Re: [MyOlympus] IR Photography - Why?

6:13 AM |

I have to agree that landscapes with trees seems to be the normal IR photo
....but I like to mess around with IR to see if I can come up with unique or
different photo ideas using the method of infrared photography.
Here is one of my black dog in IR - note there are 'white' bushes too:
http://www.pbase.com/jpat/image/127005286

Enjoy,

Joyce

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick A. Timlin" <ptimlin@yahoo.com>
To: <MyOlympus@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 6:34 AM
Subject: Re: [MyOlympus] IR Photography - Why?

> --- On Tue, 8/31/10, John <zitjopa@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> Please do not take this the wrong way
>> as it is not my intention to criticise anyone or their work
>> but, can someone please explain to me the attraction for IR
>> photography.
>
> I don't know. How do you explain likes, dislikes, taste (or no taste if
> that is you opinion)? You either like it or you don't I guess.
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>> look at an IR photo is an image with unrealistic colours and
>> I think to myself that it would look much better as a normal
>> photograph.
>
> I suppose the same thing could be said for all the black & white photo out
> there as well, right?
>
>
>> I feel the same way about a lot of HDR
>> photography as well unless the effect has been used very
>> carefully and subtly. Is it just me?
>
> Probably not just you. Each of us has our own likes and dislikes.
>
> For example, taking macros of flowers is probably one of the most common
> type of photograph, right? I don't like them. Nope! Bored to death of
> them.
> And I really don't need to see another shot of someone's stupid cat
> sleeping on its back on the bed. :)
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> One problem I am finding with IR is that it is hard to find a new
> perspective or a new way to shoot using IR (although true with normal
> photography as well). When you first try it, WOW, look at the trees! But
> then after hundreds of shots and seeing hundreds of other people's IR
> shots, you tend to start thinking, "great, more damn trees." So ya, there
> tends to be a bit of sameness when looking across many people's IR shots.
>
> But good new, I just happened to upload a few new IR shots last night to
> my Flickr account. I am sure you will rush over to check them out! ;)
>
> Cheers,
> Patrick
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/pakphotog/
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