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Title     Copper
Photographer     henroben/Ben (1,871) Send mail to this user
Portfolio     landscapes
F-stop     f/6.3
Shutter speed     30 sec
Categories     Landscape
Nature
Filter     Cokin P007 IR filter
Lens     Sigma 10-20mm
Camera     Canon 350D
Content advisory     G (general audiences)
Submitted     September 24, 2008 1:20:36 PM CDT
Views     828
Rating     7 Thumb-up

I realise that this won't appeal to everybody, false colour infrared does seem to be a love it or hate it sort of thing.

These are some trees on the bank of the River Stour in Essex, where I was trying out my new IR filter. I had left the camera on auto white balance (bad I know for IR) and once I'd removed the red colour cast this was the result - personally I rather like it, but would be interested in others opinions.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from pmorash/Paul (42,364) Send mail to this user on September 24, 2008 1:37:26 PM CDT (3) Early critique

Hi Ben this would look good in IR or normal the reflection is just great.Nice looking orange sky.Shot looks like a frosty winter scene,would also look good in fall colours.

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From henroben/Ben (1,871) Send mail to this user on September 24, 2008 1:43:38 PM CDT

I've shot it in both, many times ;-) One of my favourite scenes & it's where I always go to try out a new bit of kit.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up    from johngoyer/John (84,210) This user is a Premium Member Send mail to this user on September 24, 2008 1:29:08 PM CDT (3) Early critique

An appealing image - I'd rather remove of reduce the red tinge on the edges of the trees if possible, but overall I like the color scheme and the attractive reflection. a bit more detail of the trees would be better, maybe there was some motion due to a breeze? John

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From henroben/Ben (1,871) Send mail to this user on September 24, 2008 1:42:47 PM CDT

Thanks John, I too would like to remove that red fringe, but I can't think of a way to do it that a) looks good and b) doesn't involve a huge amount of work - any suggestions?

I'm not sure about the softness of the trees, it was pretty calm but over 30 secs there could well have been some movement. I kind of like it though, the softness seems to fit the mood for some reason.

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Thumb-up Thumb-up Thumb-up    from roham/Roham (696) Send mail to this user on September 24, 2008 1:26:56 PM CDT (3) Early critique

Ben, This is absolutely amazing. It looks like a surreal painting from an exotic land. I love how you compose your photo and put the horizon line almost in the middle. I love the colors so much. Beautiful shot + piece of art. Well done.

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From henroben/Ben (1,871) Send mail to this user on September 24, 2008 1:40:51 PM CDT

Thanks Roham, I guess you fall into the 'love IR' camp ;-)

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