I have to agree with others that the sushi looks revolting. A couple of the shots look like ones that have faded after 15 years in the sun on a cardboard advert in a restaurant window.
To me the other shots look like you've documented a Ghoul's Night Out. :-) On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 6:22 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > Cutting to the chase: > A friend and I went out for sushi before going dancing. There are some > strong artistic limitations to IR photography, the set also includes > a couple randoms from the afternoon: > http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157635017858426/ > > This set was shot at Friday Night Blues. The thing that got me into > IR in the first place was being able to use a flash without blinding > people, each shot is processed in both color and B&W: > http://www.fluidr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157635011398151/ > > I got my K-5 back from Pro Camera Repair yesterday. They repaired the broken > sensor, and converted it to (full spectrum) IR for $350, which is about $100 > less than CRIS wanted to just repair it. > > Most of my photos in the afternoon/evening were just of random things, because > I had no idea how anything would turn out. I snuck out of the office, and ran > down to San Jose camera. They had a 77mm, Hoya IR filter for $109, which is > about what B&H charges. Meanwhile Keeble and Schuchat wanted something like > $240 for a 77mm IR filter. Neither one had a 49mm filter. > > I haven't been able to find a good source on an IR block filter, to convert > the camera back to "visible only". > > Comments, suggestions, feedback and ideas for processing are appreciated on > these photos. They are *very* experimental, it is almost like learning > photography all over again. Some observations and notes: > > 1) In camera exposure metering is very unpredictable. I suspect that the > metering also has IR filters over it, which weren't removed, so there is > a strong disconnect between what the metering sees and what the meter sees. > > 2) For autofocus: If you are shooting in IR, use IR lights and live view, or > stop things down more. Autofocus (on a full spectrum) is calibrated for > visible light, not IR. > > 3) If you get a full spectrum camera, budget a few hundred dollars for > IR block and visible block filters for both primes (49mm ish) and Zooms > (77mm ish). > > 4) The color adjustment in LR doesn't go far enough, in either temperature > or tint. I will eventually experiment with two pass color correction, > exporting > the file to DNG or TIFF, then running it through again. > > 5) Accept the fact that photos will look weird. Don't fight it, go with it, > and figure out ways to make that weirdness work. > > 6) When things do correct to closer to natural lighting, they'll end up > kind of flat and pastel in shading. > > 7) For working with IR, you really want a camera that works well in Live View > mode. You really want to see what the camera will be seeing. > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
