Last year I had one of my cameras converted to Infra-Red. Foliage is very reflective in IR, but the blue sky is dark, so it gives results like this, from Arley Hall in Cheshire.
'Pooter's taking ages to load pix, so I'm doing a few of mine while I wait. Can't believe how early you get your bluebells scroggin. Really beautiful. The scent must be terrific too. Love the tree. The trees round here are just getting going - some are still quite bare, but hopefully another week or two will make a big difference. 2nd half of May before everything looks lush and green. Those photos are stunning Alan. The trees especially. Once converted, can you change it back or is that not possible? Eventually got back out on a little hill yesterday [ Ben Donich] for the first time since my 'shimmy' down the ice on my face. Visibility was poor above about 1,500 feet, but it was good to be out.
The Arrochar hills never really had clear summits, although by the time I was nearly back at the car at about 5pm, The Cobbler briefly cleared. The clouds make for quite interesting photos though. Neighbouring Beinn an Lochain's summit and tops were shrouded most of the afternoon - only clearing for a minute or so. Eventually The Brack was clear - even some welcome blue sky.
Lovely Beinn an Lochain with a clear top... Slightly different from my last visit there in February when there was a bit of ice and snow around.... but the clear skies that day meant great views of the Arrochar hills
Across Binnein an Fhidleir's ridge lie the snow clad Cruachan hills. A little glimpse of the Cowal peninsula too
A real contrast overhead and underfoot between that day and yesterday
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Cheers scroggin - it was good to be out. Definitely May time for the bluebells up here. I remember there was a good spread of them at Arrochar in late May 2015 when I went to do Narnain and A Chrois Liri I got some nice snowy ones on The Brack in February too. Some daft people had walked across the lochan, which, although quite well frozen, wouldn't have been completely solid in the middle. Eejits
You can see the prints in this one.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Fairygirl, it is possible to reverse the conversion to Infra-red, but the conversion is rather expensive so not something you would really like to do. I have another camera for visible light photography, and had my old camera converted when I got the new one. The conversion involves removing the filter which covers the sensor and replacing it with another filter which transmits IR (there are several different filters available, which transmit different parts of the visible/IR spectrum).
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Interesting effect, Alan. Have you tried photos after dark?
Those photos are stunning Alan. The trees especially. Once converted, can you change it back or is that not possible?
Eventually got back out on a little hill yesterday [ Ben Donich] for the first time since my 'shimmy' down the ice on my face. Visibility was poor above about 1,500 feet, but it was good to be out.
The Arrochar hills never really had clear summits, although by the time I was nearly back at the car at about 5pm, The Cobbler briefly cleared.
The clouds make for quite interesting photos though. Neighbouring Beinn an Lochain's summit and tops were shrouded most of the afternoon - only clearing for a minute or so.
Eventually The Brack was clear - even some welcome blue sky.
Lovely Beinn an Lochain with a clear top...
Slightly different from my last visit there in February when there was a bit of ice and snow around....
but the clear skies that day meant great views of the Arrochar hills
Across Binnein an Fhidleir's ridge lie the snow clad Cruachan hills. A little glimpse of the Cowal peninsula too
A real contrast overhead and underfoot between that day and yesterday
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks, Fairy. You've been missed...
Liri
I got some nice snowy ones on The Brack in February too. Some daft people had walked across the lochan, which, although quite well frozen, wouldn't have been completely solid in the middle. Eejits
You can see the prints in this one.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...