid them! I do know that clothing or other items made of cloth-like fabrics come out in unexpected ways in IR. Here are a few photos I took last summer that were unavoidably infiltrated by some pesky homo sapiens, and therefore might give you some idea about your question. Hopefully Colin, Jim, or someone else here will be able to give you a more informative response.
GroWeb wrote:
I'm probably not the best person to answer that question, Kevin. Generally, when people get into my photos, it's because I couldn't find a way to avoid them! I do know that clothing or other items made of cloth-like fabrics come out in unexpected ways in IR. Here are a few photos I took last summer that were unavoidably infiltrated by some pesky homo sapiens, and therefore might give you some idea about your question. Hopefully Colin, Jim, or someone else here will be able to give you a more informative response.
Thank you for those shots. Seems like people come out like they do in regular monochrome. I might consider having one of my XT2’s converted. (I have three, one is a parts unit, but I think I have figured out what is preventing it from turning on. It also has a smudge on the sensor, but if I understand the conversion process, that part of the sensor is removed…might have a good candidate for conversion).
kwoodard wrote:
I really like these. How does IR work with people?
Kevin,
I don't do portraits - just street type work.
With people it softens faces and can make them appear to 'glow'.
However any thick arteries or veins near the skin's surface will come out dark. Not really an issue on faces.
Bare legs on a hot sunny day can be very freaky looking and not flattering at all.
Tattoos render very dark with huge contrast so are always a target for me.
Most of these were taken with my D7100 crop sensor IR camera from a few years ago.
With the advances in LR I could probably do a better job processing these if I cycled back and re-edited them.
I don't do portraits - just street type work.
With people it softens faces and can make them appear to 'glow'.
However any thick arteries or veins near the skin's surface will come out dark. Not really an issue on faces.
Bare legs on a hot sunny day can be very freaky looking and not flattering at all.
Tattoos render very dark with huge contrast so are always a target for me.
Most of these were taken with my D7100 crop sensor IR camera from a few years ago.
With the advances in LR I could probably do a better job processing these if I cycled back and re-edited them.
The50mm 1.4 S.C is clearly better than the 5cm both indoor and outdoor, the lenses are less different with indoor light at closer distances. At infinity the 50mm is clearly superior. Did not include bright sun which would make the difference bigger.
Having said this, now I must say the 5cm will create a feeling in some photos that the 50mm would not; if you can afford several tools in your toolbox, this one deserves a place.
Great comparison. Must be what is referred to as character in many instances. Right circumstances for the right lens would apply, though I usually just have one lens of a particular focal length with me, and the shot is taken with whatever is available. Nice demo Rafael, thanks.
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DeltaSigma wrote:
Kevin,
I don't do portraits - just street type work.
With people it softens faces and can make them appear to 'glow'.
However any thick arteries or veins near the skin's surface will come out dark. Not really an issue on faces.
Bare legs on a hot sunny day can be very freaky looking and not flattering at all.
Tattoos render very dark with huge contrast so are always a target for me.
Most of these were taken with my D7100 crop sensor IR camera from a few years ago.
With the advances in LR I could probably do a better job processing these if I cycled back and re-edited them.
Freaky is right. I think I would stick to landscapes and the like if I were to try IR. I almost jumped on a converted Z6 on the boards here recently, thank goodness (for my wallet anyway) someone else jumped ahead of me and bought it. Perhaps in the long term I will send in my Z5 for conversion, need to research a lot more to check the suitability of the Z5 sensor for that.
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leighton w wrote:
Love the last one. Not sure why it was on the bottom of the pile.
Thanks. Took awhile for me to warm to it. Lots of stray stuff along the top and left side of the shot that bothered me at first, until I applied a slight brightness boost to the yellows in the foreground.
The lens handles IR very well producing nice, crisp images.
The ones I have taken are just test shots - so not worthy of sharing - but I am really pleased with the results.
The lens handles IR very well producing nice, crisp images.
The ones I have taken are just test shots - so not worthy of sharing - but I am really pleased with the results.
Colin
Good to see you're starting to get some fall colors.
