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Digital Infrared Photography

Venturing into the exciting world of digital infrared photography!

In pre-digital days I tried a lot of alternative photography techniques. One of my favorites was infrared (IR) photography. Infrared light has longer wavelengths than visible light, and by using special filters or film you could capture interesting dreamlike effects with shifted colors.  Wiki has a thorough article on IR photography.

I recently decided to delve into the new world of digital IR photography. There are a lot of different options to shoot IR digitally; I decided to get a camera converted with a standard IR filter from Kolari Vision.

A scrub jay helped out by posing for my first attempt. 

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Landscape IR photos often have distinctive white foliage and dark, saturated skies. I was so glad to have the camera with me when George and I visited the UC Botanical Garden. Check out my photos of part of the cactus garden and a twisting oak tree.

Most digital photographers do extensive post-shot adjustment in Photoshop or other programs, and I tried some on the photo of the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park.

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