My first IR picture...

I love some of the IR pictures I have seen on here. I am very interested in a how to. All I have is a polarizer. What kind of filter works best? But is this one even close? I call this one, Global Warming....
Cosmo

 

WTF? what kind of filter did you use?

 

A polarizer is all I have...
Cosmo

 

I like the color effect and your angle...and this photo tells me a story, one I would title "Cause and Effect"...just my imagination at work...I like it!!!! :thumbup:

 

Thanks Arch, I truley enjoy your work, I will look into the filter. You have amazing technique. Maybe a book is in order. Is it just the filter and PS or are there camera adjustments? I still shot film so filters would be my only options for now.
Thanks Mike, It wasn't my original intentions it just came out looking this way. I kind of liked the hell fire looking sky.
The clouds were moving fairly fast if I had my good camera I would have tried a tripod and a filter to give me a long exposure. I shot this with my new rangefinder and the glass is almost to fast for even this. I hope you don't mind me borrowing your idea for a title, I like it...
Cosmo

 

Thanks again Arch...
Cosmo

 

Not at all, I am flattered!!!

 

shooting film you will reqire Kodak IR film and a filter, the film needs to be loaded in the dark too, depending on your camera there may or may not be a setting on the lens for ir photography.

 

Thanks Flash I think it's hard to get developed as well...
Cosmo

 

I only used it one time during college and can't remember if we processed ourselves or outside, I wasn't really attracted to it that much, I also remember some BW we did of each other which made your eyes look like a dead fishes, not at all alluring.

Also, the best time for IR is springtime, new growth in plantlife stands out exceptionally well.