Spruce² (false-color INFRARED)

Well, that was fun. 😊 The source of this is one of these 'let's see how it turns out..' panoramas, where I don't expect much. I was on an exploring mission (a.k.a. infrared safari) and appeared on this small natural clearing, good lighting surrounded by trees, trees and trees, relatively close by.

So I produced a 360° pano with the usual technique and surprise, there were mostly trees 😜, and lots of foreground, I didn't aim for a vista or anything, yet there was this gap and some trees I 'used' for blocking the sun.

So I picked out this section and had some freewheeling fun with it, and here we are. Doesn't have to be 'serious infrared business' everytime, right?

 

 

Technically it's a 360° 27206 x 15297px ~416,2MP IR panorama, then 9244px ~85,5MP squared. Due to the ² format and Flickr's 'best display size', this lends itself to zooming in. Do it!

I also like how the hue of the flare goes a little bit towards orange.

 

Nikon D90 (APS-C, fullspectrum mod)

Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di ll VC HLD

Hoya R72 (720nm infrared pass-filter)

ISO200, 24mm, f/6.3, 1sec

(therefore 36mm full frame equivalent)

tripod, panorama head, remote (ML-L3)

Done