I was very fortunate again this year to be able to take a 10 day trip to Colorado and Utah. I went in 2008 and had a great time, so I decided to make the trip again this year. I left Dallas in my truck with my camera gear, a sleeping bag, food and my dog. :) I spent most nights sleeping in my truck, and most days at a McDonalds somewhere uploading rough drafts of my images to facebook.

I'm slowly working through processing my shots. I spent a lot of time shooting very large IR images this year. I have a self convertd infrared Canon 10D, and I decided to use my 1.8 50 to shoot large mosaic images. This gives me a big bump in overall resolution, and the 50 is very sharp and clear.

Here's a few of my IR images from the trip. Be sure to click on the image to view them LARGE! Also, if you have facebook, I would love for anyone to "like" my images while viewing them on my site. Thanks for viewing!


Carbondale Valley, Colorado - 25 sources images



Maroon Bells Valley, Colorado - 24 source images



Maroon Bells, Colorado - 16 source images


Maroon Lake, Colorado - 16 source images


Turret Arch, Arches National Park UT - 20 source images

Thanks,

James

they are so amazing so whimsical like 2 and 4 are my favs:)

These are great - I really love #1. Such beautiful places in Colorado and Utah and you captured it beautifully.

Have to admit that I'm not usually a fan of IR so I clicked here cautiously...glad I did - these are awesome!
Especially like the last two. Great composition/framing.
Nice job
E

ps - I 'liked' your last one

I like 'em. Infrared is always something different, love the look.

Makes me want to go back.. and I just got back a week ago!

I love these shots..... especially 1 & 4! I would love to get a hold of a second hand camera to convert to IR.... great stuff!!

Duncan

I usually find something I don't like about every IR image I see, but that first shot... WOW, nothing. Great balance.

These are beautiful. I find IR to be fascinating.

Kristine

Sorry for the late reply! Been pretty busy weather wise in North TX over the past few days, so I've been out shooting.

I really appreciate all of your comments, and thanks a bunch for the likes!

Brilliant job, really loved these.

Originally Posted by Awais Yaqub Brilliant job, really loved these.

Thanks Awais! Glad you enjoyed them!

A beautiful set of photos! And a good amount of dedication to shoot and stitch so many images.
Every time I see great IR pictures, I say to myself that I have to take up IR photography.

Ana

Originally Posted by annnna8888 A beautiful set of photos! And a good amount of dedication to shoot and stitch so many images. Every time I see great IR pictures, I say to myself that I have to take up IR photography. Ana

Thanks Anna! You should do it! I used my old Canon 10d, which are very cheap now. I did the conversion myself, and simply took off the IR blocking mirror completely. Works great!

James

Great photos!! I am very keen to try the conversion> used to play with IR at weddings in analog.

Thanks for sharing

what did you shoot them with? was it converted?

Originally Posted by jamesl Thanks Anna! You should do it! I used my old Canon 10d, which are very cheap now. I did the conversion myself, and simply took off the IR blocking mirror completely. Works great! James

You're only the second person I know who's done this themselves, but now I'm curious. Having an IR body handy is priceless when you want to shoot midday. Nice work, James!

Nice set of images.....IR isn't something I've tried either, but I enjoy seeing other photographer's work. Thanks for sharing.

Love this set James, your first shot is stunning! make a great wall hanger. I also love your last image of turret arch. nice work,

Originally Posted by Hobbsy Great photos!! I am very keen to try the conversion> used to play with IR at weddings in analog. Thanks for sharing

Sure thing! I've seen some IR wedding shots, but they can be tough. You don't get a lot of IR light indoors, which makes exposure times difficult. Also, focussing is difficult unless you actually replace the hot mirror with a piece of glass the same size. Good luck!

Originally Posted by photopro what did you shoot them with? was it converted?

These were shot with a Canon 10D coverted by myself. :) I took the camera apart and removed the hot mirror. I use a Hoya R72 filter. There are several companies that will also do the conversion for you, for a price. :)

Originally Posted by schmoo You're only the second person I know who's done this themselves, but now I'm curious. Having an IR body handy is priceless when you want to shoot midday. Nice work, James!

Thanks Schmoo! It took an afternoon to do the work. I had a set of instructions from the internet that really helped. I had intended to replace the mirror with a piece of glass that I had cut. However, with the 10D, the placement of the glass is difficult, and I decided once I had it all apart to just go al-natural. ;-)

Originally Posted by jeepr Nice set of images.....IR isn't something I've tried either, but I enjoy seeing other photographer's work. Thanks for sharing.

It's a whole new way of seeing things! I definitely recommend it.

Originally Posted by Doug Solis Love this set James, your first shot is stunning! make a great wall hanger. I also love your last image of turret arch. nice work,

Thanks a bunch Doug! I'm working on getting this latest set printed, but there are quite a few of them. :)

Beautifully processed Ir`s,very nice.Which software did you used?