Rural-ness (IR 720nm sepia)

So, ..for a change, some plain old facile stuff, very very simple. 😯

 

The mojo of the summer infrared panorama frenzy disappeared as sudden and complete as the summer itself did, not in the mood for photos for a good while, which is ..not a crime of course.

Was about to start a hike on the weekend and kinda kicked myself (mentally) to at least take a camera with me, just in case, but I was determined to not make it complicated, yet to remain faithful to my dear and near IR spectrum. So I dismantled the panorama rig, put the strap on (..the Nikon thong), popped my contemporary nifty fifty on, decided for 720nm only (AF works with this wavelength on the D3300) and switched my brain to monochrome.

It was a nice walk, some wind, some clouds, sun, clean air from all the rain, and back home on the computer, I succeeded in keeping it simple also, ..at least for a little bit. 😐

That's the result of a super old preset I made (LrC 3.4.1 and not with IR in mind): Plain stupid desaturation, no channel swap or WB adjustments at all!, basic tweaking (highlights, shadows, etc.) and subtle (non-split-y) split toning with something akin to an orange-ish yellow as finish. One click done.

I think it's okay, at least not a disgrace to the holy IR spectrum, it has the magic. But simple, basic, ..very straightforward (including randomness of the composition).

So maybe for folks eyeballing IR photography, yet a bit quenched regarding all the weird profiles white balance channel mutilation development shit: going monochrome in a rather simple way can yield something proper already. Or perhaps not, there is of course always the invitation / danger to make it full-on complicated and retarded right away too. 😜 Anyway..

 

 

Nikon D3300 (DX, fullspectrum mod)

AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8 G prime

Hoya R72 (720nm longpass filter)

ISO200, 50mm, f/7.1, 1/800sec

(thus 75mm full frame equivalent)

single photo, handheld, morning light..

Done