The IR reflectance might not be what you're used to, but the mid-tone
compression in the scene is a matter of rendering. Look at the
histogram, and you'll see that it is flattened through a lot of the
mid-tone range, and the top end is clipped after a spike in Zone IX.
With the fine detail and 8bit rendering, adjustments in photoshop on
the presented image don't improve by much. This is one where you need
the full 16bit data file and full resolution to work on the
rendering. I've found that to be true with most IR work in the past
as well... with an IR-pass filter, you're taking a pretty narrow
slice of the spectrum and need to shape it to cover the entire range
of tonalities.
Godfrey
On Mar 29, 2006, at 8:09 AM, Tom C wrote:
Thanks for commenting. Not having much experience with IR (and not
being able to see it), I'm not really sure what it's supposed to
look like.
I'm sure I did not have the white balance adjusted as is suggested
for IR shots. However, most of the scene was the tree and grass
which, as I understand it, usually do become higher-key in infrared.
Tom C.
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: PESO - IR Willow
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 18:33:44 -0800
I don't know about this one, Tom. The composition is appealing,
but the mid-tones are curiously flat and lacking in depth.
Godfrey
On Mar 28, 2006, at 1:33 PM, Tom C wrote:
Taken recently in a local city park with the Hoya R72 filter.
It has just budded.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4272503
