This is another shot taken at Hakone Gardens on Sunday. I intended this shot to be black and white but did not find a conversion that I liked. Instead, here is the color version.

Whenever I talk about shooting infrared photography with my friends, one of the first questions is “So, you do nite photography?” Of course, I have not until the recent nite photography class. We were at a shopping center to shoot water droplets on mylar. Instead, I decided to try out the infrared camera. My initial conclusions is not great. The street lamps caused a ton of flair. I tried shading the lens but that did not help the flare problem. The infrared camera is not very sensitive at nite. I had to shoot at ISO 400, f/2.8, for 10 seconds. It was underexposed by a stop but I did not want the flare to blow out too much.

Visited Hakone Gardens this Sunday. The gardens were fairly busy. They filmed “Memoirs of a Geisha” there and I think more visitors came out with the release of the movie. I really liked the shape of the tree. I tried color, color converted to B&W, and infrared looking for the best separation. Turns out infrared was the best choice although I wish I could have found a way to minimize the background even more.

Another from my nite photo class in San Francisco. This was actually my first shot of the nite.

Happy Holidays! I am working on my Christmas card this year. I am having trouble finding inspiration. I bought a winter bouquet from Trader Joes and tried it arrange it in the Ikebana style. I fiddled the scan for the white background and added grunge with an etch tone filter.

This is one of the few infrareds that I took while visiting Treasure Island. I liked how the palm fronds looked like feathers. This infrared image is very different light than most of my other infrared images. This is actually golden light which is much harsher and more directional than my infrared images from Sunol.

Since I have been digging in the archives lately and finding hidden goodies, here is a picture taken at the hair salon.

The view looking down Columbus Avenue. I think the streaming lights were caused by a Muni bus going by. After a few weeks of reflection on this class, I think that I learned a lot. I tried many new types of shots that I would have never considered before. Now, I would like to try more night photography.

Another from the nite photo class. After a few weeks, I do not even remember where or what this was. This one reminds me of my Granny because this shade of pink is her favorite color.

Had to dig into the archives for a picture. Had the portfolio review last nite that I will write up later.