Speakeasy
Hi Peeps,
last nites show ...
well, lets just say it left a lot to be desired.
We started with a slower look at last weeks competition entries, laughing at the efforts of those no present and all agreed that Tony's Qinghai was way the best (see last weeks blog) We also managed to lasso Richard's efforts down from the ether, good though not Tony beaters.
We then had a thingy about Infra Red photography, through the eyes of yours truly.
I went to great lengths and preparation, getting together a demonstration, linking the camera to the computer and up on to the screen
"This is what it looks like under normal conditions"
then swap a couple of filters to convert to infrared (and with one row of lights on)
"Hey Presto"
nothing ...
Now, over the summer, the Parish Centre replaced the lighting in 'our' room (probably the whole centre) Now their faux flourescents are really bright. When you walk into the room, its OK because your eyes are already attuned to the light. However, we turn off the lights to show our images during our meetings, and when we turn them back on (for tea break) everyone moans that the lights are too bright, it hurts, up until your eyes adjust to the new level of brightness. This is normal but it does seem a tad fierce.
"Tah dah"
not a hing
Wind the f stop to wide open ... nada
crank the shutter to thirty seconds ... still nowt
Jack the ISO up to 256K ... what am I doing wrong?
Check the cables, restart the program still nothing
Kev says "I'll put the kettle on" whilst I tried to sort out my lack of vision.
Everything works as it should up until I install a 720nm IR filter.
I can only assume that these new lights do not have an InfraRed output.
Which could be scary.
Are our Government energy policies (they hammer into us that LEDs are more energy efficient)
as interpretted by manufacturers,
actually destroying our low light vision.
Are we being blinded by indifference?
Are there any safeguards?
OK, rant over.
(Tea was good by the way)
Second half of the evening with me still in control, I attempted to show my way of treating images from scratch.
Firstly, I don't allow any program to sort my photos for me.
I have a ready made folder that I load to.
I then tell Lightroom, Photoshop, Affinity whichever program I'm using, where those images are.
A few words on how to maximise the memory usage then import.
Then a quick look at my processing style with some images captured earlier this week
My adjustments trying to show the differences between normal and Infrared photography.
How I save them for competitions or ready to put up on the website.
So, is Infra Red photography worth it?
I have spent a few quid (quite a few) on this style.
Can it be done cheaper?
Yep ... changing reds green and blues on an image then convert to B&W is possible.
But time consuming.
What I like about it is how I see the world differently now.
I'm looking for images that might benefit from IR treatment.
I can quickly swap (within ten seconds) from normal photo to IR with my set up.
So, the above images of the wreck are a B&W version of the colour shot and an IR version.
The Heybridge basin is a colour and an IR photograph.
That's it.
See you next week for some table top stuff.
Bring along anything you want to have a go at,
I'm sure that someone will be able to guide you
Ok see ya
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