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July 22, 2008 Posted by Mitchster in Daily Photography, Photo Techniques

Infrared Greenway Bike Trail in Minneapolis

Here's yesterday's location, only in infrared. I keep forgetting that I can do this. I waited all winter for the bright green foliage of summer so that I could take my infrared camera out. As you can see from these two photos, the foliage reflects infrared light so they appear as crystal white masses. The sky goes black and the clouds go white. There are special cameras for taking infrared, but a lot of point-and-shoots can do it. I'm using a Sony F828 for this. If your P&S has a "night mode", then it probably does a decent job of infrared. The easy way to test it is to point your TV remote at the camera lens and push a button. If you see a light coming from the remote on the screen, your camera see IR. Then you need a filter. Light colors are measured in wavelengths and the filters are numbered accordingly, 720nm, 820nm and 1000nm are the common ones. The first two do a good job, the 1000nm is hard to work with, with so little light, you need a tripod. If y'all like these, I'll take some more...
Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis MaculariaGreenway Bike Trail in Minneapolis
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Tags: biking, Greenway, infrared, landscape
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