Infrared Photography Landscapes Process Software
Lone Tree on the Prairie

Lone Tree on the Prairie

Posted above is a new infrared image that I shot October 10, 2020. This was shot with my Kolari Lumix ZS100 Full Spectrum conversion. The image was shot in Raw format using a custom white balance set in camera using a 590 nm filter pointed at an 18% gray card. Once home I developed the raw file using Affinity Photo adjusting exposure, contrast, black-point, shadows/highlights, lens correction, a touch of sharpening and an S-curve for added contrast. Once the image was developed I added only a channel mixer adjustment to swap the red and blue channels to get the great…

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Infrared Photography Landscapes Process Software
The Hidden Beauty of

The Hidden Beauty of

Infrared Photography For reasons truly unknown to me, I recently decided to begin exploring the mysteries of infrared photography. I think I bumbled onto the topic while searching on YouTube for something else entirely. Fifty plus years ago, when I first got started taking pictures, infrared photography was a very exotic medium requiring special (expensive) film and extra fussing to achieve proper focus. Now in the digital age of photography…… it’s still expensive but in a different way. Now you need to acquire a modified digital camera that can “see” the infrared spectrum. The images you capture need to be…

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Birds Process Sightings Wildlife
September 02, 2020

September 02, 2020

Environment:Start Time: 7:40 AM Temperature: 56 degrees Sky: Sunny and blue, light breeze Technique for Bird Identification Another great walking day that produced little in the way of great bird photography. So I thought for this post I’d discuss a bit about the process I use to identify birds that I see or shoot for these posts. Basically I shoot two “types” of bird photos. The first type is the obvious attempt to capture the bird in all its glory for sharing on this and other websites. Today’s featured image (above) is definitely one of that type. These pictures are…

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Gear Panasonic Lumix GX-85 Process Software

Pushing the Limits of the GX-85

As I have stated before in this blog, I am not your normal nature photographer. When it comes to bird photography this is especially true. I don’t stake out areas or otherwise stalk birds to get my shots. Rather, I walk a set route as close to daily as circumstances allow and shoot what comes my way. Nor do I lug around a mammoth 500mm lens capable of seeing a given bird’s teeth. Since I am usually also walking my dog, thus giving me only one hand with which to shoot, I have to travel light. This need for portability…

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Process

Modus Operandi

I am not the typical nature/wildlife photographer. Often when I am out shooting I am also walking my dog, Whisper. Since I keep him on a leash at all times my left hand is completely occupied. As a result of this self-imposed handicap I am forced to shoot using only one hand. Not only is shooting a bit tricky (I am completely dependent on my camera’s auto-focus and image stabilization features) but the very idea of trying to change lenses or set up and use a tripod are not options. Whisper’s other contribution to keeping my outings productive is that…

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