english castles in infrared

[Andy]

while over here in london, i've had the great pleasure of shooting with good friends and excellent photographers, gubbs and luben :D i have lots and lots to process and sort out but here are a couple quick irs, processed whilst waiting for my flight in the airport lounge...

shot with infrared-modded canon digital rebel (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=12048) and canon 10-22 ef-s aboard. shot in raw, converted to jpg and in post, curves, selective color black, and luminosity tone of 11% added. these were quick proof edits on my laptop, i'm going to do a proper job on them upon my return.

windsor castle
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/23942174-L.jpg

bodiam castle
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/23942173-L.jpg

shot with a 10-stop nd filter aboard, to smooth the water.
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/23942757-L.jpg

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/24004041-L.jpg


it's been a great trip, i'm looking forward to my color shots, will be processing those on the plane and next week :uhoh .... that is, if i don't pass out from too many cherry ripes :lol3

enjoy (infrared) photography,

[GREAPER]

I absolutely love that second one Andy. Fantastic.

[Andy]

I absolutely love that second one Andy. Fantastic.

thanks heaps, greaps :D and i added one more of bodiam, just for you.
tomorrow: food shots and more castles :lol3

[REECEPHOTO]

# 2 gets my vote aslo Andy. Great job here by the way very peiceful and wonderl comp:clap:thumb

[gubbs]

Beautiful andy!

Have a good flight and thanks for a great couple o days! :thumb:thumb

[GREAPER]

thanks heaps, greaps :D and i added one more of bodiam, just for you.
tomorrow: food shots and more castles :lol3

Another eye poping shot. Very nice. I love the black waterr.

[Bodwick]

Small World at times...
I lived in Bodiam for 12 years with the castle at the end of my garden. Just sold my house there last year after renting it for a few years...

The Castle grounds changed so much after the storm of 1987 with the loss of 90% of the tree's and which have not been re-planted.

Did you get a chance to enjoy lunch at the Castle Inn?

Hope you enjoyed your trip...


Bod...

[Skippy]

while over here in london, i've had the great pleasure of shooting with good friends and excellent photographers, gubbs and luben :D i have lots and lots to process and sort out but here are a couple quick irs, processed whilst waiting for my flight in the airport lounge...

shot with infrared-modded canon digital rebel (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=12048) and canon 10-22 ef-s aboard. shot in raw, converted to jpg and in post, curves, selective color black, and luminosity tone of 11% added. these were quick proof edits on my laptop, i'm going to do a proper job on them upon my return.

windsor castle ... bodiam castle .. shot with a 10-stop nd filter aboard, to smooth the water.

it's been a great trip, i'm looking forward to my color shots, will be processing those on the plane and next week :uhoh .... that is, if i don't pass out from too many cherry ripes :lol3 enjoy (infrared) photography,
Love your IR shots Andy.......things that are made of Stone or Brick, or Metal show up really nice in IR ......plus your talent helps too.

Now you be sure and refrane from eating ALL THOSE CHERRY RIPES and take some home to your DW and Children :D ......hmmmmmm you might get hit for excess luggage ha ha ha ha ......... Skippy (Australia)

[Phil U.]

Andy - I love IR for these types of shots. Really like #2 & #3. I think the processing on #1 just falls a little outside my tastes. On #2 & #3 it seems to me that the horizon slopes to the right. Am I suffering from the perspective distortion or were you leaning? :dunno

[Mongrel]

me: "I think I really need a 100 f/2.8 macro"
wife: "Why?"
me: "Ask ANDY"

me: "I think I really need a 10-22"
wife: "Why?"
me: "Ask ANDY"

me: "I think I really need a 16-35"
wife: "Why?"
me: "Ask ANDY"

me: "I think I'm going to get my Digital Rebel IR modded"
wife: "Why"
me: "LOOK AT THESE PICTURES!!!"
wife: "Oh WOW those are really cool! Sounds like a great idea."

Now my wife is under the spell!

Seriously man-you have one of the best IR techniques and processing I've seen, and it is getting better. Congrats on the series and Godspeed on your return.

Mongrel

[Dee]

I don't like infrared that much (with that exceptional JohnK shot of Sunken Forest I saw a couple of years back) -- but English Castles are ideally suited for IR!

Some of the ones I saw on my trip back in 1985 accompanied with some serious weather problems looked like they were IR (in real life) before I even knew what the term meant! :rofl :rofl :rofl

Hmmmm.... Stonehenge in IR?

I sure hope you manage to get there on one of your trips, I'd love to see Stonehenge thru Andy's eyes!

[snapapple]

I love #2 Andy. Beautiful composition. Fine work!:thumb

[Andy]

# 2 gets my vote aslo Andy. Great job here by the way very peiceful and wonderl comp:clap:thumb

thanks reece, so very much :D

[Harryb]

Hey Andy,

#2 is the one :clap

[Eric&Susan]

Great set:thumb I like number 2 also, but I also like the shadow of the trees on the castle with the reflection in the water in number 3.


Eric

[wxwax]

Yeppers, I'm going with the crowd, number two's the winnah. :thumb

[nzmacro]

Awww M8t, these are so neat. That second shot, I've fallen in love with Andy. :thumb Pure magic and theres something very special in these particular shots that suit this technique. Bloody magic Andy. Thats a pommie term of course :wink

All the best and have a blast why don't ya, sure looks like it :thumb

Danny.

[Andy]

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/24004041-L.jpg

[David_S85]

I'll bet their basement floods in the springtime. :rofl :rofl


These are seriously nice photos, Andy. :thumb

[gubbs]

Hey, it was worth the early start, these are fantastic!!

[Nir]

Andy,

Simply fantastic!! All 4!!
:clap

[Rufio220]

WOW. once again you place us all in ahh. I love the 2 middle pictures. They are all good.

[Andy]

Beautiful andy!

Have a good flight and thanks for a great couple o days! :thumb:thumb

thx for agreat time, gubbs!

[lr1811]

Andy, these shots are absolutely amazing. WOW!

[Andy]

Hey Andy,

#2 is the one :clap


thanks harry - you really should look into getting that d100 converted by maxmax :D

[Nikolai]

I'm anxious to see more..:clap
It looks like it was quite a long exposure.. Am I right?:scratch
Cheers!:1drink

[Andy]

Beautiful andy!

Have a good flight and thanks for a great couple o days! :thumb:thumb

gubbsie - as always, my brain and my stomach thank you for a great time. the shooting was fun - and the food - outstanding! loved the nepalese place - the food was just superb :eat

[John Mueller]

Wonderful Andy.Thanks for sharing these.
Now I want to go give IR another try.:thumb

[ehughes]

Great Stuff Andy :clap

[Andy]

Beautiful andy!

Have a good flight and thanks for a great couple o days! :thumb:thumb

it was great to shoot with you, even better to eat with you and your lovely family.

3am though? next time - afternoon ir's and tea with scones :lol3

[Aussie_bluey]

I love Castle's, you have great photos here. My wife was born in England and we hope to visit there in a couple of years, I will try and visit some castles, I hear there are some nice ones in Wales.
:thumb :thumb :clap :clap :1drink :1drink :wink :wink

[TristanP]

Great stuff Andy. I'll pile on and cast my vote for #2 as well.

[pepper44]

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/24004041-L.jpg

This one is my favorite. I have a thing for castles, but sadly enough I've never been to a real one. Maybe one day...

-Amy

[Andy]

Great Stuff Andy :clap

thanks so much, ed :D