False Colour IR - Getting Better

SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
edited December 20, 2008 in Other Cool Shots
Well here we go with my second attempts at learning False Colour :D
Finally figured out where I was going wrong, and I'm very happy with the results.

Thank you Craig (PANTHER) for steering me in the right direction,
I appreciate your help :clap

All shots taken with a IR Converted Canon 40D and Tamron 24-125mm Lens,
hand held.

So here we go, four images for your critique :thumb enjoy .... Skippy :D
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,954 moderator
    edited December 18, 2008
    Craig's the expert, but these look great to me. clap.gif
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  • PupatorPupator Registered Users Posts: 2,322 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2008
    Very nice! #2 is most excellent! clap.gif
  • Jack'll doJack'll do Registered Users Posts: 2,977 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2008
    Well it certainly appears that you have mastered the technique. The last three are absolutely outstanding! Looking forward to seeing more. thumb.gifthumb
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  • clemensphoto'sclemensphoto's Registered Users Posts: 647 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2008
    Cool series, #2 my fav. Nice jobclap.gifclap
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  • Antonio CorreiaAntonio Correia Registered Users Posts: 6,241 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2008
    All very nice Skippy :D
    Are they straight out of the camera ?
    The one I like best is the first one.
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  • jeffmeyersjeffmeyers Registered Users Posts: 1,535 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2008
    These are very good, Skippy. Do you have a "color enhanced" conversion or are you adding this color in pp? Just curious.
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  • rwellsrwells Registered Users Posts: 6,084 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2008
    Great shots/processing Skippy.

    #2 is a very, very nice shot thumb.gif
    Randy
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,323 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2008
    Hi Skippy,

    These are all very well done. But that third one is, to me, a genuine WOW picture....truly outstanding. Your skill level is progressing rapidly. You're going to put these old boys in here, that shoot IR, on the run in short order. Keep it up.

    Tom
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  • jstpeterjstpeter Registered Users Posts: 143 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2008
    #2 and #4 stand out to me. Very well doneclap.gif
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  • CavalierPhotoCavalierPhoto Registered Users Posts: 233 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2008
    Very well done! thumb.gif

    Keep 'em coming
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  • Mike JMike J Registered Users Posts: 1,029 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2008
    Hi Skippy,

    #1 doesn't do a lot for me but #2 and #4 - Wow. Superb. I'm just learning about this IR stuff and everytime I see some, I become a bigger fan. Time to go get another body and have it converted???
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  • PantherPanther Registered Users Posts: 3,658 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2008
    Howdy Skippy,

    Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

    Those are wonderful, each and every one of them.

    I really like each one for different things, but my Favorite is the one with the train tracks, that is stellar composition and subject, and the post processing takes it over the top.

    You're Hooked Nowrolleyes1.gif

    Very, Very Nicely Done Maxine!!!

    Kindest Regards,

    Craig
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  • Shootin1stShootin1st Registered Users Posts: 288 Major grins
    edited December 18, 2008
    They're all nice, but #2 hit's the button.
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2008
    Thank you all for looking and commenting.

    The filter I had is not a colour one, my images with no custom white balance are RED.

    The four shots I edited were done using this tutorial.

    http://stevencastle.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/digital-infrared-processing-part-ii-false-colour/

    I'm not sure why some shots take on more colour than others,
    but I'm assuming it has to to with whatever is your shots ability to obsorb infrared.......trees and vegetation do not all turn out the same.

    I was surprised at the amount of colour I was able to get out of the Railway line shot, I orginally only converted it from a RED image to Black&White.

    The colour was added doing Channel Swap with RED & BLUE Channels.

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    I'm slowly going through some of IR's to see how they look in False Colour now that I have figured out how to do it :D

    Thanks again Craig (PANTHER) and thank you to SAM for taking me to this place while I was visiting in the USA thumb.gif .... Skippy :D
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  • pyrypyry Registered Users Posts: 1,733 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2008
    Great stuff Skippy thumb.gif

    #1 and #3 caused Wow!s at my end :D

    What sort of filter did you have?
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2008
    pyry wrote:
    Great stuff Skippy thumb.gif

    #1 and #3 caused Wow!s at my end :D

    What sort of filter did you have?

    Thanks :D

    I chose the 715nm filter for the conversion .... Skippy :D
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2008
    bowdown.gif Skippy you excel at anything you put your mind to. This are fantastic!! Craig is a great goal to aspire to, I agree. :D
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  • ScoupeScoupe Registered Users Posts: 88 Big grins
    edited December 19, 2008
    Number two and four here as well. thumb.gif

    #2 has that big bold intial eye impact, and when you're drawn in, it has all that dreamy-cool look filling in the big vegitated shapes contrasted with the hard-cold railroad bed shapes. Just awesome.
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 19, 2008
    I so don't understand this whole colored IR phenomenon. However, these images are absolutely stunning, Skippy clap.gifclap
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  • CuongCuong Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2008
    Skippy, now that you have both the tool and technique to create those awesome IR shots, you should consider joining the League of Creative Infrared Photographers , founded by Andy. Membership is free till Dec 31, 2008, so don't pass it up.

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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2008
    Cuong wrote:
    Skippy, now that you have both the tool and technique to create those awesome IR shots, you should consider joining the League of Creative Infrared Photographers , founded by Andy. Membership is free till Dec 31, 2008, so don't pass it up.

    Cuong

    Thank you Cuong, consider it done thumb.gif ... Skippy :D
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2008
    schmoo wrote:
    bowdown.gif Skippy you excel at anything you put your mind to. These are fantastic!! Craig is a great goal to aspire to, I agree. :D

    Thank you Stef, yes Craig has always inspired me with his amazing IR Shots.... it really is a lot of fun, but unfortunately for me it's getting the time to go out and do these things.

    Thanks for looking Stef thumb.gif ... Skippy :D
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2008
    Thanks again everyone for your kind words.
    Hope to get out and do some more soon and post some more.

    I really enjoy having this Camera ... cheers thumb.gif .... Skippy :D
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