Infrared Photography At A Botanical Garden.

June 20, 2023

I have been having a wonderful time exploring some really beautiful locations this year. I’ve decided to try to visit as many conservatories and botanical gardens as I can before the winter comes. This week I took a trip to Longwood Gardens in south east PA. It was a truly magical place, so many sights and smells. I highly recommend it as a fun afternoon to spend with friends or family.

I spent a total of five and a half hours taking photos. I took a good selection of infrared photos using my full spectrum Canon 1200D. I’ll go into detail about my camera and filter setup in a future post. I also shot three rolls of film, however im still waiting on them to be developed.

Below are a few galleries showing some of my favorite images from the day.

I also tried editing a few of the best images using the Color FX 4 plugin for lightroom. Below are the results.

Crimson Park - Infrared Nature Photos June 25th 2020

June 25, 2020

I have been having a lot of fun with my IR camera over these past few months. With all this free time and wonderful weather I cant think of a better time to shoot.

The following images are the result of my recent trip to Triadelphia reservoir. I am really happy with the way these turned out. The first image I like to call “Crimson Park”, and it might just be my new favorite. The second photo titled “Dreamland Blue” was taken in the same location as one of my first IR photos from 2015. It’s really interesting to see how much things have changed since then, both the location itself, as well as my skills with IR photography.

In addition to the photos above, ill also include some of the images that didn’t quite make the cut. A few of them are really neat, I just need to work out some kinks with them.

I had a lot of fun taking these photos. I hope you all are staying safe during these hard times. Have a wonderful day.

- Nick

Infrared Nature Photos - May 2nd 2020

May 3, 2020

It seems as if the first week of may is destined to be my infrared week. For the past three or so years I have taken my converted Canon T5 out as soon as the weather breaks and the leaves emerge from their slumber. This year is no different, however due to restrictions caused by Covid-19 I am unfortunately forced to remain home during this wonderful weather. It is times like this that I am forever grateful that I live on an exceptionally beautiful property. I figured if I was stuck home this year I might as well make the best of it.

The following images were taken yesterday May 2nd and processed using Affinity Photo. I used the same techniques disused in my last post. I feel as if I came out with some amazing images. I decided to be a little more creative with my subject matter. Usually when taking infrared images I tend to focus on large scale landscapes. This time I decided to focus on some more intimate close-ups. I hope you all enjoy the images. Stay safe during these trying times.

White Stream.jpg — Infrared Landscapes 5/2/19

**See The World Through Different Eyes.**

Infrared Landscapes 5/2/19 - Infrared Photography

May 3, 2019

It’s that time of the year again. The sun is shining, spring has sprung, and that means its time for my annual Infrared nature walks.

Every year I love to walk around with my converted Canon T5 and capture images of the world through different eyes. The beautiful thing about infrared photography is that you get to see things differently than you would normally. This gives you a kind of mystical feeling that can turn even the most mundane scene into something extraordinary.

Ive talked about infrared photography before on this blog, you can check out some of my other posts at the following links.

Infrared Nature Walk 5/3/17

A Camera That Shoots Infrared

Today I decided to take a simple walk through the park and I am pleasantly surprised to say that I came back with some amazing results.

Click on the images below to view them in full resolution.

I plan on doing a lot more of this kind of thing this year, so definetly stay tuned. In the mean time let me know what you think.

I hope you all enjoy the photos. Have a fantastic day.

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.

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