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**Infrared Photo Walk at** **Ladew Topiary Gardens**

2020

July 10, 2020

I have known about Ladew Gardens for a number of years now. Admitably, I have really wanted to take a trip to the gardens for quite some time, however I just never got around to it. That all changed yesterday when I made the wonderful scenic drive down to one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to.

Ladew Gardens is a privately owned garden and activity center in Harford County Maryland. They have a variety of attractions including, topiary gardens, a butterfly house, and a historic country manor house. If you live in the area I highly recommend making a trip. It is truly a wonderful way to spend an afternoon.

I took my IR camera with me through the gardens and couldn’t be happier with the results. Below are some of my favorite images from the trip.

In addition to the IR images I also have a few regular photos I thought were pretty cool. Although the IR images were my main focus.

Below are some more images I took that weren’t quite my favorite, but I decided to include them anyway.

Overall, I had a tremendous time at the gardens. I swear I could have spent all day there. I hope you all enjoyed the photos. Have a wonderful day everyone.

Infrared Nature Walk - 5/3/17

May 4, 2017

Today I decided to take my new modified infrared camera out for a test run.

Every image shown below was shot in infrared using a modified Canon T5 and processed in Photoshop and Lightroom.

I am still trying to perfect my processing technique, as a result some images may look better than others. One thing I noticed during processing was the amount of possible results. It seems like you have to be very precise with your adjustments, otherwise you will end up with a completely different result.

I may or may not revisit some of these images in the future, however I am happy with the results for the time being.

I hope you enjoy the images. As always any feedback is always greatly appreciated.

Click on any image to enlarge.

"The Energy Of The Forest" - Photo Manipulation - 10/12/16

October 12, 2016

Today I decided to experiment with some new photo manipulation techniques. The goal was to create an image of a jar radiating what would appear to be mystical energy. The entire purpose of this project was to gain experience with creating artificial light sources during post production.

Overall I am very pleased with the resulting image and hope to use this technique in future projects.

If you are interested in a tutorial on how I achieved this effect, feel free to leave a comment down below. As always any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

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