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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:03 pm    Post subject: B&W conversion again Reply with quote
I am so fortunate that my daughter likes the camera.



40D, Nikkor 24mm, at F2.8.

Oh, this is an IR shot using an RM 90 filter. Fairly deep into IR, not much color at all passes through to the sensor so B&W conversions tend to be very friendly.

Jules

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That's a very nice child portrait Jules - soft as appropriate for the subject.


PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 3:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Orio wrote:
That's a very nice child portrait Jules - soft as appropriate for the subject.


Thanks Orio,

You got it! I wanted the picture to match her kind of pensive expression.

Jules


PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 5:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Jules, this is simply an outstanding use of the tools at your disposal
to create the look and feel that you want. REALLY nice image.


PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 5:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very nice, Jules.

It reminds me somewhat of Kodak's BW400CN -- a B&W film developed using the C-41 process. It also has a very fine grain and a similar sort of glow to it.

RM-90, eh? I'll have to look for one of these.


PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Laurence wrote:
Jules, this is simply an outstanding use of the tools at your disposal
to create the look and feel that you want. REALLY nice image.


Thank you very much Lawrence.

I do that somewhat lengthy conversion to B&W that I posted some time ago. It allows several places to deeply customize the shot.

Thanks again

Jules


PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
cooltouch wrote:
Very nice, Jules.

It reminds me somewhat of Kodak's BW400CN -- a B&W film developed using the C-41 process. It also has a very fine grain and a similar sort of glow to it.

RM-90, eh? I'll have to look for one of these.


Thanks much.

Funny you should mention that film. I did a print of it today at a CSV pharmacy here in San Marcos. They don't print real B&W but use color chemicals on color paper so you get a somewhat green tinted print.

When I got the print I thought the exact thing you mentioned. The print looked much like it was shot on the BW400CN film which I have used from time to time.

It's not a "bad" look but it isn't B&W LoL

The RM 90'S are pricy (I got mine pretty cheap as the person apparently wasn't satisfied with the results) but there are some Chinese 850nm filters around that do a similar job.

Jules


PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
lulalake wrote:

The RM 90'S are pricy (I got mine pretty cheap as the person apparently wasn't satisfied with the results) but there are some Chinese 850nm filters around that do a similar job.


Ulp! I just surfed on over to eBay and did a search on it. Got one hit from Adorama. $335 for a 58mm filter! Yow! So then I did a search on 850nm, and got over 300 hits. Then I did a search for "IR filter" and got over 2,200 hits. Some 950s. Prices in the $20-30 range. Some are Hoyas, which I've always considered a good brand. Assortments of 720, 760, 850, and others for not a whole not more.

Appreciate your turning us onto this. This is an aspect of photography that I wasn't even aware of. Sure, I've heard of IR film, but not IR filters for digicams. I suppose, in retrospect, it makes sense, though.


PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
cooltouch wrote:
lulalake wrote:

The RM 90'S are pricy (I got mine pretty cheap as the person apparently wasn't satisfied with the results) but there are some Chinese 850nm filters around that do a similar job.


Ulp! I just surfed on over to eBay and did a search on it. Got one hit from Adorama. $335 for a 58mm filter! Yow! So then I did a search on 850nm, and got over 300 hits. Then I did a search for "IR filter" and got over 2,200 hits. Some 950s. Prices in the $20-30 range. Some are Hoyas, which I've always considered a good brand. Assortments of 720, 760, 850, and others for not a whole not more.

Appreciate your turning us onto this. This is an aspect of photography that I wasn't even aware of. Sure, I've heard of IR film, but not IR filters for digicams. I suppose, in retrospect, it makes sense, though.


Thanls Michael,

Yes there are a wide range of prices. The most common filter is an 700ish nm filter. The Hoyas are OK but surprisingly, the build of the cheaper ones tends to be better IMO.

IR photography is becoming more and more known now as digital cameras are natively sensitive to IR "light". I have a couple of dedicated IR forums, please visit.

They are:

www.irphotocom.com

and the Yahoo group

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Infrared_Photography

These are two separate community formats but both are very interesting.

I have a friend, Jerry Kneuper, (yet another Texan) who has an IR blog with a series of articles titled, the "Infrared for beginners" series, not meaning newbie photographers but aimed at somewhat knowledgeable photographers, delving into IR and digitals. It addresses most every issue that will come up.

http://www.irbuzz.blogspot.com/

Highly recommended.

Cheers

Jules


PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for the links! I've bookmarked them and will be visiting them directly.
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