[LargeFormat] IR photos from Marshfield Massachusetts

[Michael Sullivan]

To keep warm, I used my VW Vanagon running with the laptop INSIDE while my 
camera/digital back was tethered about 15' away.

You can see my van here:
http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/vanagon

Note that my Vanagon is 4wd with off-road tires so going into the snow is 
no problem
However, it was STILL cold even inside!!! (diesels don't generate lots of 
extra heat!)

mjs


At 11:16 AM 1/26/2004, you wrote:
>J Michael:
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>Great, wonderful photographs!
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>How did you keep your fingers warm?  I'm serious.
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>Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
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>Michael Sullivan wrote:
>>Dear List,
>>Since people are showing off some recent photos, I thought I'd add mine.
>>Linked here 
>>(http://www.haywood-sullivan.com/photography/IR-land/index.html) are two 
>>images I took yesterday (Sunday) morning in Marshfield Massachusetts USA 
>>around 8am.
>>It was about -2 deg F when I went out.
>>My setup:
>>Linhof Kardan Standard (4x5)
>>Gitzo Carbon Fibre tripod
>>IBM Thinkpad laptop (soon to be replaced with a G4 Powebook)
>>BetterLight Super 6k2 digital back (6000x8000 pixels)
>>24v lead-acid battery for above
>>Kodak Wratten A red filter
>>Schneider Super Symmar HM 120mm
>>Rodenstock Sironar-N 210mm
>>Both images were deliberately shot without the normal infrared blocking 
>>filter.
>>In order to block out most of the blue, I used a Wratten A red filter.
>>As such, there was a red/cyan cast to the captured image -- sky was red, 
>>foliage was cyan.
>>Due to the intense IR sensitivity of this chip, both test images were 
>>shot at f45 -- even with the red filter!
>>(it is clear I will need to invest in a set of ND filters asap)
>>Total capture time was approx 3 minutes.
>>File size was approx 137mb.
>>Images were then brought into Photoshop and the Red hue was made blue and 
>>the cyan hue was made orange, giving the false color infrared results you 
>>see here.
>>NOTE: I was planning on comparing images shot with a Heliopan 092 (an 
>>almost black filter) but my fingers were freezing and I needed to get 
>>back into the van! As I understand it, the 092 would render an almost 
>>black and white image, which I'm not sure I'd like.
>>Anyway, I'm pretty pleased with the surreal look I was after.
>>Yet I also wanted to avoid the stereotypical "infrared" look so common 
>>these days.
>>Thoughts? Comments?
>>J Michael Sullivan
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