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The IR filter arrived! Here are a couple of test shots from the backyard. It seems I can't get the amazing deep dark sky of the photo of RK+Q. It was overcast, maybe if the sky is clear I will get a darker sky? For now I am quite happy to be honest. Thank you for the inspiration RK+Q! If we meet some time I owe you a beer!

Nice try! I most like the second picture.

Yes, when you have clear sky you can get a dark sky in the infrared-picture.

But some clouds are good, they can make the picture more interesting.

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and here in B&W. for some reason, there's a tremendous amount of noise in this photo and I was restrained in what I could do to bring out the contrast.

If you never shoot before infrared-pictures you should follow some rules:

The best result you get in bright sunshine, that means no clouds schould cover the sun.

You should have the sun always in the back.

With the Q you should set the ISO to 400 or if you need faster shutterspeed 800.  I mostly use apertures betwen 8 and 11. With a normal IR-Filter you can´t shoot without a tripod.

Then, in the postprocessing (developing in LR or PS) you should convert in greyscale, turn up the contrast and clarity and turn down the shadows.

Like my example some posts before...

 

I shoot before IR-Photos with some diferent cameras (Canon 60D, 5DII, Ricoh GX100, Pana LX7) but with the Q it worked best.

 

In this example there where to much clouds in the sky but it can work anyway...

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If you never shoot before infrared-pictures you should follow some rules:

The best result you get in bright sunshine, that means no clouds schould cover the sun.

You should have the sun always in the back.

With the Q you should set the ISO to 400 or if you need faster shutterspeed 800.  I mostly use apertures betwen 8 and 11. With a normal IR-Filter you can´t shoot without a tripod.

Then, in the postprocessing (developing in LR or PS) you should convert in greyscale, turn up the contrast and clarity and turn down the shadows.

Like my example some posts before...

 

I shoot before IR-Photos with some diferent cameras (Canon 60D, 5DII, Ricoh GX100, Pana LX7) but with the Q it worked best.

 

In this example there where to much clouds in the sky but it can work anyway...

thanks so very much for this help. IIRC, I was shooting at ridiculously high ISO, hence the noise. So, I need to keep the ISO down and use a tripod. thanks. BTW, you probably know that there's a place that converts sensors to IR, not that I'd do it to the Q:

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and here in B&W. for some reason, there's a tremendous amount of noise in this photo and I was restrained in what I could do to bring out the contrast.

 

Thats a good first try! Did you try to edit it in jpg or in RAW? I fount that JPG didn't allow me a lot of space for editing

 

 

Nice try! I most like the second picture.

Yes, when you have clear sky you can get a dark sky in the infrared-picture.

But some clouds are good, they can make the picture more interesting.

 

Thanks! I also love your new one! So dramatic! And thank you so much for the tips about the ISO! I tried too high of an ISO and used a lot of noise reduction on mine making them look quite plastic. I didn't know that the Q was capable of such good IR photos!!! To be honest I haven't seen out there something taken from another camera that does a better IR impression than your photos. 

 

Looking forward for a better weather to get some dark skies. Alas here in UK its constantly overcast!!

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Thats a good first try! Did you try to edit it in jpg or in RAW? I fount that JPG didn't allow me a lot of space for editing

 

Thanks, yes, I shoot only RAW. But my ISO was way over the top, I think 25k. Should have realized I needed a tripod for it to bring back down the ISO. Tomorrow!!

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Having shot I/R images for years, both in film and more latterly in digital, it was invigorating to see a few new ones with the Q.

 

Coinciding with a Q arriving, and the rain clearing, I tried an old 720Nm filter I had from years back.

 

Q, with a (Leica) table-top tripod, resting on a fence post. Not exactly spellbinding subject matter, but it proved to me that it can work.

 

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Amazing picture. Thank you: you are an inspiration on infrared.

do you have the exif of the photo? 

Thank you!

With the Q it makes fun and -for me- infrared never worked so good as with the Q... :D

 

F 11

2 s

ISO 400

 

Normally I would set the ISO on 100 or 200, but here it is a bit windy so I want to keep the exposuretime short. Because I want no blurred trees.;-)

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