Another infrared shot that was colorized. Had about two dozen steps to get to this state.
Archway
Having a lot of fun lately colorizing the infrared shots and them compositing. I would say it is definite that I am in a ‘blue’ phase.
Redwoods Park 2005-01-23
Went with Aran to Redwoods Regional Park. We had a lot of run wandering along the stream. At about the halfway point, the sun came and out then I could pull out the infrared camera. I even went bushwacking up to get one of the shots. Going up was easy but coming down ended up sliding down on my rear. Hopefully, Aran got some keepers from her shooting.
Van Gogh Magnolia
Was planning on going to bed. Instead, started fiddling another image. After combining about 3 different images and actually using the stain glass filter, I ended up with something that reminds me a little of Vincent Fan Gogh’s Irises. I did include a Siberian iris just for fun.
Blue Branches
Took an infrared shot, applied Pop Art filter, an etch zone and various tweaking. This one seems to be a companion image to the Garden bench.
Seagull Mist
Did a lot of fiddling without great success. So, I will file this one onto the web site for a little while.
Lens Baby
I read about a funky little lens called a Lens Baby. It is described as a love child between a old-fashioned bellows camera and a stuffy tilt-shift lens. When you look at if from the side, it looks like a child’s Fisher Price screw.
The lens baby has virtually no point in focus and every shot of even of the same scene turns out differently. I will have to try out a photo trip which I only use the Lens Baby. I need to perfect my “fingertip” focusing technique.
Weekend 01-16-2005
Spent most of the weekend using my new infrared camera. On Saturday, went with Aphra to Ardenwood. We were trying to shoot the Monarch butterflies that are roosting there. However, we only saw a few fluttering around and none roosting.
On Sunday, took the girls for a walk out in Sunol. It was a beautiful sunny day and perfect for infrared. Took several panoramas and found it fun to shoot with the streaming sunlight.
Still have to practice more with infrared because the results are surprising.
Batiked Trees
Not sure if I like this one yet. It is a combo of three images. The main image is the infrared trees shot and colorized using Nik. Added a mulit-coloried leaf shots and then popped color more with a Point Reyes seashore shot.
Aran's Colour and Glaze Studio
These prints are exhibited at Aran’s Colour and Glaze Studio. The prints are archival and are already mounted and matted. You can also order unmounted prints. Available sizes are 5×7″ to 12×16″.
The shop is located at 3330 Village Drive, Castro Valley, CA. If you have never tried, painting your own ceramics, you are missing out on a lot of fun. For details, visit http://www.aranceramic.com/ for all the information.
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