[Leica] IMG: More IR on M8

[jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)]

Robert:

To my eye, the IR images are more eye-catching.  This may be because one is 
not accustomed to seeing such contrast in most posted images, but they  are 
very impressive.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Rose" <robert.rose@mac.com>
To: <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 10:53 PM
Subject: [Leica] IMG: More IR on M8


> Some more IR images, from the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rjrose/IR/L1000407.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rjrose/IR/L1000412.jpg.html
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rjrose/IR/L1000421.jpg.html
>
> There are two non-IR images in the same album, to compare.  Which do  you 
> think works better?
>
> The amount of exposure necessary really varies throughout the day.   The A 
> setting does a good job on exposure.  At times really high ISO  is needed, 
> but the noise ("grain") reminds me of the grain from Kodak  High Speed 
> Infrared.
>
> A red filter doesn't seem to work well.
>
> Some of the images (not these) are fuzzy.  I am pretty sure that it  is 
> not focus shift; perhaps it is a cousin to blooming that occurs in  IR 
> film.  Sharpening helps, as does slight underexposure.
>
> I am using Adobe Camera Raw to open the DNG file.  I turn on the  clipping 
> warnings, and then adjust the Temperature and tint to  minimize clipping. 
> Then I use Nik Color Efex Pro; BW Conversion  Tonal Enhancer to convert to 
> BW, and then do a final adjustment using  Levels.  Bringing the middle 
> slider up seems to make the image more  dramatic.
>
> Lots of fun research ahead.
>
> Cheers,
> Bob Rose
>
>
> Robert Rose
> robert.rose@mac.com
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