DeltaSigma wrote: spoupard wrote: pbraymond wrote:
Couple more comments. Colin helped me to see the dummies, and I concur with his comments. Nice work!
Scott, Lady Jane is nicely captured. I see you used an IR converted D70, which I've just started toying with that idea. Then I tried to shoot MF on a DSLR (albeit indoors) after three months on a mirrorless, and experienced terrible focus fail! I wonder how cheaply I can get a used IR converted mirrorless.
Twilight out on the farm. 180mm f2.8 AIS.
Thanks, Ray. I'm brand new to IR photography. This is only the 2nd time I've used the camera since I had it converted. I can't focus the camera through the viewfinder by looking at the subject. I use the green dot for focusing and, so far, it nails focus every time. I haven't tried anything with shallow depth of field, yet. This one was shot at f8. It may have been out of focus if I had shot wide open. I'll have to do some experimenting to see how accurate the green dot focusing really is.
Scott,
Focusing will depend on whether your camera had the focus adjusted to cater for the IR shift.
My D7100 did (physical separation of the sensor PCB from its original mount using spacer washers) but I still need to dial in a manual focus shift on some lenses. I use a combo of what I see and the green dot. I have leant what works best for my goto IR lenses. The 200/4 requires most compensation and I do that by 'feel' now.
You have all the elements for an IR photograph - fluffy clouds, strong sunlight, water, foliage, strong subject matter and most importantly a photographer with a good eye. Low humidity is another beneficial element. How was it when you took the image?
Colin
I should have mentioned that my camera was adjusted for IR photography. Specifically, it was adjusted for the Nikon 18-55mm kit lens that comes with the D70. The only manual focus lens I have tried so far is the 35/2. Assuming we have nice weather next weekend, I plan to spend a little time getting to know the camera with a few different MF lenses.
Coastal Georgia is usually very high in humidity, but as the fall approaches, the humidity drops. Thankfully, it was not very humid when I took this photo. I'm guessing that it was around 50%. During the hot summer months, the humidity is often in the upper 90% range.
Thanks for the pointers. I can definitely use all the help I can get!
