--- 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.
> 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. :)
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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