The Other Face of Light / #monomad challenge / [ING/ESP]
The photos đž are my entry to the #monomad contest from @monochromes and @brumest.
Greetings Hivers.
Some years ago, when I still wasnât sure which branch of photography I wanted to focus on, I experimented with almost everything. Underwater photography, astrophotography, macro, and also infrared photography.
Within the visible light spectrum, infrared and ultraviolet light are not included. The human eye is not capable of seeing those light frequencies, but there have always been film rolls sensitive enough to capture infrared light. They were used mostly for technical and scientific purposes.
With the arrival of digital sensors, it became necessary to place filters in front of the sensor to block infrared and ultraviolet light, since they introduced quite annoying color distortions in conventional photography.
To create infrared photography with digital cameras, that filter must be removed from the sensor. This modification is complex and eliminates the possibility of using the camera for photography within the usual visible light spectrum. Once an infrared filter is placed in front of the lens, allowing only that frequency of light to pass through, thatâs when the magic happens and the colors truly explode.
Another major challenge of IR light is focusing. The lenses we normally use are not designed to focus in that spectrum. If you look closely at any lens you have at hand, youâll see a small red mark on the focus scale. That is the correction point for infrared light. The process would be to focus normally and then shift the focus to that red mark. Otherwise, the image will be out of focus.
Quite a long explanation đŹ
The photographs you are about to see were taken in Cuba, with lush green vegetation typical of the tropics. Infrared light reflects white from green foliage, making trees look as if they were covered in snow. The skies gain strong contrast, and the water reflects the blue of the sky in a highly saturated and contrasted way.
Take a look at the results and let me know what you think. If youâd like me to dust off the modified equipment and share more from this photographic genre, Iâm all ears.
Saludos Hivers.
Hace algunos años, cuando aĂșn no tenĂa claro en quĂ© rama de la fotografĂa querĂa establecerme, estuve probando casi de todo. FotografĂa submarina, astrofotografĂa, macro y tambiĂ©n fotografĂa infrarroja.
Dentro del espectro de luz visible, la luz infrarroja y la ultravioleta no se encuentran. El ojo humano no es capaz de ver esas frecuencias de luz, pero existen y han existido rollos de pelĂcula con sensibilidad suficiente para captar la luz infrarroja. Su uso fue mayormente tĂ©cnico y cientĂfico.
Con la llegada de los sensores digitales fue necesario incorporar filtros delante del sensor para cortar la luz infrarroja y ultravioleta, ya que introducĂan distorsiones de color bastante molestas en la fotografĂa convencional.
Para hacer fotografĂa infrarroja con cĂĄmaras digitales es necesario retirar ese filtro del sensor. Esta modificaciĂłn es compleja y elimina la posibilidad de usar la cĂĄmara para fotografĂa dentro del espectro habitual de luz visible. Al colocar luego un filtro infrarrojo delante del lente, que solo permite el paso de esta frecuencia, es donde sucede la magia y los colores literalmente explotan.
Otra dificultad importante de la luz IR es el enfoque. Los lentes que usamos habitualmente no estĂĄn diseñados para enfocar en ese espectro. Si te fijas en cualquiera que tengas a mano, verĂĄs en la escala de enfoque una pequeña marca roja. Ese es el punto de correcciĂłn para la luz infrarroja. El proceso serĂa enfocar normalmente y luego desplazar el enfoque hasta esa marca. De lo contrario, la fotografĂa queda fuera de foco.
Tremenda muela đŹ
Las fotografĂas que van a ver son hechas en Cuba, con vegetaciĂłn verde tĂpica del trĂłpico. La luz infrarroja refleja del verde el color blanco, haciendo que los ĂĄrboles parezcan nevados. Los cielos se contrastan con fuerza y las aguas reflejan el azul del cielo de forma muy saturada y contrastada.
Vean los resultados y los leo. Si les gustarĂa que desempolvara los equipos modificados y les compartiera mĂĄs de este gĂ©nero fotogrĂĄfico, me dicen.
"All photos were taken by me @rg2_foto @rg2-foto"
Technical data:
Nicon camera: Nikon D700
Nicon lens: 50mm f1.4 p-ais; 105mm f2.5 p-ais; 55 f1.2; 35mm f1.8 G
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Sending you Ecency curation votes.đ
Son unas fotografĂas hermosas, amigo mĂo, por alguna razĂłn me hacen pensar que es un sitio mĂĄgico, rodeado de tanta naturaleza y tranquilidad. Excelentes fotos. ÂĄSaludos!
Gracias amigo. Esa técnica te convierte cualquier paisaje en idilico
ÂĄEstĂĄn espectaculares! SĂ que debes desempolvar jejeje
Lo harĂ© đ
Wowwww! Las amĂ©, verdad que cada dĂa en tu perfil es una obra de arte ! Gracias por compartir â€ïž
Que amable. Gracias đđđđ
I've never seen infrared photos in black and white before and while those in color speak averagely to me, yours in B&W look brilliant.
Thank you, colleague, they are also spectacular, a little sub-realistic in putting colors that the human eye does not interpret in that way. The IR photography and the ultra-violet are very interesting.
Iâm not saying they arenât, but I often donât like the color of the sky in photos like these. What I really love, though, is the way the trees look. Have you ever watched Stranger Things? If this photo from the comment were darkened a bit, it would look somewhat like a frame from "the Upside Down" đ
Haha if it is true. I stopped taking those pictures because nobody understood them and they told him that it did not look like Cuba. Now I prefer to take them in black and white.
for me a good choice with black and white đ€©đ€©
I think the same thing now.
Update: @rg2-foto, I paid out 0.337 HIVE and 0.030 HBD to reward 7 comments in this discussion thread.