The reason I'm so happy!!!

[clarinetJWD]

Well, there are two. 1) I made the top orchestra at my school for this semester :mrgreen:
2) I'll let these speak for themselves

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[errant_star]

First Amanda and now you .. I want one too, I want one too!!


Very cool though ... looks like you'll have lots of fun playing with that toy!

 

[manaheim]

Holy wow those are cool. Could you give a bit more insight into how you did that? I'd love to undestand the technique.

 

[Nikon Fan]

Okay Joe, your's beat the heck out of mine. What technique did you use in coloring on these? Congrats on the new filter...now we're gonna go IRaholic on this place IR plus Vents equals insanity :lmao:

 

[Raymond J Barlow]

wow!! and congrats!!

 

[tirediron]

Very nice!

 

[clarinetJWD]

The technique:
The first and most important thing; an IR filter. I personally use the Hoya R72 filter.
OK, so after I get the picture on my computer, it has a very very red tone to it, because the D70 senses IR frequencies in on the red spectrum (apparently some are green, too)
For the B&W one, all I did was desaturate, and increase the contrast.
The Orange/brown one was a result of "auto levels" with a tad of tweaking
The dark blue one was the hardest. I played around with the color channel mixer until I had a pleasing color, then brightness and contrast

The rest of you, thanks, and you all need IR filters, too. They're worth the price :mrgreen:

 

[photo gal]

These are really great Joe! : )

 

[Chiller]

Hey Joe.....just killer shots. Very well done. I gotta get one of these filters.

 

[kelox]

Joe, I told you not to worry about the audition, you'd make it. Second, WOW!! These make me miss home even more. Great shots.

 

[clarinetJWD]

Thanks!
Yep, you need one, Chiller
Kelox--unfortunately I'm only there for 1 semester, then I move down. But I do get to play Rite of Spring

 

[John E.]

Good shots, not only the effect of the filter, which was well choosen for these pictures but also comps.

 

[clarinetJWD]

Thanks John

 

[JonK]

Beautiful IR shots.
You've really settled on some pleasing tonal contrasts in this set.
congrats on your orchestra placement!