December 2008 Newsletter
Year End Recap
Well, this has been a long year. A lot of personal stuff happened and so did a lot of photography. I had a show at the National Cathedral in May. I have been working on new images all year. I have also updated my equipment — a new Nikon D80, a new computer, a new printer, and converting my old camera to Enhanced Infrared. And I’m already setup for a show in February — check it out at the VA Wine Showcase.
Enhanced Color Infrared
I got my camera back from Life Pixel. I immediately took it out on a morning hike on the W&OD trail in Reston.
I ordered the camera to be converted to what Life Pixel calls Enhanced Color Infrared. What’s interesting is that I can take pictures in the standard infrared or enhanced infrared. Standard infrared gives me an image that turns out white/black/red — where the heat/green comes out white and the cold is black and everything else is red. Enhanced infrared… well, I’m still trying to figure it out. Life Pixel defines it as
Enhanced Color IR (equivalent to 665nm) – Allows more color to pass and is especially suited for color IR work with great saturation and color range. BW also looks quite good although with a bit less contrast without adjustments.
I’m posting some of the images without editing them on my gallery page. Let me know what you think. I am very excited with the new images and can’t wait for everyone’s feedback.
What’s In Store for Next Year
I hope to do more shows, enter into more contests and maybe find a gallery that will show my images. Let’s keep our fingers crossed and I’ll let you know what happens.
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