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Comment by Anvh posted on new name for the gallery at 23/02/2009 - 21:47
Tyr wrote:
Have a look at some IR images from a K100 or a *ist camera and they are radically different. They look like film IR shots rather than colour with a hint of IR.
Yes you're right all the models after the K10D have an filter infront of the sensor that limits the use off infrared so you need to use long exposure and can't use strong infrared filters since they really work like ND filtersimpotentspider wrote:
I thought Infrared was something unique to B&W photography? I know the effect can be re-produced on digital but where does the colour come into it?
Lets have an explanation Stefan
PS, nice effect though.
The problem with the K10D is that it is hardly sensitive to IR so that even with an IR pass filter it only acts as a really hard ND filter.I thought Infrared was something unique to B&W photography? I know the effect can be re-produced on digital but where does the colour come into it?
Lets have an explanation Stefan
PS, nice effect though.
Have a look at some IR images from a K100 or a *ist camera and they are radically different. They look like film IR shots rather than colour with a hint of IR.
Comment by Anvh posted on First try on infrared at 23/02/2009 - 21:18
Wow thank you all for your great reaction
Brian, the filter was 89B from Ckoin for the Z-PRO holder
Amin, as far as removing the flare goes, I only cropped the bottom half away from the image since that wasn't interesting, you can still see the big flares as a blue haze in the top right corner and on the left side of the very bright flare.
Alan, this was the photo when it came out from Adobe lightroom to Photoshop as you can see I did all the colours there.
To be honest I need to look back what I did since I just played around till I had what I wanted.
...
Okay I found out what I did.
If you know Lightroom you've on the right side in the devoloping window althose options to processes your photo.
what it comes down to is this.
1. play with the option under the "camera calibration" to get the reds down and get the contrast more like you want.
for those without lightroom you adjust the hue and satuartion of the colours where the photo is build up with so red, green and blue.
2. i used "split tone" to give the highlights and the shadows diffrent colours that's where the colours really come from. when you have done this you can play a bit with the white balance and tweak the rest.
In photoshop I played a bit with the curves but most of the effect you see comes form a duplicated layer set to soft-light it boost darks and such, just try it with a photo you have I would say. It's a nice effect and easy to adjust and use.
I don't really think my photo is a good example of an infrared photo sine you don't have those unique contrast you have when shooting infrared from differend trees and flowers. You really see unique things then.
Here are some tutorials
link
link < I like how the photo he used came out
link
Brian, the filter was 89B from Ckoin for the Z-PRO holder
Amin, as far as removing the flare goes, I only cropped the bottom half away from the image since that wasn't interesting, you can still see the big flares as a blue haze in the top right corner and on the left side of the very bright flare.
Alan, this was the photo when it came out from Adobe lightroom to Photoshop as you can see I did all the colours there.
To be honest I need to look back what I did since I just played around till I had what I wanted.
...
Okay I found out what I did.
If you know Lightroom you've on the right side in the devoloping window althose options to processes your photo.
what it comes down to is this.
1. play with the option under the "camera calibration" to get the reds down and get the contrast more like you want.
for those without lightroom you adjust the hue and satuartion of the colours where the photo is build up with so red, green and blue.
2. i used "split tone" to give the highlights and the shadows diffrent colours that's where the colours really come from. when you have done this you can play a bit with the white balance and tweak the rest.
In photoshop I played a bit with the curves but most of the effect you see comes form a duplicated layer set to soft-light it boost darks and such, just try it with a photo you have I would say. It's a nice effect and easy to adjust and use.
I don't really think my photo is a good example of an infrared photo sine you don't have those unique contrast you have when shooting infrared from differend trees and flowers. You really see unique things then.
Here are some tutorials
link
link < I like how the photo he used came out
link
Comment by Anvh posted on First try on infrared at 23/02/2009 - 20:08
Why not just be able to label your photo as bad or that you want C&C just like you can now label them as landscape, portrait, etc. so that you are able to filter them.
it's really looking at the problem the different way around, I find it hard to judge my own photo if it's good enough or not because you got emotion with photos what other members would not have so a photo can be very different for someone else. It's easier to say that your photo is bad and want C&C on them to improve your skill and upload it for that purpose and label them in such a way so that the bad (worse) shots don't show up in the main gallery.
