Colorado and Utah Trip 2010 - Infrared Images

jamesl

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

jackiejay

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

Sexy6Chick

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

eoren1

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

JimKarczewski

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!

Toonartist

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

fjcvisual

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

Secluded Valley

These are beautiful. I find IR to be fascinating.

Kristine

jamesl

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!

Awais Yaqub

Brilliant job, really loved these.

jamesl

Awais Yaqub wrote: »

Brilliant job, really loved these.

Thanks Awais! Glad you enjoyed them!

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

jamesl

annnna8888 wrote: »

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

Hobbsy

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

Thanks for sharing

photopro

what did you shoot them with? was it converted?

schmoo

jamesl wrote: »

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!

jeepr

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

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,

jamesl

Hobbsy wrote: »

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!

photopro wrote: »

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.

schmoo wrote: »

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. ;-)

jeepr wrote: »

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.

Doug Solis wrote: »

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.

ir robbie

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

jamesl

I'm sorry for the late reply. I used a number of software packages. Adobe ACR to convert from RAW, PTGui to stitch the panos, Photomatix to create the HDRs, and Photoshop CS5 to finalize the image. Thanks!