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Spent some hours in my usual spot, the local Botanical Gardens, in order to take a few pure IR-shots, for a change.

 

Equipment: Canon EOS 6D, converted to 700nm, Canon EF 85mm f/1.2, with an extension tube, used mostly at f/1.2, because, after all, if one wants shallow DOF, what's better than a fast prime and an extension tube, right :wink: I've kept ISO to 100, and the time was anything between 1/160 s and 1/4000 s, because it was quite variable with sun, partly cloudy, fully cloudy; sunny and shady bits of the Gardens, etc.

 

I have no clue whatsoever which plant I was taking photos of, and yes, this is nothing unusual for me, but this time around I really didn't care, because I was just looking for interesting details. Post was also minimal, using the CLiR-profiles with some adjustments, just the ones with the :bee: got a somewhat better treatment, and on those I used f/2.5 (spider) and f/4.5 (bee/fly/...).

 

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You went with the same soft look as the other time, I like it. In the bee one you really blurred the background, she looks lonely.
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You went with the same soft look as the other time, I like it. In the bee one you really blurred the background, she looks lonely.

 

Yup, I did. For me, infrared plants are just soft, can't help it :lol: Did try "proper" ones with f/8 or 11 a couple of times, but that works for me only with non-macro shots - or, of course, comparison shots in different wavelengths. However, I did try to include a bit more detail, as some of the objects almost look like aliens.([Edit]Taking IR-photos like these is almost like meditation for me, just switch off the brain and try not to think too much.[/Edit])

 

I also quite liked the way the front-legs of the spider are almost parallel to the edges of the leaf. I would have liked to make more shots, but she felt I was intruding into her personal space and hid behind the leaves.

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These remind me of my out of the fire series I never finished. Crazy thin depth of field can be fun.
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Crazy thin depth of field can be fun.

 

It's a bit like the lensbaby, take it out for a spin a few times per year, otherwise it'd be too much

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I am wondering what one round of wide radius sharpening would create with one of these images? Just curious.
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  • 1 year later...

So, have returned to the soft-look IR for a few more shots. Don't think I will do this a lot in the future, as patterns are becoming a bit repetetive

 

I did number them for easy reference, but have refrained from inventing names, because with photos like these, everybody sees different things 😀

 

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Can't edit the initial post, but this thread is sort of a continuation of this thread: https://www.ultravioletphotography.com/content/index.php?/topic/4434-minimalism-20/

 

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On 5/20/2021 at 2:16 AM, Andrea B. said:

I am wondering what one round of wide radius sharpening would create with one of these images? Just curious.

 

Did try with one of the new photos:

 

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Oops, I did it again. Just like with the fisheye-photos, I simply have to do some more IR ones. Same camera, but the lens is the Rodenstock XR-Heligon 68mm.

 

Also, the objects are not as out-of-focus as usually,

 

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