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Published: 2005-11-13 20:35:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 938; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 123
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Sometimes the light is just perfect.This is St Bride's Church, the oldest building in Douglas [link] It dates from the 1300's, although the clock tower is one of those new-fangled additions, having been added in the 1500's. They'll never catch on I tell you...
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beautiful shot bro.. i have always been a fan of your infrared stuff..
chris
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great angle. pulls you into it more. i love old churches...they so pretty
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Thanks. It's a pretty cool place.
Dave
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oooooooo! youre right, the lighting in this is great! nice tones too, did those come with the film?
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This is a digital image. The purple colour comes from the way the D100 sensor responds to infrared, although I do shift the hue a little when I adjust the levels.
Dave
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oh i thought it was film when you said infared. im not so smart
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You can usually tell the two apart by the level of grain: digital images are very clean, Kodak HIE infrared images are very grainy [link] The film images also tend to have a glow around the highlights that the digital images lack. Both have the black sky and the white grass though.
Dave
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ahha. well thanks for enlightening me
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Excellent result. I have never done any infrared work. Is a big deal?
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With digital: no, with film: yes. Both are interesting in their own way, and the results are very different.
Dave
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I would love to try it with digital.
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Most digital cameras respond quite well, the cheaper ones are often better as they sometimes skip the IR blocking filter to keep the cost down. All you need is a Hoya R72 or a Wratten #87 and a tripod - exposures tend to be on the long side.
Dave
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you've captured this perfectly. The church itself looks spectacular. And you don't lose its spookier elements and light.
if i could fav this one several times over i would. great work!
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Thanks. There are little tuble-down churches like this all over the place. Unfortunately you can't always guarantee the light.
Dave
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The light is spot on perfect. Did you use a polariser to get the contrast in the sky, or did it just fall out of the camera like that?
Am always happy I keep a watch on your gallery whenever you post something new.
Cheers
O.
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The filter was a Lee #87 infrared - I think the degree to which the sky renders black in infrared does have something to do with the polarisation, it certainly seems to vary depending on the position of the sun. I do have a polariser in my camera bag, but I've never used it - I keep forgetting it's there.
Dave
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I've recently gone into a polariser frenzy. I am trying to break the habbit.
Stu.
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I have a really bad infrared filter habit - I think I've got at least 6 of the damn things...
Dave
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Thanks. I need to do more landscapes.
Dave
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I agree. Not that there is anything wrong with the other photos mind you, I just want to see the full exspance of your talents.
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Yea, somehow I don't think landscapes will distract me from the other stuff for very long
Dave
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Don't see how it could. Have you thought about mixing both stuffs together?
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I have done on a couple of occasions, but I work too slowly for it to be really practical.
Dave
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I think I was the scariest thing in the graveyard that day
Dave
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Thanks, it was a Lee #87 infrared.
Dave
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stunning light! really nice pic, the colours and the light gives this a really interesting effect. great work!
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Thanks. It was one of those will-I-get-the-tripod-up-before-the-sun-goes-down experiences.
Dave
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wow this is a really cool piece. luv it. 
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Thanks. I'll go have a look.
Dave
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