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[stormdog]

Me as seen by Erik's IR-modified camera. It seems to be really hard to tell what will reflect IR and what won't. I was wearing a white skirt and a medium-blue top with a white floral pattern, and my camera bag was black. It all came out basically white!



The weather was a big part of my left wrist aching last night at a level that was not fooling around. I played a bit of Borderland with Danae, but stopped and laid down because I was tired and hurty. I'm feeling rather better today, fortunately.

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[sabotabby]

That is a gorgeous picture! You look like a woodland spirit or some such. How did Erik do the IR mods?

[stormdog]

Aw, thanks! That makes me happy! I wish I had some butterfly wings to go with that image...

He had it done by a person who does the mods professionally. It involves removing the IR filter from in front of the CCD image capture chip and doing something with the auto focusing because IR's focal distance is a little different from visible light.

[basefinder]

Is the camera modified by the use of lens filters, or something else?

I remember using a roll of infrared film when I was a youngster, probably about 1973. The B&W images just seemed a bit off, and I don't recall (from the limited experience of 12 or 24 exposures LOL) seeing any advantage to it.

[stormdog]

He had it modded by someone who does that (as well as other camera stuff, I think?) professionally. It involves removing the IR filter from in front of the CCD image capture chip and changing the way the camera focuses to account for the different focal point of IR light.


I haven't shot enough black and white to know what the difference is. He says there is one and he's a pro, so I figure there must be. *grins*