I hope my idea comes over clearly, Deviantart have the option to label your art as scrap for example and those don't show up in the public gallery as well but they are still accesable through the personal gallery.
it's really looking at the problem the different way around, I find it hard to judge my own photo if it's good enough or not because you got emotion with photos what other members would not have so a photo can be very different for someone else. It's easier to say that your photo is bad and want C&C on them to improve your skill and upload it for that purpose and label them in such a way so that the bad (worse) shots don't show up in the main gallery.
I hope my idea comes over clearly, Deviantart have the option to label your art as scrap for example and those don't show up in the public gallery as well but they are still accesable through the personal gallery.
Comment by Anvh posted on new name for the gallery at 23/02/2009 - 19:08
just had a look into the gallery and it's a complete other world there, I didn't even know
The things where you go to when you can't sleep
The things where you go to when you can't sleep
Comment by Anvh posted on new name for the gallery at 23/02/2009 - 04:16
ah i got your idea now interesting, please redo it when you've some time I'm quite curious how it looks when it's perfect.
I didn't really notice what you did to the background simply didn't had an eye for that but now that i look at it more focused on thebackground it does help to make the photo softer and easier to look at.
How did she like the photo?
I like skyscapes and B&W but i almost never do them but i always like to look at them.
Is that a black cloud going from the right side to the left or not?
I didn't really notice what you did to the background simply didn't had an eye for that but now that i look at it more focused on thebackground it does help to make the photo softer and easier to look at.
How did she like the photo?
I like skyscapes and B&W but i almost never do them but i always like to look at them.
Is that a black cloud going from the right side to the left or not?
Comment by Anvh posted on A few recent ones... at 23/02/2009 - 01:27
I Haven't posted anything in the gallery yet but I thought it was the place to show photos that represent your style of shooting and to show the photos you're proud off. I came to this idea because when you click on your username you see the photos in the gallery and I used them to see where somone interest lays, which can be very helpfull sometimes.
Comment by Anvh posted on new name for the gallery at 22/02/2009 - 23:48
aminstar wrote:
Thanks for your kind comments Stefan . That is very encouraging.
With this one I was at my limit. The tree was on someone's back garden and I would have to jump the fence to get closer . But I was quite happy with the way it came up.
let's see some of yours, have you processed them arleady? We are all waiting for your little marvels, the ones you took while your internet was down .
Just telling the truth there Amin.Thanks for your kind comments Stefan . That is very encouraging.
With this one I was at my limit. The tree was on someone's back garden and I would have to jump the fence to get closer . But I was quite happy with the way it came up.
let's see some of yours, have you processed them arleady? We are all waiting for your little marvels, the ones you took while your internet was down .
The TC for your 55-300 might be a good option for Africa, there is more then enough light threr to compisate for the lost off it when using an TC.
About my photos, I uploaded a landscape that I took yesterday but the photos from the photography course still need some processing
Did you got some good shots this weekend?
Comment by Anvh posted on Conclusions with thepentax 55-300 mm at 22/02/2009 - 23:33
Quite interesting shots can you tell us more about them?
I'mquite curious what you've done with the first photo to get that effect for example
I'mquite curious what you've done with the first photo to get that effect for example
Comment by Anvh posted on A few recent ones... at 22/02/2009 - 23:24
Oggy wrote:
A very striking photo Stefan, and not at all what I was expecting. Years ago a friend of mine was in charge of a group of air cadets on a night excercise and he took some IR pictures with his film SLR. They came out looking more like those daft "haunted" programs on the box.
Well this one was a bit photoshoped A very striking photo Stefan, and not at all what I was expecting. Years ago a friend of mine was in charge of a group of air cadets on a night excercise and he took some IR pictures with his film SLR. They came out looking more like those daft "haunted" programs on the box.
This is the photo without any photoshoping
Mike,
I was also tempted to remove to lens flare but it's hard to do without leaving a mark. Next time I will use another lens that will flare a bit less
Comment by Anvh posted on First try on infrared at 22/02/2009 - 22:49
Wouldn't it be posible to get a rating system where others can give a rating like say 1 to 5 stars and make an filter option based on that. If we all rate the photos sincerly you can sort it quite well I believe.
An option that mark the little photo in the main gallery if C&C is asked might be usefull since the photographer might get more C&C and other forum members also know what's expected form them since not all photographers like C&C. Like John said it also depends on how you bring your comment but still it can get very nasty sometimes
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The only problem I can see with the rating system is that it might end out as a popularity contest, I wouldn't like that to be honest