Todays picture, small rowing boat on Nämdö. Nikon D70s, Nikkor AF 50/1.8D, Adobe Lightroom

Tags: B&W, baltic sea, Black and White, boat, fishing boat, line, nämdö, Östersjön, rowing boat, sea, small boat

This picture shows the same scene taken in infrared and then natural light. It is a dramatic difference for example how foliage reflects light in the infrared spectrum compared to the visible light spectrum but there are also other, more subtle but at least as important differences.

Left hand side photographed with IR filter on camera, right hand side normal photograph.

Check the concrete plate out in the bottom of the picture, or the differences in the clouds. The difference in the water is mainly due to the longer exposure time on the water.

Tags: Black and White, diptych, Infrared, IR, spectrum

Shot using IR filter from Skutskär looking west upwards of the river. There is a bridge in the background with three lights on that I really liked the effect of in IR.

I am presently at the Sommarhack 2008 conference in Skutskär but we had time to also do some photographing in the night. This is an infrared shot I took of the river while the others kept on hacking. Since the light was very low it is a little grainy even if the shutter time is over 2 minutes and ISO set to 200.

Infrared photography is a passion of mine and there will be a dedicated article on how to get started taking infrared pictures. It is not so hard, but it does require a little understanding on the physics behind it and how to use the camera in a completely manual mode.

Post processing was quite heavy, contrast and exposure adjustment, added vignetting, adjusted “clarity” in lightroom and a few more touch-ups here and there. I like the result even if it is slightly grainy due to having to “lift” it quite heavy in post-processing.

Tags: 2008, B&W, Black and White, dalälven, hacket, Infrared, IR, skutskär, sommarhack